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As a Drone Pilot What Does Failure Mean to You?
Hello fellow pilots! Today is a rainy morning here in Quito, Ecuador. And it’s going to be a few more weeks like that. You know what a “rainy morning” means in Quito, New York, Istanbul, Tokyo, Barquisimeto, or Québec: no…
From Hobby to Business: When Flying your DJI Drone for Fun Becomes Flying for Food
Hello fellow droners! I hope you had a very good night’s sleep and are starting your weekend well-fed. And today, we’re going to talk about just that: food. Specifically, the kind you bring to the table with your DJI drone…
How to Talk to Non-Drone People About Drones Without Boring Them to Death
Hello fellow and drone mellow pilots, hope you’re doing great! I just had to fix an internet cable that one of my daughters just pulled clean out of the modem. I’m not an expert, but if I without any drone…
The Tourist Who Brought a DJI Drone: Balancing Being Present vs. Getting the Shot
Hello fellow pilots! A new day, a new article. Today I wanted to talk to you about something that could be very common when you try to combine life as a photographer, videographer or commercial drone pilot with your family…
Why Amazon’s MK30 Drones Crashed: Sensor Issues Exposed
On May 16, 2025, Bloomberg reported a significant setback for Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery program, as the company paused operations following two crashes of its MK30 delivery drones in December 2024. The incidents, attributed to faulty lidar sensors, have…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro Released, AVSS Matrice 4 Parachute, LEDA Utah, New Mexico Drones for Good
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories this week. First, the long-awaited DJI Mavic 4 Pro has finally been released. Next, AVSS has completed ASTM compliance for their parachute system. We also cover a drone training…
Water Rescue Drone: The JX-6A Flying Lifebuoy Changes the Game
Think we are seeing too many drones for all things, but on the beaches they would make a huge difference? We are glad to see products like this emerge. In a world where water safety remains a persistent problem, cutting-edge…
The Wisdom of Knowing When Not to Fly your Drone: Sometimes the Best Shot Is No Shot at All
Hello fellow pilots! Hope you are more than okay. May you find good winds and better landscapes to soar and admire all that beauty from a bird’s view. Drone Sense? Today I wanted to talk about a very important spider-sense…
How to Deal with a Client that Knows NOTHING About DJI Drones and Transform Their Vision into Reality
Hello fellow pilots! I hope you are doing great! As maybe I have told you before, I do commercial work, photography and video for BMW, Porsche and Mini Cooper. In a lot of cases, I encounter myself with marketing managers…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro Unboxing & First Flight – An Upgraded Drone All Around
It’s finally here. The DJI Mavic 4 Pro is the successor to DJI’s Mavic 3, released in 2021, making this drone nearly four years in the making. A new drone release from DJI, revamping their high-end folding drone in the…
DJI Fly App and RC 2 Firmware Update – New Drone Flight Simulator Built-In
Good day, folks! Shawn here from Air Photography. Today, I’m sharing a quick video about yesterday’s big DJI announcements. They launched the Mavic 4 Pro and the new RC Pro 2, alongside updates for the DJI Fly app and the…
DJI RC Pro 2 Review: A Comprehensive Look
Good day, folks! Shawn here from Air Photography. A couple of days ago, DJI launched the brand-new Mavic 4 Pro, and alongside it, the DJI RC Pro 2 controller. I covered the RC Pro 2 in my Mavic 4 review…