DJI

Every firmware drop, every FCC filing, every leak out of Shenzhen. DJI is the most-covered drone maker on DroneXL — this is the desk that watches them.

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Dark gray Skyrover V1 drone hovering low over a sunlit lawn scattered with autumn leaves, its shadow on the grass behind it

DJI

Skyrover V1 Flies in Half Chrome Test, but Skyrover Doesn't List It

Half Chrome's Jack Towne flew the Skyrover V1 for two weeks: 30-plus minutes per battery, front and rear sensing, no price, and Skyrover doesn't list it.

Haye KestelooNov 6

Pilot Institute

FCC Ban Still Alive, Rick Scott Backs DJI Ban, Westborough Says No

Pilot Institute's weekly update: the FCC still weighs a thermal and spray drone ban, Rick Scott backs keeping DJI listed, and Westborough votes 510-13.

Greg ReverdiauNov 6

DJI Matrice 5T drone on a table with the DJI RC Plus 3 Enterprise controller, a charging hub, a speaker, a spotlight and a parachute module, with a pine forest behind

First Look

DJI Matrice 5T First Look: 1280 Thermal, 176x Zoom, Flies in the Rain

My first look at the DJI Matrice 5T: four cameras and a laser rangefinder, native 1280 thermal, power lines spotted at 32 m, IP55, 59 minutes aloft.

Mihail SvilenovNov 5

Gray DJI Matrice 5T drone with its arms folded sitting on a black hard case, its four-lens gimbal and laser rangefinder facing the camera, with a dark forest and cloudy sky behind

LAUNCH

DJI Matrice 5T Puts 1K Thermal in a Folding Drone the US Can't Buy

DJI's Matrice 5T folds, flies 59 minutes and carries 1280 thermal. Its spec sheet rates the radio for Canada, Europe, China and Japan, and not the FCC.

Haye KestelooNov 5

Hand holding a pair of black Viture Pro 2 XR glasses on a forest trail with a DJI RC 2 controller visible in the corner

HANDS-ON

Viture Pro 2 XR Glasses Give the Mini 5 Pro the Goggles It Never Got

Shawn from Air Photography flies the DJI Mini 5 Pro with Viture Pro 2 XR glasses: a 146-inch virtual screen, 1,600 nits, 63 grams and adjustable diopters.

Shawn Air PhotographyNov 4

DJI Osmo Pocket gimbal camera mounted on an iFootage Shark Slider Pico Pro motorized slider in an autumn birch forest

Reviews

iFootage Shark Slider Pico Pro Drives My DJI Pocket Camera's Moves

Jake Sloan tests the iFootage Shark Slider Pico Pro, a tiny motorized slider that plugs into the DJI Pocket 3, 4 and 4P over USB-C and drives the gimbal.

Jake SloanNov 4

DJI Mic 3 transmitter with a furry windscreen clipped to the black mud flap behind the rear tire of an orange Toyota 4Runner on a desert road

DJI

DJI Mic 3 Hacks: I Stuck One on My Car's Mud Flap, and 9 More Tricks

Jake Sloan shows 10 ways to use the DJI Mic 3 beyond the shirt clip: hidden car and hat mics, a boom pole, a 32-bit recorder and four mics on two cameras.

Jake SloanNov 4

DJI

DJI Mic 3 Review: Even If the Signal Drops, You Don't Lose a Word

DJI Mic 3 review by Jake Sloan: 32-bit float backup, two noise reduction levels, 4 mics to 8 cameras and up to 28 hours with the case.

Jake SloanNov 4

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