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Drone News: Drone Ban From Drones for First Responders Act, No Mapping in NC, DJI Air 4 Rumors

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, we have 3 stories for you this week: Drones for First Responders Act Introduced, Drone Pilots Can’t Map in NC, and DJI Air 4 Rumors. https://droneadvocacyalliance.com

First up, a follow up on the misleadingly named Drone For First Responder act from Congresswoman Elise Stefanik from New York. As we mentioned last news update, the bill introduced last week would increase taxes on drones imported from China by 5% per year, up to 50% + $100. This means pricing recreational pilots out of the hobby. And pretty much ending the ability for FPV pilots to build…

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