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FAA Blew Past Its Own Part 108 Deadline, and the Fight Over Who Yields in the Sky Is Why
The headline you keep reading is that drone pilots will fly beyond visual line of sight “within a year or so.” That framing is already out of date. The deadline for a final Part 108 rule was February 1, 2026,…
UK Logs 1,672 BVLOS Flights While US Waits on Part 108
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published its Test and Evaluation Annual Report 2025-2026, and the numbers inside are the kind of evidence American operators have been asking the FAA to produce for years. CAP 3266 documents 1,672 distinct BVLOS…
DJI Osmo Mobile 8P Review: The FrameTap Remote Is a Game Changer
Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. DJI has done something really interesting with the Osmo Mobile 8P, the Pro version, and that’s the new FrameTap remote. Of all the updates and upgrades we’ve received with the Osmo Mobile…
Toy Drones Win In Washington While Working Pilots Keep Losing
The Toy Association spent months lobbying the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of War, and last week it walked the halls of Capitol Hill during its annual Washington fly-in. On Tuesday it got exactly what it…
Czech Sub-250g Drone Hits 351 MPH, Smashes Record
A sub-250-gram (8.8 oz) drone built by a Czech engineering shop just clocked 351.4 mph (565.4 km/h) on a two-way speed run and smashed the standing world record for its category. Born4Flight’s SH250G SpeedHunter, flown by founder Jakub Espandr on…
GoPro Mission 1 Pro Unboxing: 8K60, USB-C Audio, and a New 1-Inch Sensor
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. In this video, I’m doing a quick unboxing of the brand new GoPro Mission 1 Pro. I’ve also got the point-and-shoot hand grip to take a look at. For a while there…
Teledyne FLIR Launches Black Recon Autonomous Drone
Teledyne FLIR Defense pulled the wrap off Black Recon at Eurosatory on June 15, framing it as the first vehicle-mounted micro-drone system that launches, recovers, and recharges itself without the crew ever stepping outside. Three UAVs rotate from a single…
Antigravity A1 vs. DJI Avata 360: The One Feature That Changes Everything
So, you’re thinking about getting a 360-degree camera drone, but you can’t decide between the Antigravity A1 and the DJI Avata 360. It’s a really hard decision, but I think the question you need to ask yourself isn’t “which drone…
Lee County Sheriff Releases Drone Footage Of Man Firing A BB Gun At A DFR Aircraft, A Federal Felony
A Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone searching for a bear in southwest Florida recorded a man pointing a BB gun at the aircraft and firing at least twice, and the footage put a federal felony on camera in real time.…
Walmart and Wing Add Seven Markets, Putting Two Drone Operators on a Collision Course in Memphis
Walmart and its drone partner Wing named seven new metro areas for their delivery network on June 10, and one of those cities should sound familiar to anyone who read DroneXL earlier today. Memphis is on the list. So is…
Amazon Brings Prime Air to Memphis With a Meet-and-Greet, Not a Launch Date
Amazon parked an MK-30 delivery drone inside the Renasant Convention Center on Tuesday and invited Memphis residents to meet it. The company calls the service Prime Air, and the pitch was familiar: packages up to five pounds, delivered in two…
FCC Reopens The Door To Chinese Toy Drones, But The Rules Are So Tight Even A DJI Neo Doesn’t Qualify
The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it will allow new models of Chinese toy drones to be imported into the United States, the latest crack in a sweeping ban that has frozen DJI and Autel out of the American…