Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
Nobody told the harbour porpoises they were on camera. Good thing, too, because what scientists captured in Shetland’s waters is the most detailed look at harbour porpoise mating behaviour ever recorded in UK waters, as Oceanographic Magazine reported. A drone did what boats, binoculars, and decades of marine biology couldn’t. They showed up quietly, hovered…
Chief Mark Morello pitched a $50,000 drone program to the Board of Finance this week, and the most interesting part isn’t the money. It’s the vision. Bristol, Connecticut wants a rooftop-launched autonomous drone that beats cops to the scene of a 911 call. That’s not a gadget request. That’s a fundamental shift in how a…
A drone flew from the Rotunda to Connolly Hospital in Dublin today. No blood was on board. The point was to show what happens when it is. Two Minutes Instead of Thirty The Rotunda Hospital is one of the busiest maternity hospitals in Europe. Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown serves a rapidly growing population in Dublin’s…
In a gymnasium in Canfield, Ohio, the next generation of pilots is already putting in the work. Some of them already have their commercial licenses. Foam Balls, Scoring Zones, and Real Skills The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center hosted a regional UAV competition Saturday that drew high school teams from Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton…
Two juveniles tried to break into cars, allegedly pointed a gun at a security camera, then ran into a wooded creek bed at midnight thinking the dark would cover them. The drone disagreed. What Went Down on Saturday Night Just before midnight on Saturday, a resident near Airport Road and Highway 24 in Colorado Springs…
Discover how insurance companies are using high-resolution drone imagery and AI to inspect roofs without homeowner consent. Learn about the shift from manual inspections to aerial data, the potential for AI errors, and what your rights are if your coverage is threatened by a "hidden" inspection.
One drone. One flight. Ten gases monitored simultaneously. AIRINS just made the case for never sending a person into a hazardous environment again, as they announced on their LinkedIn page. The Company Behind the Payloads AIRINS, formerly known as Soarability, builds gas detection and environmental sensing systems designed to mount on commercial drones and collect…
A man tried to control his DJI robot vacuum with a PlayStation 5 controller. Accidentally discovered 7,000 other people’s robot vacuums wide open to the internet. Now DJI is paying him $30,000. This story has everything. A PS5 controller. A floor map of a stranger’s house. And a $30,000 check from a company with a…
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