Why are drones just now catching on?

In no particular order... Electronic stabilization. This makes it far, far easier for any random person to go from "never flown" to "able to fly" in a relatively short period. What used to take a whole summer of flying every weekend now just takes a day or two. read more

The fully ready to fly consumer product the Parrot AR.Drone (and possible the source of the word "drone" for taking about craft like this) first went for sale in 2010. None of this is trickle down from the military. read more

I *can* catch my drone, just as I *can* play tag with an angry bull in a corral (and have done so). A previous article entitled “Understanding Turbulence,” discusses how rotors and lee-winds can unpredictably affect UAV/drone flight. read more

Some drone enthusiasts hoped to see Amazon launch a drone-based solar installation service -- but alas, that business doesn't exist. Yet. Drones are already disrupting the solar sector, however. read more