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DroneXL has teamed up with some of the biggest and most well-known drone YouTubers out there. You’ll definitely recognize names like Shawn from Air Photography, Billy Kyle, Ray from DC Rainmaker, Mike from Drone Supremacy, Jake Sloan, Greg from the Pilot Institute, and Russ from 51 Drones.
AAIB’s “Record-Only” Kent Police Drone Crash Investigation Raises Troubling Questions About UK Police Drone Oversight
I’ve spent the morning going through the Air Accident Investigation Branch’s newly released findings on the Kent Police drone crash that injured a child last August, and I’m genuinely troubled by what I’m reading. While the headlines are focused on…
DJI Avata 360 Price Leak Undercuts Insta360 by Nearly Half, Plus World Speed Record Shattered
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have three stories for you this week, and this is the first of the year. We have leaked pricing for the upcoming DJI Avata 360, the world record for the fastest drone…
Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard
Super Bowl Sunday is famous for wings, commercials, and at least one friend explaining formations like they invented football. Super Bowl LX, happening February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, adds one more tradition to the list: aggressively…
DJI Power 1000 V2 review: 2,600W output in a package that won’t wake the neighbors
I’ve been using portable power stations for years, and most people don’t think they need one until they actually get one. Then it quietly becomes one of those tools you end up using all the time, whether at home, on…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Accessories Guide: What I Actually Use In The Field
Good day folks, Shawn here from Air Photography. DJI has launched the brand new DJI Osmo Action 6, and I thought I would put together an accessory guide for those who are picking one up over the holiday season. If…
DJI Neo 2 Gauntlet Test: From Tight Trails To Abandoned Resorts At 48 km/h
I put the DJI Neo 2 through an absolute gauntlet, and the results genuinely surprised me. We’re talking tight forest trails, cliffsides, high-speed road descents pushing 48 km/h, and an abandoned resort run all the way down to the ocean.…
DJI Osmo Mobile 8 Review: Who Actually Needs a Smartphone Gimbal in 2025?
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. The DJI Osmo Mobile 8 has been out for a little while now, and I just got my hands on one. Rather than diving straight into specs, I want to address the…
DJI Neo vs Neo2 vs Hover Air X1 Pro Max: I Tested All Three in Extreme Cold
I took the original DJI Neo, the new DJI Neo2, and the Hover Air X1 Pro Max out to test and compare in some of the harshest conditions I could find here in Alaska. We’re talking 6 below zero to…
SmallRig S70: The Wireless Mic Getting Dangerously Small
Wireless microphones are shrinking at an alarming rate, and not in a polite, gradual, Moore’s Law kind of way, but in a reckless, almost competitive sprint toward invisibility, the kind that makes you wonder if engineers are doing this for…
YouTuber Jeven Dovey Warns Content Creators: FCC Drone Ban Is Worse Than You Think
I’ve been watching content creators slowly wake up to the reality of the FCC’s December 23 drone ban, and adventure filmmaker Jeven Dovey just delivered one of the clearest explanations I’ve seen for the YouTube community. His message is straightforward…
FCC Drone Ban Starts Countdown That Will Affect Every American
I am well aware that many people within the drone community have grown tired of hearing about the Federal Communications Commission’s December 23 action that restricted the import of new foreign-made drones into the United States. But today, I want…
Eric Schmidt’s AI Drones Hit 70% Kill Rate as Commercial Tech Goes to War
The drone skills you learned for your Part 107 business are now battlefield capabilities. That’s the uncomfortable reality buried in a massive New York Times investigation published this week, and it should concern every commercial operator in America. C.J. Chivers…