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Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. This is my complete beginner’s guide for the new DJI Neo 2 drone. In this guide, I’m going to cover everything you need to know to prepare for your very first drone flight. The Neo 2 is an extremely versatile drone. It can be flown completely autonomously…
I put the DJI Neo 2 through an absolute gauntlet, and the results genuinely surprised me. We’re talking tight forest trails, cliffsides, high-speed road cycling, and even an abandoned resort run all the way down to the ocean. Multiple crashes, multiple recoveries, and one very tough little drone. The Neo 2 is DJI’s latest compact…
San Antonio’s largest drone competition showed how hands-on learning is shaping the next generation of technical talent. Nearly two hundred fifty students from sixteen school districts filled the Boeing Center at Tech Port for the 2025 Dee Howard Foundation Drone Competition. Eleven of those districts came from the San Antonio area. Students worked through tight…
Almost a year ago, I bought the DJI Neo. Back then, I imagined it would be the cheerful little budget drone that could introduce beginners to the joy of flying without scaring their wallets into therapy. And in many ways, the Neo 1 did deliver… within reason. Very reasonable reason. The kind of reason where…
292 days ago, on February 8, 2025, I wrote my first article for DroneXL. The name of that article? “THE DJI NEO: THREE DRONES IN ONE?” Today, almost a year after writing that article, I’ve had the DJI Neo 2 in my hands for nearly a week. The essence of the drone hasn’t changed a…
A UK Police helicopter crew got the scare of their careers over RAF Lakenheath in November 2024. They went up looking for drones. They found something much faster. And much stranger. As The Eurasian Times reported, the National Police Air Service EC135 crew said two objects “targeted” and chased them at about 165 knots. That…
Farmers spend a lot of time walking through barns to check on their birds. They look for stress, sickness, injuries, and anything unusual. This work is essential, but it also takes a lot of hours and a lot of staff. Poultry barns can hold thousands of animals, which makes close monitoring difficult. High staff turnover…
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. In this video I’m going to demonstrate the gesture control and voice control of the new DJI Neo 2. Gesture control is a new feature of the Neo 2. Voice control has been around since the Neo 1, but I’m going to demonstrate it as well for…
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