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(Pocket-lint) – Walmart – the mega supermarket chain – has announced plans to rollout its drone delivery service to six states by the end of the year, enabling consumers to get their shopping in 30 minutes in some cases.  The company will be building on its partnership with DroneUp to expand its delivery network, making it available from 34 Walmart sites by the end of 2022, enabling the service to reach up to 4 million households in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Viriginia.  In its press release, the company states that this will enable the ability to deliver over…

After you’ve learned how to fly and you can easily handle your airplane and fly it straight and level, you’ll soon start looking for more challenges to regain the excitement that you felt in the beginning. Learning the basic of aerobatics is the best way to up the excitement and, while you’re at it, increase your piloting skills and precision. This article will introduce you to three basic maneuvers any inspiring aerobatic pilot will need to know. After mastering these, you’ll be able to string various segments of these and make your own advanced showstopping moves. But first, let’s see…

The stall, or more accurately the inadvertent stall, has probably caused more RC planes to crash than any other cause. The safety of your airplane depends on your knowledge of its slow-speed handling and stall characteristics. To minimize the number of crashes due to stalls, the pilot must understand the principles of what makes a plane fly and how to make practical use of the information. First, we must understand how the wing supports the plane in flight. As the plane moves through the air, the amount of lift is determined by the particular airfoil and its angle of attack…

Share tweetThe latest release from the crew at Yokomo is the super drift Yokomo SD 1.0 RWD drift car kit.OVERVIEWThe ability to easily customize the Yokomo SD 1.0 RWD drift car is just one of the main benefits of this kit. There is a large selection of parts that you can use to not only tune the chassis, but also dress it up. Additionally, Yokomo has designed SD 1.0 to be a top performer on the track and have the ability to be adjusted to tackle any road surface or driving style.Based on the newly developed aluminum main chassis, the…

We all make dumb moves when flying. Practice is the best cure for this problem, as the ones who make the least dumb moves are usually the ones who fly the most.  Since I have moved about an hour’s drive from the flying field, I no longer go flying several times a week. And this is partially what led to writing this wing repair article. I say partially because any rookie should have known to raise the gear after engine failure on takeoff. But, being as the DLE-55RA or any DLE engine has NEVER failed me on takeoff, I was…

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Shown with his 120cc-powered Hangar 9 Extra 300, Kevin Siemonsen is an expert aerobatic pilot with lots of experience. He learned from each mistake how to do it better. Here are some of his tips: It wasn’t that long ago that, when I got a new plane, I’d get it airborne as fast as I could without making much of attempt to really dial it in. If my plane had unique traits or felt unbalanced, I’d just get used to how it flew and compensated with my thumbs. This really isn’t a good way to build your piloting skills as…

(Pocket-lint) – We first heard rumours of DJI’s ducted cinewhoop style FPV drone back in May of this year, but now, it would seem that we’re nearing launch. It’s called the DJI Avata, and it has just turned up on the FCC database, alongside new goggles and an Air Unit. The FCC regulates wireless products in the US market, and rigorously tests new products to ensure their safety. When a product appears on the database, you can be pretty certain that a launch is imminent, so we’re very excited to see what’s next for DJI. A new detail that has…

(Pocket-lint) – Snapchat owner Snap Inc has ditched development on its Pixy selfie drone just four months after launch. Existing units will continue to be sold in the US (and France, we believe), but the $230 flying camera will not be upgraded, replaced with a newer model or make its way to other markets. The Snap Pixy was designed to take off and land on the palm of your hand, in order to shoot video or take photos during a preset flight plan. It would then automatically send the footage to a user’s Memories section in Snapchat. However, the WSJ…

(Pocket-lint) – DJI has launched its second first-person view drone, and it’s designed to offer thrilling flights in both indoor and outdoor environments, thanks to its small size and shielded propellers. The new drone is called the Avata, and to FPV drone enthusiasts, it’s essentially the brand’s take on a cinewhoop drone. “DJI Avata was built to awaken a desire to fly in everyone, with immersive flight technology that allows anyone to explore the almost out-of-body experience of FPV flight,” said Ferdinand Wolf, Creative Director at DJI. “Whether you fly for the fun of it, to make great clips for…