Drone Roof Inspections: The Complete Guide

Drone Roof Inspections

Drone Roof Inspections: Best Drones and Software From insurance adjusters to home inspectors, roofing companies to acreage owners, using drones for roof inspections has gone from niche to mainstream quickly.  Inspecting a roof with a drone is typically much safer than having to send up a human on a ladder. No longer do you have … Read more

Drones in Cold Weather: 11 Tips for Flying UAVs in Freezing Temperatures.

Flying Drones in Cold Weather, image of man in the snow operating a drone.

In many areas winter offers up stunning vistas for photographers. This is especially true for drone aerial photography! But flying in cold weather does come with some increased risks to both the drone and pilot.  Over the years we’ve experienced many of these first hand (remember, DroneTrader.com was started by commercial UAV pilots and drone shop owners)  and now … Read more

4 Drone Tethering Systems Worth Checking Out

Man flying a small drone during sunset.

Over the past few years there has been an uptick in UAV power tether systems coming to market. The concept is great: simply plug your drone into a ground based power pack with an extension cable that attaches to the drone and your UAV should be able to fly indefinitely.  Folks that are flying at … Read more

16 Incredible Uses for Drones You’ve Probably Never Thought Of…

Image of Small white drone flying near fire in a field.

[DroneTrader.com was started by professional UAV operators and drone shop owners that have been involved in the unmanned aerial vehicle business for close to a decade. Over the past few years we’ve come across some incredible folks in this industry. We wanted to share some of these stories with you in the hopes that they … Read more