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Drone News Update
Weekly episodes discussing the latest drone news in the United States. Whether you're a hobbyist or a Part 107 Remote Pilot, staying up to date is important, especially in such a fast-changing industry.
Episodes
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Drone News: A Secret Announcement, AUVSI Drone Ban, NASA's Ingenuity, New Alpha Drone, & RID Update
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, we have 4 stories for you this week: A Secret Announcement, AUVSI jumps on anti-Chinese drone bandwagon, NASA’s…
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Drone News Government Gone Wild Edition: Three New Bills Restricting Drones, and The ACSL Soten
The first bill we’re going to cover is the Oklahoma, which would restrict state entries from purchasing or operating drones built or assembled by a covered…
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Drone News: UAS Bill BB199, Drone Surveillance Update, New Wing Drone, New DJI MIC, and Mesh Editor
First up this week is St Louis Bill BB199, which has some concerning text for recreational UAS operators… Line 19, 20, and 21 state “Any person who operates a…
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Drone News: Autel Alpha, FlyCart 30, KY Bill on Drones, Walmart Adds Wing, and Drone Surveillance.
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 5 stories for you this week; Autel Alpha hits FCC database, DIJ FlyCart 30 released outside of China, KY bill could…
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Drone News: Drone Hits a Robinson Helicopter, 2024 American Security Drone Act, and a Drone Rescue
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week, drone hits Robinson R44, 2024 NDAA signed with American Security Drone Act, and a…
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Drone News: 2023 Year in Review, New Drones, Drones for Good, Don't be That Guy, and Regulations
Welcome to your weekly news update, New Year's edition! Let's take a look at everything that's happened this year including drones for good, the don't be that…
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Drone News: Air Aware App, Stopping DJI Exports, PrecisionHawk Down, FAA Reauth, & Firmware Updates
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 5 stories for you this week, Air Aware Released, Legislators urge Pentagon to deny export licenses for DJI…
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Drone News: Amazon Loses Head of Ops, FAA UTM Field Test, Skyebrowse Pay-Per-Model, and New FRIA Map
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 4 stories for you this week, Amazon loses Head of Safety and Flight operations, FAA and NASA conduct UTM Field…
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Drone News: Air 3 & Mini 4 DOC, Percepto Drone Swarm Waiver, Defibrillator Drones, and Texas Zoning
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 4 stories for you this week, Air 3 and Mini 4 Pro finally added to DOC list, Percepto gets drone swarm waiver…
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Drone News: Drone Stops NFL Game, FAA Safety Login Changes, DJI Agras T60, Skyebrowse 2D Mapping
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 4 stories for you this week, Ravens vs Bengals game halted due to drone, FAA Safety Login changes, rumors of a new…
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Drone News: 128MP Survey Camera, Aloft Expanding to AAM, New Waivers Course, and Black Friday Sale!
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week, Phase One releases 128 MP survey camera, Aloft expanding to AAM, new waivers course…
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Drone News: Matrice 3D and Dock 2, Attempted Police Drone Crash, and DSPA Guidance on OOP Waivers!
First up this week is the DJI Matrice 3D and the Dock 2! The Matrice 3D is a simplified Mavic, designed for use in the Dock 2. The M3D comes with two available…
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Drone News: New Bill to Ban Chinese Drones, DJI Matrice 3D Leaks, and Zipline's New Partnerships.
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week, New bill proposes banning Chinese drones for the Federal Government, DJI Matrice 3D…
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Drone News: Texas Drone Law Decision Reversed, New FAA Administrator Confirmed, and the World’s Largest Foam Board Quadcopter!
First up this week is the new FAA Administrator, Michael Whitaker. As we previously speculated, this confirmation process appears to have gone smoothly. Z…
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Drone News: Amazon Medical Deliveries, Aloft Wins Challenge, Drone Equipped With AI to Fight Fires
First up this week is Amazon, who has announce they will start delivering medicine in College Station, Texas. Prime air aims to transport medicine to homes…
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Drone News: Pilot Loses Control Over Stadium, Update on Shot Down Police Drone, New L2 LIDAR
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week, Drone pilot loses control of drone over stadium, an update on the man who shot down…
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Drone News: FAA Authorization Extended, DJI FlyCart FCC Approval, Matrice 3D, and Events!
