FCC Ban Still Alive, Rick Scott Backs DJI Ban, Westborough Says No
Pilot Institute's weekly update: the FCC still weighs a thermal and spray drone ban, Rick Scott backs keeping DJI listed, and Westborough votes 510-13.
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Pilot Institute's weekly update: the FCC still weighs a thermal and spray drone ban, Rick Scott backs keeping DJI listed, and Westborough votes 510-13.
Exedy Drones opened $1,000 Ayre CX spray drone reservations through dealers. $750 stays refundable until January; first deliveries target spring 2027.
Greg Reverdiau: spray drone sales fell 59% as dealers seek an FCC carve-out, Pentagon letters join DJI's record, Phantom 4 Pro V2 support ends Oct. 31.
ASDC says US spray drone sales fell 59% in 2025 after CBP held DJI shipments, and asks the FCC to keep Part 137 sprayers out of its proposed ban.

DJI ends Phantom 4 Pro V2 service October 31 and Agras T16 and T20 service November 2, as the FCC weighs barring the spray drones that replace them.

ABZ Innovation opened a €7M drone factory in Hungary and says US production starts next year. Its FCC exemption for the L50 sprayer rides on that plan.

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.
Agri Spray Drones' new maintenance video shows how a worn battery terminal arcs, spreads damage to every charger and drone it touches, and can fuse mid-flight, and the five-minute daily inspection that prevents the crash.
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