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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.

Thermal Imaging · 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 25 min read

Skydio

Skydio's 100 mph F10 Debuts at Ascend, Where 'Lobbying' Is Profanity

Skydio unveiled the dock-launched F10 Lightrunner at Ascend 2026. Its livestream chat also removed a comment about lobbying as profanity.

Haye KestelooSep 24

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

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

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

Man in a dark hoodie and cap speaking to camera beside a gray DJI folding drone, with 25% TARIFF and 100% TARIFF badges and the words THE HITS KEEP COMING

Industry

Drone Tariffs Hit September 3. Here's Why Prices Won't Jump 25% Overnight

New US tariffs on imported drones take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on September 3. The duty applies at import, not at checkout, so existing inventory can keep selling at today's prices.

Russ 51 DronesSep 1

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