Daily Drone News – Thursday January 6, 2021

Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.

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DJI FLY APP UPDATE V1.2.2: NEW FUNCTION BUTTON OPTIONS EXPLAINED – In this five-minute video, Shawn from the YouTube channel Air Photography explains the new function button options that have become available in the latest DJI Fly App update v1.2.2. for the DJI Mavic Air 2 and the DJI Mini 2.

DRONE PILOT JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS AFTER FLYING CONTRABAND INTO PRISON – A drone pilot was jailed for six months after flying Contraband, including phones, into a prison in Perth, in the United Kingdom. Police found the drone after searching a bakery site near the prison facility.

CHULA VISTA POLICE DRONE ASSISTS IN ARREST TEEN IN SHOOTING – On Tuesday a Chula Vista police drone assisted in the arrest of a 17-year-old male who is suspected of shooting a good Samaritan in the head after a hit-and-run crash.

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Other drone news

• Two New FAA Drone Rules That You Will Actually Want To Read About
• MEASURE CEO Appointed to Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee
• Police department in early stages of creating drone program for department use
• Iran tests drones in military exercise
• Minnesota Community Eyes Police Drone Purchase
• Chula Vista police use drone to help arrest teen in shooting
• Photographer Flies Drone To Discover a Once-in-a-Lifetime Shot of 3 Bobcats Sitting on a Log
• ‘Incredible’ pod of dolphins filmed by drone in Marlborough Sounds
• Police department in early stages of creating drone program for department use
• Drone To Deliver Safe Boating Messages In The Marlborough Sounds
• AMBULANCE DRONES MIGHT BE COMING TO SKIES OF NEW YORK
• Drone start-up Manna becomes first to apply for EU operator’s licence
• FAA Announces Final Rules to Further Integrate Drones Into the National Airspace System
• Federal Aviation Administration appoints MEASURE CEO to Drone Advisory Committee
• Albuquerque drone company raises nearly $2 million for expansion
• Intel Is Inventing Faster, Smarter Drones With ‘Biological’ Brains And 1000X Faster Cameras
• Drone phone, excavator and chainsaws used in rescue of family stranded during torrential downpour
• Warren County supervisors OK deal with drone company
• Shark attacks underwater drone in terrifying footage
• Draganfly issued new delivery drone patent
• DJI Placed on the Entity List for Human Rights Abuses, but Concerns About Data Security Should Not Be Overlooked
• Gadfin: Israeli firm opens new horizons in the field of air cargo drones
• Drone pilot jailed for six months for trying to fly phones into Perth prison
• Elon Musk teases Berlin Gigafactory update with new drone footage

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