The Drone Drifter
George Spanos/ Drone Drifter XSmall-town America from 400 feet. Drone essays, roadside history and flight logs from the places the interstate forgot.
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I learned about the August 12 eclipse late.
Late enough that I was not booking a flight to Spain. Late enough that third shift in Buford was not moving out of the way. I was going to miss the thing I was writing about.
I could still build...
Just Me, My Drone, and the Road Across America
Most of these trips start with work.
I load the vehicle, point it toward another state and spend more hours watching highway lines than I care to count. The drone rides with me because work gets me to the place, but the camera gives me a r...
Drone History: From the Aerial Target to Camera Drones
A surviving early British target aircraft on display at the Imperial War Museum.
The drone in my case feels modern. Its family tree reaches back more than a century.
Britain tested a small radio-controlled aircraft called the Aerial Targe...
Lighthouse Grill and Stump Pass Marina From Above
Sometimes the clip is the whole story.
This was a quick drone pass over Lighthouse Grill and Stump Pass Marina in Englewood, Florida. The water on Lemon Bay was flat. The big American flag had enough wind to keep moving, and the tiki roof...
Buying a Drone in 2026: What Changed After 2025
I wrote the first version of this article in November 2025. It read like a news feed wearing flight goggles. Rumors sat beside real products, sale prices were already aging and every new piece of drone tech sounded as if it would change avi...
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I fly drones over the parts of America you drive past. Small towns, old buildings, the history underneath them. One full essay a month at The Drone Drifter, flight logs and daily notes in between.
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