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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.

Ps Docket 26 189 · 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 310 min read

DJI Matrice 4T quadcopter on a white display table with its thermal and visual camera gimbal and top-mounted accessory, at DJI Enterprise Booth 903 at Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas.

FCC Ban

DJI Tells FCC Its 'Military-Grade' Drone Ban Was Invented In-House

DJI's 26-page filing, signed by a former U.S. Solicitor General, says no security agency ever endorsed the FCC's seven military-grade drone categories.

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

DJI Enterprise booth 903 at Commercial UAV Expo 2026 in Las Vegas with the Matrice 400, Matrice 4 series, Zenmuse L3 and Dock 3 on display

FCC Ban

DJI Fills Its Vegas Booth With Drones The FCC Proposed Banning

Every aircraft on DJI Enterprise's Commercial UAV Expo stand falls inside the FCC's proposed military-grade definition. Comments close today.

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

Matt Collins presents a bar chart titled The Gap Is Skills, Not Headcount on stage at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas.

UAV EXPO SURVEY

FCC Covered List Has 45.8% Of Operators Frozen, Expo Survey Finds

A survey of 885 drone professionals at Commercial UAV Expo found 45.8% in wait-and-see mode on fleet procurement, and only 13.8% actually moving.

Haye KestelooSep 1

COVERED LIST

FCC Covered List Doesn't Ground Your Drone. Repair Waits Do.

A Commercial UAV Expo panel spent the morning correcting the word ban. What bites operators is parts, repair queues and six to nine week lead times.

Haye KestelooSep 1

Ps Docket 26 189

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