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UK Drone Pilot Arrested, AUVSI Green UAS, DJI Aeroscope, Remote ID Limit Petition
This week in drone news, we have four stories for you. This might be a little longer than usual, but we have a UK drone pilot who was fined after flying too close to a warbird. AUVSI has come up…
IACRA Glitch, AZ Drone Felony Bill, American Security Drone Act of 2023
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you. An IACRA glitch that caused let’s call it mayhem. Arizona and Iowa bills are trying to make flying a drone over houses, a felony. And then finally, the American…
Rec Night Flying in Controlled, Freefly Grounding Astro, Spright gets Nationwide BVLOS
All right. This week in drone news, we have three stories for you. The recreational LAANC is finally enabled for night flights. That’s a big deal. Freefly Systems is grounding a bunch of their aircraft, and then Spright gets nationwide…
DJI SDK Release? Super Bowl Drone Incursions, Texas Drone Workshop, Kuddos!
This week, we have four stories for you: the DJI SDK, a new DJI Mini 2 SE, the Super Bowl drone incursions, which were down this year, and the upcoming Texas Drone Workshop, which is right around the corner. And…
NEW BRINC drone, TN Law Bans Non-NDAA, NEW FAA CBO, NEW DJI!
This week, we have four stories for you with a lot of new stuff. We have a new drone announcement from BRINC. We have a Tennessee lot that could ban Non-NDA drones from government use. Furthermore, we have a new…
Govt. Accountability Office vs. FAA, Pyka Pelican Cargo, Flytrex Gets Part 135 Drone Delivery
This week in drone news, we have three stories for you. The first one is the GAO. The Government Accountability Office says that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs to stop dragging its feet on unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integration.…
Drone News: Drone Layoffs, Cessna 172 Drone Crash, and Investors for Airbus’ Zephyr Project
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you. Amazon and other drone companies are laying off employees. This is sad news, a follow-up on a crash that happened between a drone and a Cessna 172. There’s more…
Drone News: Amazon Manager Fired, World’s Fastest Drone, Stranded Boater Saved!
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you. The first one is a question of whether Amazon fired someone for voicing safety concerns about the drone program, a new world record for the fastest drone, and yes,…
DJI CES ban, FAA Delays Section 2209, Walmart/DroneUp Challenges
This week in Drone News, we have three stories for you, the DJI CES ban, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) delays Section 2209 again, and Walmart and DroneUp are facing some delivery challenges. Let’s get to it. DJI CES ban…
What CBO Should You Use? Good, bad, and Ugly
If you’re flying a drone of any size for recreational purposes in the United States, you must select community-based organization guidelines, or CBO guidelines. Let’s take a look at three Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved CBOs, their guidelines, which one is…
How To Take Better Aerial Real Estate Videos – Complete Guide!
What’s going on, guys? Billy here, and with this video, I will be following up on a previous video I uploaded, which was my complete guide for taking better aerial real estate photos. In this video, we’ll instead be looking…
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is all the drone you ever need, even for professional work!
Okay, so this is kind of like a quick and jumbled review of the Mini 3 Pro here, but it’s also a rant that’s fueled by two recent drone repairs that I needed to make. The first was my Mavic…