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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.
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…
Transport Canada published Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2026-005 on June 8, 2026, the biggest proposed rewrite of Canadian drone rules since Part IX of the Canadian Aviation Regulations took effect in 2019. The proposal would mandate Remote ID for most drone operations, create a formal Community-Based Organization model with permanent flying sites exempt from…
The Orange County Fire Authority says it can find the private drone operators buzzing the Garden Grove chemical tank emergency, and it is reading their Remote ID to do it. OCFA Capt. Brian Yau said the agency has counter-UAS gear that detects a drone in flight, pulls its registration, and traces the operator through that…
The Drone Service Providers Alliance is pressing the FAA to use its long-overdue Section 2209 rule to invalidate the patchwork of critical infrastructure airspace laws that 25 states wrote while the federal rule sat undone for nearly a decade. In a comment guide posted to the alliance’s website, DSPA President Vic Moss laid out a…
The FCC just extended DJI and Autel firmware updates to January 2029. Plus FIFA World Cup no-fly zones and Pierce Aerospace's Remote ID network for NASA.
The FAA's long-awaited Section 2209 NPRM proposes a new 14 CFR Part 74 framework with two designation tiers for restricting drones over fixed-site facilities.
Antigravity's A1 spring update adds omnidirectional obstacle avoidance, timelapse, voice control, and a revamped Auto Edit. Spring sale pricing also remains posted.
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