This one I shot in Phoenix at 16th Street and Butler I hope you enjoy and share this with your friends.  My Magic Carpet ride!

Phoenix, AZ —Today numerous news organizations have filed a legal brief in the matter of the FAA vs. Pirker .  Pirker was fined for making a video for the University of Virginia using a small camera drone.  A federal judge in Denver struck down the FAA’s ban and now the matter is under appeal.  There may be a risk to commercial drone use should the FAA win their appeal. The news organizations are properly claiming a 1st Amendment right to use the drones for news gathering purposes.   The FAA banned all commercial use of drones by civilians.   They did not however attempt to ban drones being used by hobbyists.    The FAA says they will issue regulations for the drones later this year. The Drone Genie is long out of the bottle and now these are must have toys for every teen aged boy in America.   The drones are invisible on radar and the FAA can’t possibly begin to police every drone in America. I will concede that the FAA owns th...

Mayflower, AK— April 27, 2014, tragedy struck the heartland in the form of springtime tornados.  It was not really safe to send up a helicopter and crew to survey the damage.  Emergency vehicles found roads impassable and were unable to locate victims needing assistance. One drone video journalist sent up his camera high above the scene.  The stunning video he captured was a real public service.  First responders could see areas where help was needed.  The local residents lucky enough to have escaped the wrath of the storms could see if they still had homes and the extent of damage.  During these emergencies looting becomes a concern and understandably police limit entry to these areas significantly.  Using the camera drones homeowners can see just how their precious homes survived or did not without waiting for police escorts that can take days.  The FAA tried to take jurisdiction over these little drones that use the tiny HD  Go...

Taking aerial video with my quadcopter Drone just because I can!  Enjoy these three videos and the music!