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Drone Pilots Anonymous: A Support Group for Gear Addicts Over 40
Welcome to the DPA Club Hello fellow pilots! Did you drink water today? Did you let your drone batteries cool down before charging? Did you feed the dog? Buy some bread and milk? Did you make your bed? If you…
How to Explain to Your Partner That You NEED Another Drone: A Relationship Survival Guide
Hello fellow drone pilots! I hope this article finds you seated and in good spirits. Let’s start at the beginning. As I write this article, a live DJ Tiësto set from 2003 plays through my headphones. I don’t know if…
Flying Sun 1000 Drone Illuminates Night Operations with 300,000 Lumens
A new drone system from Freefly Systems, the Flying Sun 1000, promises to transform nighttime operations by delivering stadium-level illumination from the air. Equipped with 288 high-power LEDs, this quadcopter generates 300,000 lumens, enabling construction, emergency response, and filmmaking in…
Major Shakeup in Blue sUAS List: Eight Vendors Removed, Three New Added
As of March 6, 2025, the Blue sUAS Cleared List—a roster of U.S. government-approved drones—has undergone a dramatic update, shrinking from 15 vendors to 10 in just a week. According to a comparison of the list between February 28 and…
Introducing the Freefly Astro Max: A Powerhouse Industrial Drone
The Freefly Astro Max is the latest addition to Freefly Systems’ lineage of compact industrial drones, officially unveiled on February 20, 2025. Designed to tackle demanding jobs with ease, this drone boasts double the payload capacity and 60% more thrust…
NASA Showcases Alta-X Drone at Miramar Air Show, Drawing 20,000 Visitors
The NASA tent at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego became a hub of aerospace innovation last weekend, featuring the cutting-edge Alta-X drone among its exhibits. The event, which ran from September 27-29, 2024, attracted approximately 20,000 visitors eager…
Freefly Systems Unveils New Astro Drone Variant, Teases Future Products
Freefly Systems, a leading American drone manufacturer, has announced a new variant of their popular Astro drone, featuring NDAA-compliant radios. The company also hinted at upcoming product releases and innovations during a recent interview on the PIXL Drone Show. New…
Freefly’s Astro Prime Drone: A Game-Changer in Aerial Technology
Freefly Systems, based in Woodinville, Washington, has introduced the Astro Prime drone, aiming to revolutionize the drone industry with its innovative design and advanced features. As detailed in a recent video, the Astro is packed with cutting-edge technology and designed…
Rec Night Flying in Controlled, Freefly Grounding Astro, Spright gets Nationwide BVLOS
All right. This week in drone news, we have three stories for you. The recreational LAANC is finally enabled for night flights. That’s a big deal. Freefly Systems is grounding a bunch of their aircraft, and then Spright gets nationwide…
Freefly urges Astro drone operators to keep their aircraft grounded
Drone manufacturer Freefly has urged all operators of the Astro drone system to ground their aircraft after a recent crash of an Astro drone caused by an in-flight software failure. Freefly, which introduced the Astro in 2020 as an addition…
6 blue sUAS manufacturers push American Security Drone Act in letter to Senate Committees
In a letter, dated June 22nd, 2022, to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Blue sUAS manufacturers urge lawmakers to “include the American Security Drone Act…
WingtraOne, AltaX, Spirit, and eBee Tac drones added to Blue sUAS 2.0
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Pentagon has revised its Blue sUAS list of drones that fulfill requirements for use by US military and government agencies. Added to the Blue sUAS 2.0 list As part of the Blue sUAS 2.0 initiative, the following authorized drones have been added to the DIU “Blue UAS Cleared List”: WingtraOne, by Wingtra Spirit, by…