Drone Industry Loses a Major Player, Bill Would Allow Shooting Drones, DJI Mavic 4 Leaks
We have three stories for you this week: the ドローン産業 loses a major player, a テキサス bill that would allow drones to be shut down, and lastly, the DJI Mavic 4 leaks.
Industry Pioneer and Public Safety Visionary Passes Away
A sad first story: industry pioneer and public safety visionary Romeo Durscher has sadly passed away this week. Romeo was a pioneer of drones for public safety with the mantra “善のためのドローン.” He worked for DJI as their Director of Public Safety Integration, where he led and assisted departments in getting started with drones. In 2018, the Camp Fire in カリフォルニア destroyed an entire town. Romeo led 15 drone teams to create high-definition maps of over 177,000 acres in the days that followed the incident. He said, “After Santa Rosa, I thought I’d seen it all; then came Paradise. It’s beyond what one could imagine.” This was just one of the many ways Romeo helped cultivate drones in the public safety world.
Romeo then moved on from DJI to Auterion, where he pushed to ensure that public safety could use the best tools possible for their mission. Earlier this year, Romeo was given the Law Enforcement Drone Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also named one of the 25 most influential people in the drone industry and received the Golden Medal from the Estonian Chamber of Commerce. Haye from DroneXL.co put it best:
“Romeo Durscher’s passing leaves a big void, but his vision soars on. The drone industry stands at a crossroads, poised for growth yet challenged by regulation and ethics. Romeo showed us the way—technology must serve a purpose, not profit alone.”
Texas Bill Proposes Drone Shot Downs Over Private Property
Next up, a Texas bill would allow drones to be shot down if they’re flown over private property. There are several issues with this bill, as you can imagine, starting with 18 USC 32. This law protects civil aircraft both in the air and on the ground.
It states, “Whoever willfully sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the 米国 or any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce” is in violation.
We also know how poor people are at identifying aircraft, with several of the ニュージャージー州 “drones” actually being airliners and smaller aircraft. Not to mention, what goes up must come down. So, if you’re in Texas, please reach out to your state legislature and let them know this is a really bad idea.
DJI Mavic 4 Leaks Reveal Innovative Features
Finally, DJI Mavic 4 leaks: DroneXL.co and Jasper Ellens are reporting a new rumor that the Mavic 4 will be able to roll the gimbal up to 180° in both directions. You heard that right—roll! That’s kind of interesting and not something we’ve seen on any drone so far, other than the Inspire series. This would mean you could take native vertical shots with all lenses and even have the ability to record videos upside down. This could make for some quite interesting footage, I think. We’ll have to wait and see.
We’ll see you on Monday for the live next week. There will be no Friday live as we are getting ready to move into our new building. New sets and new looks are coming out very soon. Have a great week!
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is airspace private property?
Fascinating question. I asked Grok:
Great question! The short answer is: no, you don’t fully “own” the sky above your house, but it’s a bit more nuanced than that.
In the U.S. (and most places with similar legal systems), property ownership includes rights to the airspace above your land—but only up to a certain point. This idea comes from an old legal principle, “cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos,” which roughly means “whoever owns the soil owns up to the heavens and down to the depths.” Sounds cool, right? But in practice, it’s not that simple anymore.
Modern law, especially after the rise of aviation, limits how high your ownership extends. Generally, you control the airspace you can reasonably use—think a few hundred feet up, enough for tall trees, a house, maybe a drone hobby. The U.S. Supreme Court tackled this in 1946 with United States v. Causby, where a farmer sued because military planes flying low over his land freaked out his chickens. The court ruled that landowners have rights to the “immediate reaches” of the airspace, but the sky above that—like where planes fly—is public domain, regulated by the government (think FAA rules).
Above your house, say 500 feet or so (exact numbers vary by jurisdiction), the airspace is typically considered public or under federal control. You can’t stop a plane from flying overhead or claim rent from satellites zipping by. Locally, zoning laws or HOA rules might restrict what you can do with “your” airspace—like no crazy tall towers—but that’s about use, not ownership.
So, you own some of the sky, but not the wild blue yonder. Does that clarify things? Want me to dig into your local laws or something specific?