Drone Attempts to Carry Contraband into Maximum Security Prison

A drone carrying contraband into a maximum security prison in south carolina never made it over
the wire fence, resulting in the drone crashing and the pilot being caught. In April officials found a small crashed drone along with materials that inmates are prohibited from having; such as phones, tobacco and marijuana,  in the bushes outside prisons perimeter. The exact drone used has not been released, but is stated to be able to travel long distances. Authorities are still looking for one of two people who were trying to sneak the drone over the barb wire fencing.

AR Drone Jumping Sumo

 Parrot Jumping Sumo is now available and sure to bring fun to your house. Combining your smart phone or tablet with WiFI the Jumping Sumo is able to jump, turn and speed away with ease. The equipped camera allows you to see what the Sumo sees and take pictures and videos as you go. The responsive Parrot Jumping Sump can jump up to 3 feet and will always land on its wheels. The LiPo battery gives run time of up to 20 minutes, and during that time the Sumo is able to go about 4mph. Get your Parrot Jumping Sumo here and use the road map program to make your own jumping sumo dance and share with the Parrot cloud!

Seattle Space Needle Video From DJI Phantom 2

Beautiful footage of, and around, the Seattle Space Needle has brought attention to the Seattle officials, who are now pushing for rules and regulations from the FAA. Using a DJI Phantom 2 and a GoPro camera, a pilot captured footage of the Seattle Space Needle that was remarkable, but also caused great concern.

Shortly after witnesses saw the DJI Phantom flying around the Space Needle a video posted from the pilots GoPro went viral. The video shows the flights take off and landing from a hotel room, allowing investigators to track the owner down. 

Although this footage is amazing, this incident comes at a poor time with the FAA beginning to work on rules and regulations that could impose heavy regulations on RC flying. 

Phantom Shoots Short Video In Thailand

Located in the touristic bay area in Thailand is Koh Yao Noi, and although it located is near such populated areas it is one of the least developed islands in Thailand. Videographer Phillip Bloom took his DJI Phantom 2 with attached GoPro and took aerial footage of the small island, that only contains 18km of roads. The footage captured, along with the editing makes for a truly remarkable piece

UAV Gets Aerials Of Everest Base Camp

A DJI Phantom user captured amazing aerials of the Everest Base Camp from April of this year. The air is thinner, creating a difficult environment for not only the humans, but also the UAV's. It appears the months of preparation, and crashing, seemed to have paid of and have provided a whole new aerial perspective of the Everest Base Camp.

Belize using UAV's to monitor illegal Fishing

Belize Fisheries Department has begun using drones to monitor the coastal shores for unlawful fishing. Pairing with conservation drones and the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Fisheries Department has began testing UAV's to monitor the fishing usage along the coastal areas.  The UAV's are used to locate the fishing vessels that are operating illegally in the marine protected areas. The UAV's being used are capable of 60+ minutes of autonomous flight within a range of 30 miles. Belize is hoping that this usage of drones will prove to be a model for conservations methods while preventing unsustainable fishing in Belize.

Epic RC Car jump

McDonalds UK recently released a promotional video the showcased an epic RC car jump. The video show a RC car soaring over two semi trailers, before landing perfectly on a plywood ramp. Is it real? Probably not, but it still is a pretty epic idea.