Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of DroneXL.co, where he covers all drone-related news, DJI rumors and writes drone reviews, and of EVXL.co, for all electric vehicle news. Haye can be reached at haye @ dronexl.co or @hayekesteloo. Also on LinkedIn, Muck Rack, Instagram and YouTube.

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Two hands hold a sealed DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo Plus box, showing the folded drone and DJI RC 2 controller, on a gray wood table

H.R. 10304

House Bill Moves FAA Drone Rules From The Box To Your First Power-On

H.R. 10304 would make drone makers show new pilots an FAA-defined safety statement at first activation and require a sign-off, replacing a 2016 law.

Haye KestelooSep 23

Five people stand behind a table of quadcopter drones and laptops, between a Blue Arrow banner and a KEF Robotics banner

Department of Defense

Orqa, KEF And Blue Arrow Beat GPS Jamming In Front Of Green Berets

Orqa drones running KEF Robotics navigation and Blue Arrow's RII software flew recon and payload missions under GPS and radio jamming in Alabama.

Haye KestelooSep 23

Zipline

Zipline Promises Ivory Coast A 300% Return, Not What It Costs

Côte d'Ivoire approved an eight-year Zipline deal for 10 drone hubs serving 12 million people, backed by a $150M US award. The price is unpublished.

Haye KestelooSep 22

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 gimbal camera standing on a mini tripod on a stone ledge, lens facing forward, with a blurred city skyline and ocean behind it

DJI

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Hits $572 on Amazon, a Price DJI Never Set

The Osmo Pocket 4 Standard Combo is $572 on Amazon, 18% off, and undercuts the thinner Essential Combo by $26. DJI never set a US price for it.

Haye KestelooSep 22

Two hands holding open the shell of a grey quadcopter on a blue mat, exposing the main circuit board, GPS patch antenna and internal modules

COVERED LIST

FCC Bars DJI Chips From New US-Built Drones on October 13

The FCC's drone ban now reaches inside the airframe. From October 13, no new US-built drone can be authorized with a DJI-made logic-bearing part.

Haye KestelooSep 21

LEAK

DJI Neo 3 Leak Is Recycled Box Art, and the Vents Gave It Away

The DJI Neo 3 image going round on X is the render printed on the drone's retail box. Jasper Ellens found the tell in the battery vents.

Haye KestelooSep 21

A hiker with a green backpack stands on a rocky outcrop facing a massive Dolomites rock wall above green alpine meadows

Europe

Dolomites Parks Ban Hobby Drones, DJI Mini 5 Pro Included

Dolomites drone rules for the DJI Mini 5 Pro and Mavic 4 Pro: which parks ban flights, what Italy requires by weight class, and where you can still fly.

Haye KestelooSep 21

Livox Mid-360L 3D LiDAR sensor, a black square housing topped by a dark hemispherical dome, sitting on a pale grey ledge

DJI

DJI Spinoff Livox Halves Point Rate to Cut Robot LiDAR Cost

Livox's Mid-360L halves the Mid-360's point rate and trades 15° of vertical view for a cheaper robot LiDAR. Livox has not published a price.

Haye KestelooSep 21

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