Recently, a federal judge threw out a case in which the FAA fined a citizen for using a drone for commercial purposes. As the FAA and the federal judges go back and forth on the legality of using commercial drones, for the time being, it looks like you may be able to use a drone for business purposes.
If your interested in using your drones for your business and filming with drones then the latest in autonomous drone technology may be of interest to you. These drones will now follow you automatically. You set the distance, height, and angle that you want to be followed from and then the drone does the rest. Autonomous drones are changing the way people film and capture live footage. The latest ones will make it possible for anyone to take cinema like video footage in almost any area or situation.
Soon, whether your in the streets, on the mountain, or in the backyard you will be able to capture life’s moments like never before. It will be possible to make amazing extreme sports videos or take home videos that you would of never have dreamed possible.
Currently there are 2 companies that have crowd-fund campaigns, both on the Kickstarter platform, looking for funding to help bring affordable autonomous drones to the public.
[cta title=”Crowdfund Spotlight: Hexo+ Autonomous Drone by Squadrone System ” button=”View More” link=”http://www.nextyearsgear.com/online/2014/06/20/crowdfund-spotlight-hexo-autonomous-done-ends-71414/”]The Hexo+ by Squadrone System is an 6 propeller autonomous drone for filming. Their crowdfund campaign runs through 7/14/14.
Stay tuned to Next Year’s Gear and we will keep you updated on the progress and availability of these drones in the future.
Source(s):
Bloomberg #1,Bloomberg #2 ,PBS,
Hexo+ Kickstarter,AirDog Kickstarter