Los Angeles, CA —I thought I learned how to fly my new Blade 350 quadcopter very well.  It was now time to shoot some cool video over the trendy UCLA neighborhood of Westwood while I was in town.  I wanted video of the old movie houses and such from not so high above.  I carefully placed and set up a brand new GoPro 3+ camera on the gimbal and sent the drone all over the area for nearly 10 minutes.  I landed it perfectly and changed the battery sending it up to the Western sky.   I sent it up really high and unfortunately this time directly into the sun.  I was completely blinded and I maneuvered the control to the North.  However I completely lost sight of it and the advertised return home feature failed miserably.  It simply vanished from view. The little drone should have flown until the battery discharged and the thing would have slowly descended until it made a soft landing, but where?  I don’t have a clue!...

Van Nuys, CA —Today history was made!  I flew my Blade 350 quadcopter with a GoPro Hero 3+ camera.  The bad news is the area where I shot the video was boring.  I pepped it up for you with Gwen Stefani’s , Real Thing. I made every maneuver and angle I could which helps me determine the best angles to shoot from.   All I need now is the right subject or action to capture.  The idea is to find something to focus into or follow with smooth action.