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DJI

Top 11 Tips for New Drone Pilots After 8 Years of Flying

I've been flying drones for over 8 years, reviewed dozens of them, and made my share of mistakes. Here are the 11 things I wish someone had told me before my first flight.

Russ 51 DronesAug 3

A delivery drone lowering a medical package by tether, shown for illustration

BVLOS

DOT Says the BVLOS Delay Is Deliberate, and Zipline Warns the Uncertainty Freezes Drone Investment

DOT chief of staff Pete Meachum says the BVLOS rule was slowed deliberately to avoid technology lock-in. Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton warns the uncertainty freezes drone investment. Part 108 is six months past its deadline and under White House review.

Haye KestelooAug 1

Pilot Institute presenter with headlines for FCC drone exemptions, Axon Vision and ParaZero, and avalanche-triggering drones

Weekly UAS News

FCC Clears Two More Drones as ParaZero and Avalanche Systems Advance

Pilot Institute covers two new FCC drone exemptions, ParaZero and Axon Vision’s net-based counter-UAS system, and FAA-approved avalanche drones.

Greg ReverdiauJul 31

BRINC public safety drone docking station in front of a police vehicle

Plano DFR

Plano Votes 8-0 To Buy Its Police Drones From Motorola

Plano approved $1.44 million for a Motorola-led police Drone as First Responder program that will launch with DJI aircraft before shifting to BRINC Guardian drones.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Red Cat Black Widow small drone flying above a dry field

Air Force

Red Cat Lands $2.49M Air Force Test Against Its Own Teal 2

Red Cat's Teal Drones won a $2.49 million Air Force order to evaluate Black Widow as a potential successor to the Security Forces' current Teal 2 fleet.

Rafael SuárezJul 31

Overhead drone view of two swimmers in green ocean water, one reaching for a yellow inflated Restube flotation device

Drones for Good

Ocean County's DJI M300 Dropped a Rescue Tube Into a Rip Current, and the FCC Wants That Drone Class Off the Shelf

An Ocean County Sheriff's Office pilot dropped a Restube beside two swimmers caught in a Surf City rip current. The aircraft was a DJI M300 RTK, and a July 21 FCC notice proposes cutting off that class of drone.

Haye KestelooJul 31