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Amazon MK30 delivery drone N328PA sitting tail-down in dry grass with a landing wheel extended, outside a brick building in Waco, Texas

Drone Safety · Amazon

Amazon MK30 Sets Down on a Waco Lawn Days After Baton Rouge

An Amazon MK30 made a precautionary landing on a Waco lawn, wheels out, days after one landed in Baton Rouge. Amazon has not said what triggered it.

Haye KestelooSep 253 min read

Two hands hold a sealed DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo Plus box, showing the folded drone and DJI RC 2 controller, on a gray wood table

H.R. 10304

House Bill Moves FAA Drone Rules From The Box To Your First Power-On

H.R. 10304 would make drone makers show new pilots an FAA-defined safety statement at first activation and require a sign-off, replacing a 2016 law.

Haye KestelooSep 23

UPS Airlines Airbus A300 N148UP taking off from San Jose International Airport

Drone Incidents

UPS Pilot Reported A Drone At 5,000 Feet. It Was A Bird.

A UPS crew told ATC they hit a drone or balloon at 5,000 feet. UPS confirmed a bird. Why drone is now the first word pilots reach for.

Haye KestelooSep 14

Amazon

Amazon Drone Lands Itself Beside a Baton Rouge Road, Two Months In

An Amazon MK30 set itself down on a Florida Boulevard grass strip Friday, props intact, as storms crossed the parish. Amazon has not said why.

Haye KestelooSep 12

A Forest Service drone sits on a red landing pad at night as a wildfire burns along a forested ridgeline in the background

Oregon

Oregon Warns Drone Pilots: One Flight Can Ground Every Fire Aircraft

Oregon's aviation and emergency agencies warn one unauthorized drone can ground every firefighting aircraft, as US drone incursions hit 67 in 2026.

Haye KestelooAug 23

DJI Mini 4 Pro: A High-Flying Controversy Bound by the 120-Meter Ceiling?

Canada

Transport Canada Clears Municipal Drone Flight After Skydiving Company Safety Complaint

Transport Canada has completed its investigation into a drone safety complaint filed by Skydive Wasaga Beach and determined the town’s micro drone operation during a fall fair was conducted safely and responsibly, according to CTV News. The investigation effectively closes the file on concerns that sparked tension between the Ontario municipality and a local commercial…

Haye KestelooOct 18

FAA takes drone safety to the Spanish-speaking community

FAA

Drone safety brought to Spanish-speaking community by FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched a pilot program to translate for Spanish-speaking community of drone pilots or UAS...

Haye KestelooAug 21