FAA
Second man charged with flying drone near pre-Super Bowl events
A second Florida man has been charged with violating national defense airspace as he was flying a drone near the pre-Super Bowl events.
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Drone Light Show
Vincent Van Gogh drone light show breaks world record
A drone light show that depicted the life of Vincent Van Gogh broke the Guinness World Record for the longest animation performed by drones.
DJI
DJI pulls out all stops in “Best of 2020” showreel
To underline that diversity, DJI recently published the video Stronger Together: Best of 2020, a showreel that will blow you away.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Tuesday February 9, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
Skydio
Skydio about to deliver first batch of drones to US Army
Blue sUAS drone maker Skydio has been chosen by the US Army to continue in a final prototyping phase of its Skydio X2D drone. This should...
LAANC
Kittyhawk launches B4UFLY desktop app for easier LAANC applications
Kittyhawk introduces B4UFLY desktop web app that allows you to submit LAANC applications, pre-plan your flights, and more right from your...
AUVSI
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 will be held as hybrid event series
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 will be a hybrid event with a virtual event in the spring, followed by an in-person event in Atlanta in the summer.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Monday February 8, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
DJI Go 4 App
DJI Go 4 app receives an update but no new features
The DJI Go 4 app received an update yesterday, bringing the app to version 4.3.42. Unsurprisingly, the app does not receive any new features.
DJI
New ‘official’ photo of DJI FPV surfaces on Twitter
Just now a new seemingly 'official' photo of the soon-to-be-released DJI FPV drone surfaces on Twitter. The leaked photo appears to be from...
Drone Delivery
Canadian company demonstrates ultra-quiet drone propellers
The Canadian company Delson Aeronautics is working on a solution to this problem, in the form of ultra-quiet drone propellers.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Friday February 5, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
Drone Research
Scientists set up “uncrackable” quantum connection between two drones
A team of scientists at Nanjing University in China has succeeded in realizing a quantum connection between two hovering drones. A distance...
Drone as First Responder
Google wants to experiment with a fire-extinguishing drone
Tech giant Google wants to experiment with a fire-extinguishing drone using a spray unmanned aircraft. This is evident from an application...
Sweden
Goose hunting with drones results in crash with DJI Mavic
Check out this somewhat dramatic video in which you can see how someone uses a DJI Mavic drone to go goose hunting in Sweden.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Thursday February 4, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
DJI Motion Controller
DJI Motion Controller shows up in FCC filings!
Today in the FCC filings a new DJI product showed up. The DJI Motion Controller obviously will control the motion of some other DJI product.
Department of Transportation
What Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation means for drone industry
Romeo Durscher explains what Pete Buttigieg's confirmation as Secretary of Transportation means for the drone industry in an interview.
US Government
Stop the Drone Federalism Act and Sen. Lee in his effort to revive it!
Stop the Drone Federalism Act as it would turn flying drones into an administrative nightmare and help to create taxes and take-off fees.
Zipline
Zipline to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Nigerian state Kaduna
The drone delivery company Zipline has partnered with the Nigerian state Kaduna to deliver COVID-19 vaccines by fixed-wing drone.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Wednesday February 3, 2021
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.
Wildlife
Eagle grabs drone mid-flight and takes off
An eagle grabs a drone mid-flight. This is not the first time, we have seen a drone being attacked mid-flight by a bird of prey. In this video
FPV
Can you fly an FPV drone with AA batteries?
Rotor Riot released this video in which they try to make an FPV drone fly on AA batteries. Can it be done? Well, yes but it is not an easy...
FAA
Next FAA Drone Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 24
The FAA just sent out a reminder that the next Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting will take place on February 24 from 12 to 2 PM EST.
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