Choosing the Right Battery Connector For Your Drone & Helicopter Application

(12 minute read)    Whether you are into drones, radio control helicopters, cars, boats or planes - there is one commonality between every aspect of radio control flight: battery connectors. Discussing battery connectors is a funny thing… if you really want to see people go at it, just go into an online forum and say “I […]

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Ronin 2 Aero Landing Gear by Watts Innovations & XM2

While designing the MFD 5000 Heavy Lift Drone, designing and manufacturing a set of aero landing gear for the DJI Ronin 2 gimbal was quite tricky. Thanks to the assistance from the guys at XM2 Aerial in Australia, we have teamed up to create this landing gear system for the Ronin 2 which is lightweight, […]

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The Making Of The Epic RC Helicopter Box Launch

In August of 2015 I had the privilege of leading a team of good friends who came together to pull off one of the coolest RC gimmicks we’ve ever dreamed up! At the 2015 IRCHA One Competition we assisted Kyle Stacy in one of the coolest things ever done to a 12lb High Performance RC […]

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The Modern Era of Freelancing & UpWork.com

Have you ever wanted to do something but literally had no idea where to start? Do you ever need to hire someone who is excellent at a particular skill or trade, but maybe you don’t have the budget to hire a seasoned professional? Did you ever want to design an app for your business but […]

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How I Wound Up In The Movie Industry & Why I Can’t Leave

For those of you who know about RC helicopters, drones, computers, and cameras- and even those of you who don’t - I would invite you to check out this blog I put together. The film industry is such a fascinating world and I just can’t seem to leave! How I Wound Up In The Movie […]

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Aergility ATLIS - A New Breed of Aircraft

In 2016 I was contacted by a company called Aergility to assist with making a prototype for a new concept multirotor they had invented. The goal of this aircraft was to create an aircraft that can vertically take off and land, but also travel hundreds of miles in one tank of fuel. Watts Innovations was […]

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MFD 5000 - The Ultimate Heavy Lift Drone

We are proud to announce the latest project we have been working on: The MFD 5000. The MFD 5000 is the ultimate heavy lift drone, which allows pilots to fly heavy payloads with ease. Originally designed as a custom aircraft for Jordy Klein at XCam Aerials, we quickly realized that this aircraft could be a […]

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Invertix 400- 3D Multirotor Drone

In my previous company, Encore RC, we designed and sold the world’s first fixed-pitch inverted drone kit. We sold about 1,000 world wide. The Invertix 400 is the World’s First Fully 3D Capable, Fixed-Pitch Multirotor. The Invertix 400 is a cutting-edge design, and using latest engineering and manufacturing techniques, the Invertix 400 represents a massive […]

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Smack FPV sRacer 207 Racing Drone

Bobby is the lead designer for all SmackFPV products including the sRacer 207 FPV Racing Drone. Everything was designed using SolidWorks- prototypes constructed in Orlando, and final production is made in China selling worldwide. Check out the promotional video for it here:  

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Drone Baseball Drop Mechanism

For this project, we were asked to pull out all of the stops for a series of commercials for Sportchek, a Canadian Sporting Goods store. For these commercials, we were asked to design and 3D Print a baseball drop mechanism that would bolt to the underside of a DJI Phantom drone. The client wanted us […]

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