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 4 stories for you this week, FAA authorization extended, DJI FlyCart 30 gets FCC approval for operation in the US…
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Drone News: The Air Sentinel App, New Skydio Drone, and a DJI Event Next Week
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week, The Air Sentinel App, New Skydio Drone, and DJI event next week! First up this week is…
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Drone News: Remote ID Delay, Mini 4 Pro Price, FAA Gives BVLOS, Pilot Sentenced, and DAA Campaigns
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 5 stories for you this week; Remote ID Delay confirmed, Mini 4 pro pricing leaks, the FAA gives UPS and uAvionix…
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Drone News: Remote ID Delayed, Mini 4 Pro Leak, Drone Pilot Arrested
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update and this week we are live from Las Vegas. We have three stories that we want to share. The first one is information…
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Drone News: Aloft Integrates RID, Phoenix Air Nationwide BVLOS, and an AI Faster at FPV Than Pilots
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week; Aloft integrates RID into fleet management, Phoenix Air gets nationwide BVLOS, and…
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Drone News: DJI Delivery Drone, Warning For Fake Apps, FAA Registration Change, Upcoming Events
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week; DJI releases delivery drone, DJI warns against imitating apps, FAA Registration…
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Drone News: FAA Symposium/AAM Summit, Pyka Pelican Spray, China Drone Export Restrictions
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week; Some news from the FAA Symposium and AAM Summit, Pyka Pelican Spray gets FAA approval…
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Drone News: Reckless Drone pilot pleads guilty, we might finally have a release date for the Air 3, New FAA guidance about federal preemption, and a malfunction that caused 500 drones to crash.
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 4 stories for you this week; Reckless Drone pilot pleads guilty, we might finally have a release date for the Air…
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Drone News: Record Setting Drone Light Show, More DJI Leaks, and EAA AirVenture
Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you this week; Drone Light Show Record Set, More DJI Leaks, and a Big Upcoming Event - EAA AirVenture!
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Drone News: NYC Drone Approval? Aloft Air Control API, Mysterious Drone Leaks
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, we have 3 stories for you this week; NYC is proposing an approval process to fly drones in the city, Aloft Air control…
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Drone News: FAA Requests Comments for BVLOS, Leaked DJI Air 3, Korean Air Drones for Good, PI BVLOS!
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, we have 3 stories for you this week; The FAA is seeking public comments on BVLOS below 400’ for data collection, DJI…
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Drone News: AAM Document from FAA, SCARY Iowa State Bill, Aloft Air Boss Function
This week in Drone News we have three stories for you. The FAA recently released a document outlining AAM integration into airspace, a scary Iowa bill has…
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Drone News: Mavic 3 Pro Leak and Release Date, Another DFR Prohibition Bill, Drone Crime Ring BUSTED
DJI Mavic Pro Leak This week in drone news we have four stories for you: DJI Mavic 3 Pro leaked price, Yet another bill to prevent first responders from doing…
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Drone News: Mavic 3 Pro Price & Release Date, Another DJI Prohibition Bill, Drone Crime Ring BUSTED
DJI Mavic Pro Leak This week in drone news we have four stories for you: DJI Mavic 3 Pro Leaked price, Yet another bill to prevent first responders from doing…
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Drone News: Inspire 3 Released! Currency Check, and Drone Sense to Make DJI NDAA Compliant
This week in drone news we have three stories for you: Inspire 3, Check your currency (Public Service Announcement), and a device to make DJI drones NDAA…
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Drone News: Inspire 3 Released, Mavic 3 Pro, Wing Testifies in Congress, Florida DMS Roasted
This week in drone news we have four stories for you: Inspire 3 and Mavic 3 Pro are around the corner, Wing’s CEO testifies before Congress and some heated…
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Drone News: NEW! DJI Avata Goggles & Controller, Autel Evo Support, NY Drone Corridor
In this week's drone news we have three stories: DJI releases new goggles and controller for Avata, there is an Autel Evo support update, and a New York drone…
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Drone News: New Oregon Aviation Director, Florida Pushes Back on Ban, New Partnership, 200 Weeks!
This week in drone news we have four stories for you and the first one is a big one, Oregon nominates a new Aviation Director, Florida public safety pushes…
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Drone News: UK Drone Pilot Arrested, AUVSI Green UAS, DJI Aeroscope, Remote ID Limit Petition
This week in drone news we have four stories for you; A UK Drone Pilot was fined after flying too close to a warbird, AUVSI Green UAS program, DJI discontinues…
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Drone News: IACRA Glitch, AZ Drone Felony Bill, American Security Drone Act of 2023
This week in drone news we have three stories for you; IACRA glitch means anyone who applied for certs needs to re-apply, AZ bill to make flying drones over…
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Drone News: Rec Night Flying in Controlled, Freefly Grounding Astro, Spright gets Nationwide BVLOS
This week in drone news we have three stories for you; Recreational LAANC enabled for night flights, Freefly Grounding, Spright gets nationwide BVLOS.
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Drone News: DJI SDK Release? Super Bowl Incursions, Texas Drone Workshop
This week in drone news we have four stories for you; DJI SDK and New DJI Mini 2 SE, Super Bowl Drone Incursions down, the upcoming Texas drone workshop and a…
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Drone News: NEW BRINC Drone, TN Law Bans non-NOAA, NEW FAA CBO, NEW DJI!
This week in drone news we have four stories for you; A new drone announcement from Brinc, TN law to ban non-NDAA drones from government uses, a New FAA CBO…
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Drone News: Govt. Accountability Office vs. FAA, Pyka Pelican Cargo, Flytrap Gets Part 135—Delivery
This week in drone news we have three stories for you; the Government Accountability Office says the FAA needs to stop dragging its feet on UAS integration…
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Drone News: Drone Layoffs, Cessna 172 Drone Crash, and Investors for Airbus' Zephyr Project
This week in drone news we have three stories for you; Amazon and other drone company layoffs, a follow-up on a crash between a drone and a Cessna 172, and…
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Drone News: Amazon Manager Fired, World's Fastest Drone, Stranded Boater Saved!
