Why Beefy Propellers Are Better (or alt title: The Story of Genetic-Algorithm Designed Propellers)

Dishing smack downs on DJI, Geeky Drone Stuff, Shameless Modovolo Lift Promotion, The Business of DronesLeave a comment

In a previous post entitled, “The Problem with Skinny Propellers,” we talked about how the vast majority of drone manufacturers have made the most unhappy trade-off with their propellers and electric motors: (i) propellers can only spin so fast before there is “boundary layer separation” (i.e., the propeller stops producing lift) but (ii) electric motors…

How do you get your drone business out of RTL Mode?

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This is a 3D image created by Aero AI’s technology called SiEGA. We’ve launched an article series with UAV Commercial News called:  “Is your drone business in RTL Mode?” We’re interviewing top commercial Drone Operator businesses to learn about the challenges that they’ve had—and how they overcame those challenges—in order to give you actionable insights on how…

Is your drone business in RTL Mode?

Cost-Per-(Flight)-Minute or CPM, The Business of DronesLeave a comment

SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons We’ve launched an article series with UAV Commercial News called:  “Is your drone business in RTL Mode?” We’re interviewing top commercial Drone Operator businesses to learn about the challenges that they’ve had—and how they overcame those challenges—in order to give you actionable insights on how to take your drone business…