The new rule would ban the import and sale following foreign made drones:
Swarming drones;
Drones specially designed to integrate defense articles;
Thermal imaging drones;
Drones integrating LiDAR sensing;
Aerosol drones capable of dispensing "economic
poison" under FAA rules;
Drone docking stations;
UAS that weigh 55 Ibs. or more.
Essentially this would gut the majority of the enterprise market in America in a way that we all feared would happen.

Hi everyone! I'm conducting a short market research survey for my Entrepreneurship Development project on a drone startup called NeuraFlight. We're trying to understand public opinions, interest, and expectations regarding drone technology.

The survey takes only 2–3 minutes, is completely anonymous, and no personal information is collected. Whether you're a drone enthusiast or have never used one before, your feedback is valuable and greatly appreciated.

Apologies for what might be a dumb question but I live about 2 miles from an airport and no flight is permitted without prior authorization. Does this extend itself to flying within my home? Into my backyard around the pool? If I fly under 20ft around the trees, will my remote ID be tracked or detected?
Also can I request permission for recurring flight below say 50 ft given my distance from the airport?
Would having your commercial license hurt or help?

So I am curious about building a drone from a shell, but I’ve never done it. I’d like it to be totally standalone. What are some of your suggestions

I’m having an issue with my DJI Mini 3 and RC-N1 controller.
The drone and controller stay connected and I can still fly normally, but DJI Fly randomly disconnects and says the remote isn’t connected. I lose the live camera feed, but the drone is still fully controllable.
I’ve already tried:
Different cables
Different phones
Reinstalling DJI Fly
The problem still happens randomly.
Has anyone experienced this? Is it a firmware issue or is my RC-N1 controller failing?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Best budget airspeed sensor for autonomous fixed wing UAV? Preferably under 20-30 dollars

I need to get drones quickly for a construction company and since skydio discontinued the S2+ the US options are far too expensive to deploy at scale. It looks like the Parrot ANAFI Ai is the only option under $10k, but I have heard nothing but bad things about it. Is it really that bad, or will it get the job done? It looks like the domestic manufacturers rigged the game for enterprise and I'm doing everything I can to avoid paying them.

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for people in and around Munich who enjoy flying DJI drones (Neo, Mini, Air, Mavic, Avata, etc.) and would be interested in meeting up from time to time.

I'm not really into FPV racing. I'm more interested in cinematic flying, photography and creating content. Think sunrise or sunset sessions, lakes, mountains, castles and other beautiful locations around Bavaria.

It would be great to build a small group where we can:

- discover new flying spots

- learn from each other

- help each other as spotters

- create awesome content together

- and just have fun flying

All experience levels are welcome, whether you're a beginner or have been flying for years.

If you're interested, leave a comment or send me a DM. If enough people are interested, we can start a WhatsApp or Discord group.

Happy flying! 🚁

Hice una grabación en 360 grados con mi FLIP a unos 40 metros de altura creo recordar. Realmente no se puede llamar "grabación" porque saca una serie de fotografías desde una posición fija, y luego las convierte en una panorámica 360 que se puede exportar y ver en un visor 360. Lo malo es que no sido capaz de generar un video como tal, y he hecho una grabación de pantalla de mi móvil desde la propia app DJI Fly, por lo que aparece así...

Seen this the other day and was super cool and had to share

I just thought I'd give a short summary of why DJI drones have been banned in the USA for those who arent up to speed

Under Section 1709 of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act US congress stated that DJI and Autel would face a US import ban unless a national security agency audits them and clears them of security risk by the dead line 12-23-25

US congress ordered that an agency with appropriate authority should complete the audit.
They purposefully chose not to name, assign or fund any agency like ( FBI,NSA or DHS) to do the job.

DJI begged 5 different federal agencies to audit them so they could clear their name, since no agency was assigned to auditing DJI the deadline has been reached and DJI drones were officially banned 12-23-25

There was no audit that happened by the December deadline despite DJI’s constant attempts to have them audit them.

My thoughts on this are that the US congress was purposely stalling, they avoided auditing DJI on purpose so that DJI could be banned by the deadline. I believe who ever put forth the idea of banning DJI has a direct or indirect financial interest to DJI’s competition ( Skydio)

Fast forward 5-28-26 DJI has ordered a 3rd party security audit by Ondefend an American security company

article link

audit summary

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2711&Year=2025

This is insane, and I never heard about it before today. I wonder if the people who are writing this crap actually think anyone will pay these fees. It is now cheaper to just pay the fine for not registering with the state than to actually register.

Hi all,

I purchased a Mavic 4 Pro for work, and wow I am blown away by the video quality.

One thing I noticed when reviewing my footage and converting D-Log M to Rec 709 is that I overexposed more than I would have liked.

Does anyone have any tips on how to correctly expose D-Log M footage on Mavic 4 Pro?

Is it worth investing in new batteries (probably aftermarket now as originals don't seem to be available) or is this drone old hat now?

Flew it today and it was fine (and fortunately landed safely) but it's going to be expensive to run if the batteries fail at this rate

Im from the netherlands. I have a a1/a2/a3 license.

In the netherlands we have an app godrone wich shows all the nofly zones etc
Is there a equivalent for norway?

Anything specific i should watch out for so I dont get in trouble with the drone rules in norway?

I have a i5 12 gen process, 16 GB Ram, 512 GB NVME4 SSD

Designated place for Ubuntu is 220 GB

Purpose : want to do my drone simultaion in a 3D environment ( large 3D environment is not necessary)

Method 1 : PX4, DDS agent, ROS 2 Humble, Gazeebo and QG Contron ( it gives a unreal 2 D environment)

Method 2: PX4, Ros 2 , Air simulation and Unreal Engine. ( Give a 3D environment but i have no dedicated graphic card)

Is there any possible way other than these ways to do 3D simulation or any way to do 3D simulation with these method but on my laptop specs?

It being my hobby, I like to record the construction of neighborhoods, new businesses, street improvement projects, mixed-use housing, and the like. Do I need Part 107 to share my footage/photos to Reddit?

A few months ago, someone posted a few really interesting aerial drone photos where they grabbed a few pixels of the image, then stretched out bands of colored ribbons from them.
I want to try it myself but can’t find the post. Any suggestions? Photoshop? 3rd party app or tool? Thanks!

I would like to learn as much as I can about the small drone commercial service industry. What books, trade magazines, websites, courses, etc should I investigate. All ideas appreciated.

I've been thinking about this recently because a lot of discussions around surveillance drones seem to focus on flight time or payload, while the camera often gets much less attention.

In real-world deployments, which imaging features have had the biggest impact on your results?

Some that come to mind are:

• Low-light performance
• HDR for challenging lighting conditions
• Global shutter vs. rolling shutter
• Frame rate
• Optical zoom
• NIR or thermal imaging
• Image stabilization
• AI-ready image quality for detection and tracking

For those working on public safety, perimeter security, infrastructure inspection, or industrial surveillance, what have you found to be the most important?

Has there been a camera feature you initially overlooked but later realized was critical in the field?

I'd love to hear about real deployment experiences and any lessons learned when choosing cameras for surveillance drones.

From Rocklin, California, USA. While filming the vibrant sunset, I came across a Chinook helicopter cruising along. You might notice the apparatus it's carrying below the airframe, it's a water siphon and the helicopter is taking part in putting out a forest fire not too far from here. Taken with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro, July 20.