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Map of southern New Mexico showing the NTSB impact site in the Capitan Mountains relative to the center point of the White Sands GPS interference advisory

Remote ID · GPS Jamming

White Sands Was Jamming GPS When a Medevac Crew Flew Into a Mountain

NTSB says military GPS jamming was active when a New Mexico medevac crew hit a mountain. The same notice covered drone altitudes out to 389 kilometers.

Haye KestelooJul 319 min read

Data Privacy

AUVSI Is Selling FAA Drone Registration Data The FAA Itself Stopped Publishing

AUVSI sells a drone registration database for up to $8,500, but the FAA's public registration file stopped in 2023 and federal rules limit bulk lookups.

Haye KestelooJul 31

YouTube thumbnail from Russ at 51 Drones discussing the FAA's DETER enforcement program for drone pilots

FAA

The FAA Is Cracking Down On Drone Pilots, And DETER Explains Why

Russ from 51 Drones breaks down the FAA's DETER enforcement program, why first-time violators may face faster penalties, and why every drone pilot now needs to check airspace before every flight.

Russ 51 DronesJul 21

Section 2209

NPPA Tells FAA Its Section 2209 Drone Rule Ignores The Press, And Drone Pilots Already Asked For The Same Fixes

The National Press Photographers Association told the FAA its proposed Section 2209 drone rule would create opaque, potentially permanent no-fly zones with no expiration, no review clock, and no practical protection for newsgathering — the same structural fixes drone pilots already asked for.

Haye KestelooJul 20

DJI

Drone Strikes Child at Nebraska’s Biggest Fireworks Show

A child was injured by a drone during the July 4 fireworks at Big Bang Boom in Norfolk, Nebraska, the show billed as the state’s largest, on the night of its 50th anniversary. Event organizers, Madison County deputies and Norfolk police identified the aircraft with specialized drone identification equipment before anyone approached the operator, Sheriff…

Rafael SuárezJul 7

Flock Safety Pushes Alpha Camera As The Sensor Arms Race In Police Drones Heats Up

FAA

El Paso County Sheriff’s Drone First Responder Program Catches Woman Hiding With Two Active Warrants

An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office drone spotted people fleeing a Colorado Springs-area home and hiding in the backyard before deputies ever arrived on scene, leading to the arrest of a 44-year-old woman wanted on two active warrants. The Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a disturbance call around 8:00 AM on June 26, 2026,…

Haye KestelooJul 2

DJI

I Tested the SkyRover X1 Against the DJI Mini 4 Pro in the Alaska Wilderness. Here’s What Surprised Me

Jake Sloan tests the SkyRover X1 against the DJI Mini 4 Pro in Alaska: tracking, obstacle avoidance, log video, wind, battery life, and a Remote ID edge.

Jake SloanJun 30

Amazon

DJI Mini 4K Fly More Combo Drops to $255 on Amazon—Down From $389

I grabbed the Mini 4K Fly More Combo last month to see if it deserved the beginner hype, and I flew it for two weeks straight. What surprised me was not the camera quality or the gimbal stabilization, but how much less friction there is when you are actually ready to fly instead of still…

Rafael SuárezJun 23

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