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A gray DJI Matrice 4 drone with a speaker module on top and a thermal camera gimbal, on a white display table at a trade show booth beside a second Matrice 4

Drone Ban · FCC Ban

FCC Files Pentagon's Sealed DJI Letters, Says Ban Didn't Rely on Them

The FCC filed the Pentagon's Section 1709 letters on DJI under seal and says it did not rely on them. The public pages name DJI and no specific threat.

Haye KestelooOct 157 min read

Kyle Nordfors in a red Weber County Search and Rescue shirt and sunglasses holds a DJI Matrice 30T overhead with one arm against a blue sky, propellers spinning, with a second man in a dark jacket watching from behind.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah Rescue Captain Tells DC the FCC Drone Ban Will Cost Lives

Kyle Nordfors takes the FCC drone ban fight to The Hill: 25 to 30 lives saved, searches cut from 4.5 hours to under one, no US drone that matches.

Haye KestelooOct 2

A DJI Mavic 4 Pro hovering between pine trees, the class of consumer drone Beijing residents must give up before November 15

China

Beijing Bans Owning A Drone, Then Offers To Buy Yours Back

Beijing bans drone possession citywide on November 15, voiding the May registration deal and paying owners subsidies to sell at designated buyback sites.

Haye KestelooSep 13

Pilot Institute host speaking at a desk with a drone displayed on a stand in the studio background

DOCKET 26-189

I Scored Every FCC Drone Ban Comment. On the Money Question It Was 1,701 to One.

Pilot Institute coded all 3,824 readable filings in FCC docket 26-189 against the 11 questions the Commission actually asked. Here is what the record says.

Greg ReverdiauSep 9

A commercial drone pilot in a lime high-visibility vest holds a controller with both hands while a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual hovers directly above him against a deep blue sky.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Ban Comments Counted: 3,770 Against, 16 For

Pilot Institute read and coded all 3,824 filings in FCC docket 26-189. 98.6% oppose the military-grade drone ban as written. Sixteen support it.

Haye KestelooSep 3

Captain Kyle Nordfors in a grey Weber County Sheriff's Office uniform stands between two other award recipients, each holding a glass trophy, in front of a blue and white backdrop.

DOCKET 26-189

Utah SAR Captain To FCC: Your Drone Ban Will Cost American Lives

Weber County rescue pilot Kyle Nordfors told the FCC no US-made drone matches what his team flies, and offered to prove it. His full comments, and how to file yours before midnight.

Haye KestelooSep 2

A DJI Mini 5 Pro hovering head-on at eye level, its forward LiDAR sensor visible above the camera gimbal, against an out-of-focus green lawn and trees.

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Ban Comments Close Tonight. Here's What I Filed

DroneXL filed comments in FCC docket 26-189 today. Read the filing in full, and use the step-by-step guide to submit your own before the window closes.

Haye KestelooSep 2

DOCKET 26-189

FCC Drone Deadline Is Tomorrow. Fewer Than 3,000 Comments Are In.

Fewer than 3,000 comments have been filed in PS Docket 26-189 against nearly half a million certificated remote pilots. The window closes September 2.

Haye KestelooSep 1

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