Slain Colorado police officer learning to become drone pilot
Slain Colorado police officer, father of seven was learning to become a drone pilot to keep himself off the front line and get into a saver form of work.
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DJI Mavic 3 – Insider sketch shows first glance of drone
Today DroneXL received an exclusive insider sketch of the DJI Mavic 3 drone. The DJI insider told us that he has seen the Mavic 3 in development. They have already started testing the quadcopter he said.
SkyPixel announces winners aerial photography and videography contest
SkyPixel announces the winners in the annual aerial photography and videography contest. The 2020 Aerial Storytelling Contest is co-organized with DJI and attracted more than 26,000 submissions from drone pilots from 136 countries.
DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones sold directly online, cutting out dealers
This week, Chinese drone maker DJI started to sell the DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones directly online through their web store. Many official DJI dealers and authorized resellers are understandably not happy about this change.
DJI Air 2S shows up in latest FCC filings
The DJI Air 2S showed up in the FCC filings under the ID DA2SUE12011, indicating that we will see an upgraded version of the DJI Mavic Air 2 soon. Interestingly, DJI has decided to leave out the word Mavic and…
Drones used in search and rescue tests at wind farm in the North Sea
At a wind farm located in the North Sea, drones have been used in search and rescue tests. The trials aim to show how the use of unmanned aircraft can play an important role in the renewables sector.
Golden Hour Award for team using drone to deliver life-saving kidney
The University of Maryland team that used a drone to deliver a life-saving kidney received the Golden Hour Award from the Helicopter Association International. The organ was delivered to save the life of a 44-year-old nursing assistant, Trina Glipsy.
This single-shot cinewhoop drone video is right up our alley!
In case you haven’t seen this video yet, be sure to check it out. This single-shot cinewhoop drone video is as the title indicates right up our alley. The video was shot inside the Bryant Lake Bowl and Theater in…
Remote ID for Drones and Operations Over People delayed
One result of the transfer of power to the Biden Administration is that Remote ID for Drones, Operations Over People, and Recurrent Training and Initial Testing have been delayed.
DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ – Chinese drone maker loses talent
In May of last year, we first reported on the DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ culture and how it threatened to break up the drone maker. Today, Reuters explains how the Chinese drone maker keeps losing talent amidst ongoing tensions between…
$54,000 donation allows UK rescue charity to add six drones
$54,000 donation allows UK rescue charity to upgrade its life-saving drone equipment. The funds were donated by supporters in the local video games industry.
Crashing the DJI FPV drone with Alex Assenmacher
Alex Assenmacher does what he does best, crashing the new DJI FPV drone. Warning, this video may be hard to watch for some as he flies the fpv drone into bushes, pours water on it, and flies it into a…