The latest generation of RC (remote-controlled) helicopters have more in common with modern drones than the clunky, limited-range remote control helicopters from days of yore. Not only are they lots ...

Update May 6, 2015: The FAA approved the RMAX drone helicopter for crop spraying on May 1. UC Davis professor Ken Giles told the Associated Press that the drone is best suited for working in rolling ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A teenage remote control helicopter enthusiast flying one in a park on Thursday was struck in the head by it and killed. Roman Pirozek Jr., 19, was pronounced dead at a Brooklyn park ...

Under the watchful eye of news media and area winegrape growers, a remote-controlled helicopter, fitted with a spray applicator system, was field tested today (June 5) over a vineyard in the heart of ...