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DJI Avata 360 Leaks Hint at a Very Near Launch
Fresh leaked images of what appears to be the DJI Avata 360 are making the rounds, and if these photos are telling the truth, DJI is no longer just flirting with 360 degree video. It is fully committed. The images…
DJI Avata 360 Price Leak Undercuts Insta360 by Nearly Half, Plus World Speed Record Shattered
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have three stories for you this week, and this is the first of the year. We have leaked pricing for the upcoming DJI Avata 360, the world record for the fastest drone…
DJI Neo 2 vs Hover Air X1 Pro Max Ski Test: One Crashed Repeatedly, One Just Worked
I hate skiing with drones. I love drones. I love skiing. But combining them? It’s mostly just a recipe for hiking back up the mountain to rescue your crashed aircraft. I took both the DJI Neo 2 and the Hover…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Accessories Guide: What I Actually Use In The Field
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. DJI has launched the brand new DJI Osmo Action 6, and I thought I would put together an accessory guide for those who are picking one up over the holiday season. If…
DJI Neo 2 Gauntlet Test: From Tight Trails To Abandoned Resorts At 48 km/h
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 descents pushing 48 km/h, and an abandoned resort run all the way down to the ocean.…
Pilot Institute Survey: 8,056 Operators Reveal DJI Ban Will Devastate American Drone Industry
I’ve been warning about the consequences of a DJI ban for over a year. Now we have the data to prove it. Pilot Institute surveyed 8,056 drone operators across the United States, and the findings confirm our worst fears: the…
DJI Osmo Mobile 8 Review: Who Actually Needs a Smartphone Gimbal in 2025?
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. The DJI Osmo Mobile 8 has been out for a little while now, and I just got my hands on one. Rather than diving straight into specs, I want to address the…
DJI Neo vs Neo2 vs Hover Air X1 Pro Max: I Tested All Three in Extreme Cold
I took the original DJI Neo, the new DJI Neo2, and the Hover Air X1 Pro Max out to test and compare in some of the harshest conditions I could find here in Alaska. We’re talking 6 below zero to…
Runaway Retriever vs the Turnpike, Drones Win
Some dogs chase squirrels. Abbie chose the New Jersey Turnpike and somehow turned a bathroom break into a 26 mile endurance run. Thankfully, this story ends with a happy tail wag and not a traffic report by ABC7 NY. An…
SmallRig S70: The Wireless Mic Getting Dangerously Small
Wireless microphones are shrinking at an alarming rate, and not in a polite, gradual, Moore’s Law kind of way, but in a reckless, almost competitive sprint toward invisibility, the kind that makes you wonder if engineers are doing this for…
Eric Schmidt’s AI Drones Hit 70% Kill Rate as Commercial Tech Goes to War
The drone skills you learned for your Part 107 business are now battlefield capabilities. That’s the uncomfortable reality buried in a massive New York Times investigation published this week, and it should concern every commercial operator in America. C.J. Chivers…
Jersey Shore’s ‘Drone Ranger’ Has Saved 122 Missing Pets
These drones really are the cat’s meow, and occasionally the cow’s moo. Along the Jersey Shore, while most people worry about beach traffic and seagulls stealing fries, Michael Parziale is launching drones to bring missing pets home. Parziale, 64, a…