ADVANCED FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES - 2014/09
At the Roswell Flight Test Crew, one of our priorities is to demonstrate beneficial applications of First-Person View (FPV) multirotors, especially for the public safety community, so when our local fire department asked if we’d be willing to do a demonstration for them, we leapt at the chance.
Advanced Flight Technologies 2014/05
Some believe that the rise of FPV flying has transformed the world of model aviation into a battleground—a war fought by two opposing factions, each convinced that the other is a threat to the hobby.
FPV for Beginners 2014/04
The development of FPV, or First-Person View, during the past few years has drawn many new people into model aeronautics, including me. This surge of interest and enthusiasm has brought a new vitality to the hobby—new ideas and a new sense of mission that will ultimately transform RC flying and society. Of course, enthusiasm is no substitute for technical skill and many newcomers don’t know the difference between an ESC and an EC-5 connector.
Advanced Flight Technologies 2014/03
Although “sexy” isn’t the first adjective that pops into the minds of most people when they see us, here at the Roswell Flight Test Crew, we’ve had the good fortune to be involved in some of the sexiest FPV flying that there is to be done: monitoring structural and wildland firefighting exercises, conducting scientific research to help restore endangered species, and demonstrating cutting-edge technology.
Advance Flight Technologies 2014/01
On July 1, 1947, a vehicle, not of this Earth, crashed outside the unassuming town of Roswell, New Mexico—or so it is said. Contrary to the rumors you may have read online, we weren’t actually aboard that craft, but we do feel a certain kinship with its occupants.
