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Did This Young Lady Win An Aston Martin On The Price Is Right?

15 Feb 2016

While I was once a contestant on Wheel of Fortune and didn’t win a dime, I was happy to see this young lady play The Spelling Game on today’s edition of The Price Is Right. Yes, it’s car week!

Andy’s Rant of the Day: Film vs Video. Yeah, Let’s Get It Right!

15 Feb 2016

It’s time for everyone’s favorite feature… Andy’s Rant of the Day! For today’s rant, let’s address the difference of filming and shooting a video. To get started, let’s take a moment and look around the room. Everyone who used a phone, digital camera, drone or other electronic device to film... Read More

A DJI Phantom Meets A Mini Cooper – One Of My Favorite Aerial Videos!

14 Feb 2016

Of all the aerial videos I’ve produced over the past few years, this one is absolutely my favorite as it combines technology, automobiles and creative video production techniques. And, it’s fun! In this video, I found myself in possession of a 2014 Mini Cooper Convertible for a long weekend. The backstory... Read More

Unboxing Yuneec ProAction Handheld Stabilizer Didn’t Go Well

14 Feb 2016

I have to admit that it didn’t take a lot of thought to make the decision to purchase Yuneec’s new ProAction handheld stabilizer. That’s because, while I’ve considered purchasing similar devices over the past few years, previous offerings were relatively expensive and the setup process seemed complicated. On other models, daily usage... Read More

Q & A: Andy On Yuneec’s Payroll? Poor Phantom Video? Here’s The Answers!

13 Feb 2016

Boy, I’ve been catching quite a bit of flack from the DJI faithful regarding a recent video produced with my Friend Ted and I flying our copters in the Nevada desert. It appears that some people viewed the footage of the two copters in the video and think that Ted’s... Read More

Are Some DJI Phantoms and Inspire 1 Copters Truly Falling From The Sky?

12 Feb 2016

Personally, I don’t think Chicken Little was right. The sky was not falling. But recently I’ve noticed a pattern of events that motivated me to look further into whether or not a recent firmware update or some other technical issue may be causing an abnormal number of DJI Inspire 1... Read More

Video Of Field Test: DJI Phantom 3 Pro vs. Yuneec Q500 4K

12 Feb 2016

The video of this desert flying adventure is located at the bottom of this post. But, if you just scroll down, you’ll miss the commentary! These days, there’s more copters, aka drones, available for both first time and seasoned flyers and, like any category of products, each specific model has... Read More

Kerry Garrison of Multicopter Warehouse: New Copters From CES

12 Feb 2016

There’s something indescribable about the Consumer Electronics Show. If you enjoy technology, the CES is like the Superbowl of new products. It’s a crowded madhouse that’s packed with more than 170,000 attendees and features thousands of exhibitors spread out among various venus across Las Vegas. The show floor areas are... Read More

Andy Shows Conan How To Apply A Candom

11 Feb 2016

This headline is not misleading as it actually did happen! We also show you something you never thought you could do with salad! In the video that follows this story you’ll see these demonstration along with some unusual products I demonstrated on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in the mid-1990’s.... Read More