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DJI Inspire 2 versus entire DJI Mavic Series-It remains the best! There are differences between the DJI Mavic 3 Standard, Classic, Enterprise, Thermal, Multi-spectral and the Cine. But will the differences top the legendary DJI Inspire 2? No, they don’t. Adding the Zenmuse X5S Gimbal to the Inspire 2 continues to film and photograph the […]

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What does HLG mean and how does this affect Mavic 3 video footage? The HLG add-on was the latest firmware update for the Mavic 3 as promised by DJI in January 2022. If you don’t know what HLG means, you’re not alone. It may sound like a new “techie” acronym, but it’s been around as […]

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The Drone Lightshow-Burning Man 2021 The last post was headlined by an 80′ drone light show of the Rogue Burning Man gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada in 2021. There were several upgrades in 2021, including drone light shows. The event went ahead as scheduled for “burners” in celebratory costumes, vehicles and the upgrades to […]

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Drones as an Art Form Drone light shows are performed by illuminated, synchronized, and choreographed groups of drones which arrange themselves into various aerial formations. Almost any image can be recreated in the sky by a computer program that turns graphic designs into flight commands and communicates directly with each drone taking its place in […]

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The DJI Overload and Your Budget After DJI rolled out their new drones in the Fall 2021 and the Spring 2022, there was a lot of confusion about what to buy. It’s a lot to digest. But price point is critical to most of us. By comparison newer isn’t always better. For example, the Inspire […]

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3rd Rock Air- a Higher Level of Education and Understanding for FAA Part 107 Drone Training We provide a higher level of education and understanding of each and every building block needed for the FAA Part 107 UAV training. But we also have over 40 years of educational development, research and improvement of current repetitive […]

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3rd Rock Air, LLC decided to retire our fleet of Eachine E58 because they have been very hard to receive from our dedicated vendor. Although there are many drones similar to the Eachine E58, we trusted our vendor and respected their quality and dependability. We’ve regretfully increased our 5 year long price by $100 due […]

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To be or not to be Patriotic? Why did the American drone manufacturers let us down? When we reported to our audience on YouTube “DJI’s Geofencing Is Driving Me Crazy” almost a year ago, it fell on deaf ears overall. Now that the FCC is involved with securing our data from China through the transmission […]

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When starting your business, team projects or inspections, there is a blurred difference between Mavic 2 Pro and Air 2S for your business. The sensors are equivalent between Mavic 2 Pro vs DJI Air 2S, but the Air 2S software allows 5.4k vs Mavic 2 4k. It also has a fixed focal length and better […]

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On July 16, Red Cat Holdings, a Puerto Rico based company, purchased Teal Drones. Teal drones was a DOD recipient for the US military. The Golden Eagle is their commercial drone which costs around $12,000. The drone cost around $8,000 but the controller is around $4,000. Red Cat Holdings offers numerous drone parts and drones […]