How somebody is able to escape prison three times, I’m not quite sure. However, this video shows you how a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced helps to find and capture the juvenile escape artist in Pointe Coupee. The drone video footage was captured with the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced by fire officials from Pointe Coupee. The short clip shows the moment 16-year-old Damarion Simmons was...
Autel Robotics, one of the few dronemakers that actually made it to CES this year, launched the Autel Nano+. Billy Kyle got his hands on one of them and here are his first flight impressions. Billy likes the Autel remote controller of the Nano+. Transmission is great between the remote and the latest sub-250-gram mini drone. The new Autel Sky app does not allow you to tune in the sticks of the...
Apart from the firmware update for the DJI Mavic 3, DJI also updated the firmware for the RC Pro, the remote controller that initially only shipped with the DJI Mavic 3 Cine Premium edition. This latest update makes the RC Pro compatible with the DJI Air 2S. DJI RC Pro firmware update now compatibla with the DJI Air 2S In his Youtube video posted today, Shawn from Air Photography explains the...
Finally! Today, the Chinese dronemaker DJI released the new DJI Mavic 3 firmware update we have all been waiting for. This firmware update unlocks all of the features we have been waiting for since the launch of the flagship DJI drone. Let’s jump in. When the DJI Mavic 3 was launched right before the holiday shopping season, many drone pilots were very excited. After all, this was the new...
Millie, a Jack Russell-Whippet had resisted efforts by police, firefighters, and coastguard members to bring her back to safety from the mudflats that would soon be submerged by the incoming tide. As the situation became more desperate, the rescuers had to get creative and decided to attach a sausage with a rope to a drone to lure the dog to safety. The scent of meat was too hard to resist for...
Both DJI drones, the DJI Mavic Air 2 and the Air 2S, received new firmware updates today from Chinese drone maker, DJI. Firmware update for both the DJI Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S. Firmware update versions The firmware updates for both DJI drones fix ‘some bugs’, leaving drone pilots guessing what exactly might have been improved. We reached out to DJI for more information and will share...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that it is investigating the illegal drone flight during the Cincinnati Bengals playoff game against the Las Vegas Raiders last Saturday. Flying drones in and around NFL stadiums that seat 30,000 people or more is prohibited by law beginning one hour before and ending one hour after the scheduled time, according to the drone regulations set by...
Every so often, we come across illegal drone footage. Today we received an email from one of our readers (thanks Vic!) pointing us to this drone video of the Cincinnati Bengals game last weekend. Last Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals played the Las Vegas Raiders. One drone operator thought it would be a good idea to capture some illegal drone footage of the football game. Not only did he or she...
One of the most commonly asked questions among drone pilots is, “How high can I fly my drone?” In this article, we will explain the drone regulations as outlined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that determine how high you can legally fly your unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone. Generally speaking the maximum altitude limit for drones is set at 400 feet above-ground...
Check out this cinematic video that was shot on the DJI Mavic 3 of the island of Madeira, Portugal. The beautiful video was made by Denis Barbas who recently spent a little more than a week in what he calls one of his favorite places on Earth. Barbas said: “We only spent 8 days on this beautiful and majestic island but I think it’s safe to say that it is by far one of my favorite...