New edition of CAP 1789 published by UK’s CAA
A new edition of CAP 1789 has been published by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after EU implementation was delayed.
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Drone technology acquired by San Mateo Police
New drone technology to be acquired by the San Mateo Police Department to help locate missing persons and solve auto burglary crimes, among other tasks. Likely to include the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise and the just-released DJI Matrice 300 RTK.
Drone captures ‘Black Lives Matter’ street art in Brooklyn, New York
We have already seen similar street art in Washington, D.C., and Seattle, but now it seems that a trend is forming as ‘Black Lives Matter‘ is painted on the streets in Brooklyn, New York, and captured by drone. Drone captures…
Litchi will likely be available for Mavic Mini and Mavic Air 2 later this summer
Good news for people who like to use the Litchi app to fly their DJI drones. The software development kit (SDK) is scheduled to be released in July, which will likely mean that Litchi will become available for DJI Mavic…
Couple arrested during Gatwick drone chaos win £200,000 from Sussex police
The couple that was arrested during the Gatwick drone chaos in December 2018 has been awarded £200,000 in compensation and legal costs after a settlement was reached out of court with the Sussex Police in England.
Drone video shows ‘Black Lives Matter’ street art in Seattle
Check out this drone video of ‘Black Lives Matter’ street art in Seattle. Over the last few weeks we have seen so many photos and videos of the protests, but this video shows perfectly how drones can provide a unique…
Drone News – Fri June 12, 2020
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…
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise series firmware update 01.01.0700
Right after we publish the firmware update for the Inspire 2 Controller, we also noticed that DJI has released a new firmware update for the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise series.
DJI Inspire 2 Controller firmware update released
DJI Inspire 2 Controller firmware update released. Should you update? Have you updated? Let us know in the comments below. AND make sure to watch the following video if you haven’t yet updated the firmware because after this firmware you will…
FPV drones bring you close to the action. Real close!
FPV drones bring you close to the action. Real close! Check out this video from COLA in which FPV drones follow closely after BASE jumpers. The drone footage is amazing and it makes you wonder how long we will have…
Drones help researchers study blue whales’ foraging strategy
Drones help researchers from Oregon State University study blue whales’ foraging strategy at the ocean’s surface in New Zealand.
Airspace Systems drones can now monitor social distancing and face masks
A California drone startup called Airspace Systems makes unmanned aircraft that can chase down and capture other drones. On Thursday, the company released new software that allows their drones to monitor social distancing and face-mask wearing from the air during…