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I fly four drones for work. The Mini 5 Pro is the one I reach for first. That’s not a throwaway line. I use it almost every day, and it’s earned that spot in my kit by being the most versatile small drone DJI has ever made. As of April 11, the DJI Mini 5…
Freefly Systems will hold its 5th annual Freefly Fest on August 19, 2026, just outside Seattle, Washington. Chief Revenue Officer Matt Isenbarger announced the date on LinkedIn, describing the event as a day of hands-on demos, BBQ, and tours of Freefly Systems HQ. No venue has been announced yet — Freefly’s own shipping page lists…
A DJI Matrice 400 drone paired with the Zenmuse L3 LiDAR payload is now scanning the Mirador Basin in northern Guatemala, where archaeologist Dr. Richard Hansen has spent 47 years documenting one of the densest concentrations of ancient Maya cities on Earth. DJI Enterprise published a video profile of the project this month. The video…
Maximize your DJI Mini 5 Pro with 10 hidden features and pro settings. Learn how to tune Gain and Expo for cinematic shots, use Vision Assist for winter flying, and the one safety setting that prevents crashes in tight spaces.
Tom Palmaers is a Belgian FPV pilot, firefighter, and tactical drone instructor at BSSHOLLAND who has built a quiet but serious reputation in the global FPV community for doing something most pilots don’t bother with: actually understanding what’s happening inside the hardware before he flies it. His LinkedIn is essentially a running technical journal of…
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DJI Enterprise secures a landmark $250 million contract with State Grid Corporation of China. Discover how the Matrice 4T and Zenmuse L2 are moving drone power line inspections from experimental pilots to massive 24/7 autonomous operations.
One drone. One flight. Ten gases monitored simultaneously. AIRINS just made the case for never sending a person into a hazardous environment again, as they announced on their LinkedIn page. The Company Behind the Payloads AIRINS, formerly known as Soarability, builds gas detection and environmental sensing systems designed to mount on commercial drones and collect…
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