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DJI FPV drone skims over Iceland’s lava flow
Icelandic photographer and drone pilot Bjorn Steinbekk captured a particularly impressive natural phenomenon with his brand new DJI FPV drone. In the southwest of Iceland, it just flew over a lava flow from the recently erupted volcano Fagradalsfjall. In the…
Port of Antwerp world’s first seaport to manage all drone traffic
In Belgium, the Port of Antwerp is the first seaport in the world to manage all drone traffic over its own territory. To this end, the port company has entered into a partnership with Unifly. Drone operators who wish to…
DJI Mavic 3 – Insider sketch shows first glance of drone
Today DroneXL received an exclusive insider sketch of the DJI Mavic 3 drone. The DJI insider told us that he has seen the Mavic 3 in development. They have already started testing the quadcopter he said.
SkyPixel announces winners aerial photography and videography contest
SkyPixel announces the winners in the annual aerial photography and videography contest. The 2020 Aerial Storytelling Contest is co-organized with DJI and attracted more than 26,000 submissions from drone pilots from 136 countries.
DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones sold directly online, cutting out dealers
This week, Chinese drone maker DJI started to sell the DJI Matrice 300 RTK and other Enterprise drones directly online through their web store. Many official DJI dealers and authorized resellers are understandably not happy about this change.
DJI Air 2S shows up in latest FCC filings
The DJI Air 2S showed up in the FCC filings under the ID DA2SUE12011, indicating that we will see an upgraded version of the DJI Mavic Air 2 soon. Interestingly, DJI has decided to leave out the word Mavic and…
DJI Mavic 2 Zoom docking station developed by Chinese company
The Chinese company Heisha Tech has developed a docking station with which a standard DJI Mavic 2 Zoom can be used as part of a fully automated drone-in-a-box system. To this end, the DNEST has a facility to charge the drone…
EASA publishes guidelines for handling drone incidents at airports
According to the European Aviation Safety Organization EASA, unwanted drone flights are increasingly occurring near airports, often as a result of ignorance, but possibly also on purpose. In view of the possible impact of such incidents, EASA has published guidelines…
EHang hints at new air taxi with 240-mile range
The Chinese developer of advanced aerial vehicles (AAVs) EHang has hinted via Twitter about the arrival of a new model air taxi with a much longer flight range than the current two-seater EH216. The new eVTOL is rumored to have…
Zipline drones delivers corona vaccines for first time in Ghana
A great first in the worldwide fight against the coronavirus: in Ghana, a shipment of corona vaccines from AstraZeneca was delivered by Zipline drones to a remote village in the middle of the country in early March. The flight was…
DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ – Chinese drone maker loses talent
In May of last year, we first reported on the DJI’s ‘Game of Drones’ culture and how it threatened to break up the drone maker. Today, Reuters explains how the Chinese drone maker keeps losing talent amidst ongoing tensions between…
Crashing the DJI FPV drone with Alex Assenmacher
Alex Assenmacher does what he does best, crashing the new DJI FPV drone. Warning, this video may be hard to watch for some as he flies the fpv drone into bushes, pours water on it, and flies it into a…