Costco Flyer - 07/01-07/31/2023 (Page 20)

according to tech firm at a self-propelled drone as an aerial target was completed in 1916 by marc saltzman eed some adrenaline in your life? drones are surprisingly have advanced cameras that allow you to capture stunning aerial footage you can watch later on a tv special glasses that let you see what the the drone's flight via a dedicated radio phone app they're being embraced by several industries for commercial applications here are a few things to consider if you're thinking of buying a drone for visuals if you'll use a drone primarily axis mechanical gimbal for more stable feature that can lock onto a still or both can help capture clear images in low light remote control how you want to control your drone boils down to personal models offer support for eve in the sky points to ponder before buying your first drone practical considerations sure to keep a spare battery with you to look for include advanced obstacle the ability to land automatically or return to its flier if it senses it's going die or if it's about to enter a no-fly zone flyers need to be at least 14 years of age and must register first with transport canada civil aviation additional certifications may be fun flying the friendly skies both controllers and apps precision for flying and lets you keep your eyes locked on your drone ideal for tapping waypoints drawing a flight pattern with your fingertip and seeing what apps let you perform tricks with sevag sagherian tech connection marc saltzman is a tech journalist and host of the tech answers selected questions in this column and regrets that all questions can't be answered individually twitter @marc_saltzman email connection@ costco.com please include "tech connection" in the subject line costco connection selection of drones at costco.ca