Our Next Utica Event: Day/Date: Friday, March 15 7-9pm $55 Location: Jewish Community Center, 2310 Oneida Street, Utica, NY We’re sharing our knowledge of both Tiny Whoop class drones and Tiny Whoovers (hovercraft). Both give participants experience with FPV (First Person View) goggles, industry standard radio controllers & drone technology indoors with the help... Read More
Recommended Sites, YouTube Channels, and Other Places to Get Help with Drones
Mentors for CNY Drones often get asked how did you learn all this information on drones?!? Which they usually respond with “YouTube University, of course!” Or maybe a couple of other sites on the internet. However, we realize that there are thousands of channels on YouTube and it can be overwhelming to know where to... Read More
LIFTOFF – Flight Simulator FREE this Weekend on Steam
This weekend, 2018-11-09 through 2018-11-11 LIFTOFF, an FPV Simulator, is free on Steam. If you are not familiar with Steam; Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/) is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation for purchasing and playing video games. Liftoff is an award winning simulation game by LuGus Studios, that translates the rush of first-person view drone racing... Read More
Syma X5C – Cheap, Easy to Learn, Drone for Beginners
NOTE: This is just my opinion and does not necessarily reflect the views of CNY Drones. NOTE: ALL X5C’s being sold now have been upgraded. X5C and X5C-1 are one and the same these days. I get asked all the time, “I have never flown anything before and I want to learn how to fly drones... Read More
How to get FPV DRONE RACING for under $300! Parts +Full setup.
This guide is from UAVfutures channel on YouTube. It explains how to get into drone racing for under $300. A complete guide on what to buy? How to set it up? and how to get drone FPV racing with the best gear you can get for under $300. This kit is the real deal and... Read More
FPV FreeRider Recharged – Simulator
https://fpv-freerider.itch.io/fpv-freerider-recharged This is the deluxe version of FPV Freerider. It is focused on bigger and more detailed sceneries. You need a pretty fast computer for the simulator to run smoothly. If necessary you can try to run it at lower resolution in order to get better framerate (using command line parameters as described in the... Read More
FPV FreeRider – Simulator
https://fpv-freerider.itch.io/fpv-freerider RC Quadcopter Racing Simulator. First person view (FPV) and line of sight (LOS) flying available. Supports mode 1,2,3 and 4. Includes self-leveling and acro mode. In the full version 3d flight mode is also available (for inverted flying). Six sceneries are included. There is a demo version that you can try for free which... Read More
Liftoff – Simulator on Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/410340/ Liftoff is a game that translates the rush of first-person view drone racing to the digital world, developed by the game developer LuGus Studios and drone manufacturers ImmersionRC and FatShark. It is available for purchase on http://store.steampowered.com/ for $19.99. A map of the Spring 2017 CNY Drones Challenge is available here: [TODO: Add link]... Read More
The Drone Racing League Simulator
http://thedroneracingleague.com/simulator/ The DRL Racing Simulator allows new pilots to learn how to fly a racing drone, compete in actual DRL courses, race friends, and enemies from around the globe, and try out for the 2017 DRL season. This is a free simulator with a focus on racing.... Read More