A Remote ID is required to be active on your drone by September 16, 2023. My guess is that you’re probably not ready. Finding out if your drone is compliant and broadcasting is not as easy as we wish. We…
The FPV Coalition seeks help from its members and the entire drone community to help advocate for increasing the weight restriction for recreational drone use from 250g to 1kg. Such a change would allow recreational users to fly larger and…
I spoke with DJI, including with a supervisor in communication with engineering, and was told now that the Phantom 4 Pro V2 would NOT be updated with Remote ID, despite previous assurances it would be. The Mavic Pro Platinum, which…
DJI, the global leader in consumer drones, has launched its newest mini drone, the DJI Mini 2 SE, which is now available for purchase. Priced at $339, the DJI Mini 2 SE can be bought from the official DJI online…
Good day, folks! Shawn here from Air Photography. Last week, I did a video going over the evolution of the Mini 3, covering all the new features and changes that have been added to it since it was released. In…
As of just a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been flying drones for six years now, and over that time, I have learned quite a bit. I hope that you have as well by watching my channel here. One of…
Travis Lenhoff, a 38-year-old man from Northern Kentucky, found himself facing federal charges after he sent a drone up to capture a photo of himself and his friends at the Moerlein Lager House near Great American Ballpark on Opening Day…
When I first started flying drones, one of my biggest questions, every time I flew, was, would it be okay for me to be flying here? Am I going to get in trouble? Who’s going to bother me and am…
This week in drone news, we have four stories for you. This might be a little longer than usual, but we have a UK drone pilot who was fined after flying too close to a warbird. AUVSI has come up…
In a short tweet, DJI responded to concerns about drone pilots’ locations being available to the public through the use of software and a cheap radio. Last week, we reported that security researchers or hackers had discovered a way to…
So part of my self-improvement plan is to start writing again (with How to be a successful commercial drone pilot – Part 107 as my first article on DroneXL), sometimes just for myself and sometime to share. I saw yet…
What if there was one thing you could change about drone regulations in the United States that would make life better for a huge number of hobbyists? (spoiler: raise the drone weight limit!) Today, I’m going to tell you what…
