Drone360 Magazine Examines Drones for Sport, the Environment, Transportation, and more

WAUKESHA, Wis. - May 5, 2016 - PRLog -- Drone360 hits newsstands and mailboxes this week with a lineup of insightful articles from and about experts in the rapidly-evolving drone industry.

"There's a hunger for legitimate information about drones," said Tim Kidwell, Editor of Drone360.  "UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) remain at the heart of an enormous surge in technology that will not only affect industries and businesses, but lifestyles in the years to come."

This is the second subscription issue of Drone360, a bimonthly magazine supplemented by a broad range of digital content on its website Drone360mag.com. It hits store shelves the first week of May in outlets ranging from Barnes & Noble to Target to 7-Eleven.

With Father's Day and graduations approaching, a gift subscription (available online) might be just the thing for the Dads and grads in your life. In the U.S., a one-year print or digital subscription is $24.99; home delivery plus access to the digital edition is $30.99. The cover price is $7.99. The magazine is also available internationally.

May/June 2016 Print Highlights

Drones and Sports - The Inevitable: teams and broadcasters using drones to monitor, evaluate, and cover practices and sporting events

Crowdsourcing and Open Source Development: how end-users are driving the design and partnering in the evolution of the UAS industry

Autonomy Rising: innovative flight and camera controls that make it easier to fly drones successfully, as well as making pilots obey drone regulations set by the FAA

Bio-Inspired Flight: engineers find inspiration in the natural world and apply it to Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) on land and in the air

Environmental Management: drones play an increasing and vital role in monitoring and maintaining the health of forests around the world

Futureal - Flying Cars: see how drones may be the first autonomous flying cars

Snapshots of industry applications and policies, such as drone racing [FUN!], FAA Safety Standards [Important but not as fun!], the government's use of drones in the military, etc.

Product overviews: in-depth reviews of the latest consumer drones, suggestions for getting great drone videos with first-person view, and more

About Drone360

Kalmbach Publishing Co. launched Drone360 (http://www.drone360mag.com/) with two successful special interest publications in 2015. Drone360 is now published as a bimonthly magazine complemented by in-depth digital content. The editorial staff is comprised of drone experts and enthusiasts. Members of the magazine's Advisory Board (http://www.drone360mag.com/news-notes/2016/02/uas-luminar...) come from varying backgrounds and include perspectives both inside and out of the unmanned vehicle industry. Kalmbach Publishing Co., based in suburban Milwaukee, publishes 12 special-interest magazines-including Astronomy, Trains, Discover, Model Railroader, Drone360, Bead & Button, and related books-and produces websites and events based on those content areas.