Wisconsin
Drone Hero Saves Missing Girl in Wisconsin Cornfield
Drone fans, prepare to have your heartstrings tugged! A volunteer drone pilot in Milton, Wisconsin, used a DJI drone to find a missing 4-year-old girl in a dense cornfield.
Rafael Suárez
Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
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DJI
Drone Fiasco in Kerr County: When Hobbyists Ground Heroes
Dear Drone pilots: Kerr County, Texas, is dealing with enough chaos. Picture this: a rescue helicopter, buzzing through the sky like a caffeinated hummingbird
DJI
Drones Could Be Heroes in Venezuela’s Flood Nightmare
Drones are needed. Venezuela’s Mérida state got slammed by monster rains in June 2025. Rivers overflowed. Roads crumbled.
Education
Build Your Own MicroPython Drone for Under $55: The Ultimate DIY Guide
you’re chilling in your backyard, sipping a cold one, when a tiny drone you built with your own hands zips overhead at full speed. Sounds like
Amazon
Drone Traffic Control: The FAA’s Attempt to Stop Sky Chaos Before It’s a Drone-apocalypse
Picture this: the skies are buzzing with drones delivering your pizza, your Amazon packages, and probably your neighbor’s shady
DJI
International Aerial Photographer of the Year’s Breathtaking Drone Art
Imagine your DJI drone capturing a lava field shaped like a skull, or zooming over a frozen sea where swimmers bob like orange popsicles.
US Air Force
MightyFly’s Cargo Drone Steals the Show: Hauling Boxes Like a Boss for the US Air Force
Imagine a drone so beefy it could carry your entire BBQ grill, a cooler full of cervezas, and maybe even your uncle’s prized fishing gear, all without
DJI Enterprise
DJI FlyCart 100: The Drone That’ll Haul Your Couch and Your Midlife Crisis
DJI just dropped the FlyCart 100 (FC100), and it’s like they looked at every heavy-lift drone out there and said, “Hold my propeller, we’re going big
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