This week in drone news we have three stories for you; did Amazon fire someone for voicing safety concerns, a new world record for the fastest drone, and drone…
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Drone News: DJI’s CES ban, FAA Delays Section 2209, Walmart/DroneUp Challenges
This week in drone news we have three stories for you; DJI’s CES ban, FAA Delays Section 2209 again, and Walmart/DroneUp face delivery challenges.
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Drone News: Autel EVO Max, PSI Changes, FCC NPRM, Ford Patent for Moving Vehicles
This week in drone news we have four stories for you; the new Autel Evo Max, PSI changing the cut for testing centers, FCC announces NPRM for UAS, and a Ford…
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Drone News: 2022 Wrap Up
It’s time to recap 52 weeks of drone news update. We want to thank our community and our students for everything this year. Looking forward to another year of…
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Drone News: Drone Rescues 2-Year-Old, DroneUp Expanding Deliveries, Holiday Reminder
In this week’s drone news update, we’ll talk about a rescue with a drone, DroneUp Expanding Deliveries, and a reminder for the holiday season.
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Drone News: Remote ID Rules in Effect, Drone Prepared, Country of Origin Ban, eBee Vision, New CBOs
In this week’s drone news update, we’ll talk about AUVSI Drone Prepared, a chance for those in Florida to comment on the country of origin ban, the new Ebee…
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Drone News: Pilot Fined w/o TRUST, New DJI Drone, Xwing working on Fighting Wildfires
In this week’s drone news update, we’ll talk about a drone pilot getting fined for flying without a TRUST cert, a new DJI drone, and An autonomous aviation…
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Drone News: Matternet FAA Cert., DJI Updates Data Security, DJI Mini 3 Leak?
In this week’s drone news: Matternet, a medical drone delivery platform has received type and production certification from the FAA, DJI updates their data…
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Drone News: Pilot Institute Student Saves Lives using Drone, New DJI Mavic and DJI Air unit, FOIA shows 100 UAS accident reports to the FAA
This week in drone news: A story of a Pilot Institute Student who saved two people in 9 days using drones, DJI released the Mavic 3 Multispectral & the new O3+…
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Drone News: Network RID, First Approved CBO, LAANC Compliance is Low, Pilot Institute SALE!!
This week in drone news: The FAA has snuck network Remote ID into the norm by approving a bid for a company to download local Remote ID information and…
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Drone News: Wifi Tracking Drone, M30T Rescue, BVLOS Waiver, DJI Mini 3 SE Leak?
This week in drone news: Researches have made a WiFi tracking drone and outline potential dangers, a DJI M30T was used just days after purchase to save a…
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Drone News: eBee is the First Class 3 Drone, Mavic 3 Classic, PI SkyeBrowse Course
This week in drone news, the senseFly (now AGEagle) eBee was approved as the first class 3 drone this week, DJI releases the Mavic 3 Classic, a more simple…
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Drone News: SkyeBrowse Freemium, New Recreational Rules, DJI Updates 3 Aircraft
This week in drone news: SkyeBrowse released a completely free version of their videogrammetry software called Freemium. Check it out using the link below. The…
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Drone News: 80K Drone IDs Leaked, Drone Spying, Dodgers Game Flight, and AZDrone Fest 2022
This week in drone news: over eighty thousand drone identification numbers were leaked causing panic and distrust; the database was a result of an aeroscope…
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Drone News: Drone Pilot Cited, Volcano Tracking, DJI Update and Leaks, Airworks 2022
This week in drone news we speak with Paul Brown, a PI student, about NYC ticketing him for flying a drone, next we will discuss a company that is tracking…
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Drone News: Remote ID App, Paladin Module with LTE, Drone Show, Wing Drone Crash
This week in drone news: the first remote id app was released to the app store, Paladin released an LTE dongle that attaches to the DJI M30 and M300, there was…
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Drone News: Bengals Pilot Indicted, Mavic 3 Thermal, Wildfire Ops Halted, Drone Finds Lost Man
In this week's drone news, the infamous pilot that flew inside the stadium during the Bengals game was finally indicted, the Mavic 3 Thermal has been leaked on…
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Drone News Update: Remote ID delayed, DJI Leaks Mavic 3 Classic, Autel Releases 3 New Models
This week in drone news: Remote ID delayed for manufacturers working on compliance, DJI Leaks on Mavic 3 Classic, and Autel releases V3 aircraft and new smart…
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Drone News: Mavic 3 Enterprise Leaks, UAV Stops Firefighting, Drone Tracking at LAX, New Deep Dives
This week in drone news; DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise leaks, Rogue Drone stopped firefighting efforts in Montana, Drone tracking installed at LAX, and some new Pilot…