DronePrep receives $25K sponsorship from Microsoft for Startups
The Microsoft for Startups Program awarded DronePrep, a startup that is ‘preparing the world for a future with drones’, with a $25k sponsorship.
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Haye Kesteloo is a leading drone industry expert and Editor in Chief of DroneXL.co and EVXL.co, where he covers drone technology, industry developments, and electric mobility trends. With over nine years of specialized coverage in unmanned aerial systems, his insights have been featured in The New York Times, The Financial Times, and cited by The Brookings Institute, Foreign Policy, Politico and others.
Before founding DroneXL.co, Kesteloo built his expertise at DroneDJ. He currently co-hosts the PiXL Drone Show on YouTube and podcast platforms, sharing industry insights with a global audience. His reporting has influenced policy discussions and been referenced in federal documents, establishing him as an authoritative voice in drone technology and regulation. He can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo.
Researchers use thermal drones to count flying foxes
Researchers are using thermal drones to count flying foxes, a species that are listed as vulnerable to extinction due to a drop in numbers.
Is the DJI Air 2S THE ONE flying camera for Philip Bloom?
In this review of the DJI Air 2S, cinematographer Philip Bloom wonders if this drone is the one. It is the best drone DJI makes Philip says in the video, but is it the best flying camera? Let’s find out…
DJI FPV drone dives down a 400m TV tower in Latvia
Check out this video of the DJI FPV drone as it dives down a 400m TV tower in Latvia. SkyHighFilms shows how to dive the fpv drone in acro mode alongside this high structure.
DJI Air 2S: extreme wind test with DC Rainmaker
Curious to see how the DJI Air 2S performs in this extreme wind test? Well, check out this video from DC Rainmaker in which he flies the new DJI drone in some really hefty winds in The Netherlands.
How to use the FPV gimbal mode on the new DJI Air 2S
Drone Film Guide demonstrates how to use the FPV gimbal mode on the DJI Air 2S, and why this is his favorite new feature on this latest drone from DJI.
Drone video shows superyacht Viva passing through narrow canals in Holland
Check this out! A drone video shows the superyacht ‘Viva’ passing through some very narrow canals in the Netherlands as it is making its way to the North Sea and Amsterdam for sea trials.
DJI Mavic Mini or Mini 2 safe for Operations over People?
Recently Kenji and Vic, from Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSPA), sat down Jakee Stoltz from 107waivers.com, as well as Greg Reverdiau from Pilot Institute to discuss if the DJI Mavic Mini or Mini 2 is safe for Category 1 Operations…
Sony’s Airpeak drone undergoes tests in wind tunnel
This video was posted on YouTube a few days ago, showing Sony’s Airpeak drone undergoing tests in a wind tunnel at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
FAA rules allow small drones to fly over people and at night
The final rules that were announced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in December went into effect today. The FAA rules allow small drones to fly over people and at night.
PIXL Drone Show #5 – Former FAA Attorney: Why We Need Better Drone Laws
In this latest episode, the 5th already, of our PIXL Drone Show we talk to Loretta Alkalay who spent 30 years at the FAA as a lawyer. She is also a professor at the Vaughn College of Aeronautics. She joins…
First DJI Mavic 3 photo appears and interesting DJI patent
It is less than 5 days after the launch of the DJI Air 2S and just after the announcement that DJI enters the car-safety market, but to our big surprise, we received an actual photo of what seems to show…