William Ricci

Tag: uav

  • Drone Resources and Websites

    I have spent a few hours with learning and flying a drone, crashing a into trees a couple of times, and missing the manual landing more than hitting the pad.  All of this is get practice and build skills for eventual commercial piloting (more information below).  I have found the Autel Robotics drone to be…

  • From Engadget: DJI’s folding Mavic drone images leak out

    Article posted on Engadget about an upcoming compact drone from DJI. https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/06/dji-s-folding-mavic-drone-images-leak-out/

  • Into the Skies with Autel Robotics

    This was the second weekend of flying the Autel Robotics X-Star drone and I have to say this is an impressive product. I settled on the X-Star after a lot of research and trying out the DJI Phantom 3 and 3DR Solo. A combination of features, price, and customer support made me feel comfortable and…

  • First flight with Autel Robotics

    This past weekend was the first flight with an Autel Robotics X-Star Premium. After a couple of hard landings that turned it into a weed whacker, a successful flight and photos along with a safe landing ended the learning for the day.