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DJI Osmo Mobile 8P Review: The FrameTap Remote Is a Game Changer
Shawn from Air Photography reviews the DJI Osmo Mobile 8P after 30 days. The detachable FrameTap remote, live view, and version 2 tracking module are standouts.
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GoPro Mission 1 Pro Unboxing: 8K60, USB-C Audio, and a New 1-Inch Sensor
Shawn from Air Photography unboxes the GoPro Mission 1 Pro: 8K60 video, a 1-inch sensor, GP3 chip, Enduro 2 batteries, USB-C audio, and the point-and-shoot grip.
Australia
Coogee Beach Shark Attack Prompts Australian Regulator To Review Drone Curbs Under a Sydney Airport Flight Path
A shark attack that critically injured a 35-year-old woman at Sydney’s Coogee Beach on Saturday has pushed Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority to reconsider the drone restrictions that limit shark-spotting flights at one of the city’s most exposed beaches. The restrictions exist because Coogee sits under the flight path of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, which…
Amazon
FCC Clears VEX AIR Classroom Drone From Covered List As Exemption Tally Reaches Eleven Manufacturers, DJI Stays Blocked
The FCC‘s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on June 4 exempted the VEX AIR Uncrewed Aircraft System from the Covered List, after the Department of War granted Innovation First International a Conditional Approval that runs through December 31, 2026. The same public notice, DA 26-548, clears five Sagemcom USA router models from the list…
Insta360
Insta360 Luna Ultra Vs. DJI Pocket 4: My Complete Footage Comparison
Insta360 Luna Ultra vs DJI Pocket 4: Ray from DC Rainmaker tests zoom, low light, focus lock, and color in this complete side-by-side footage comparison.
DJI
Potensic Atom 3 First Flight: New Sub-249 Gram Drone Flies Like A DJI Mini For A Lot Less Money
We flew the Potensic Atom 3 before launch day. First impressions of the sub-249g drone with a 1/1.3-inch sensor, and a remote that outdoes DJI's.
Drone Incidents
Shield AI V-BAT Severs Romanian Officer’s Fingers as Reuters Documents 50-Plus Crashes
A Romanian Navy official lost two fingers and fractured a third on May 12 when her hand was caught in the propeller of a Shield AI V-BAT drone during a training exercise on a boat off the Texas coast. Romania’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed the injury to Reuters, which reported it Thursday as part…
Drone Research
TU Delft’s SquirrelDrone Morphs Its Whole Body to Fly, Ditching the Bird Playbook Everyone Else Copies
A research team at Delft University of Technology has built a drone that changes the shape of its entire body in flight the way a flying squirrel does, and the data says the trick works. The aircraft, called the SquirrelDrone, stretches its limbs, bends its spine, flicks its tail, and lets a soft skin-like membrane…
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