Drone News Update

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 the FAA DOC page amongst other places, wildfire ops were halted after sightings of a drone in the airspace, and finally, less than a minute after a search drone was launched a missing man was found and brought to safety.

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 controller. Check out our gear list: https://www.amazon.com/shop/pilotinstitute Free drone registration labels: https://pilotinstitute.com/free/ Our Other Channels - PIXL Drone Show: drone-related podcast, posts every Tuesday morning. https:...

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 Institute Deep-dive courses!  DJI Avata Deep Dive: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/dji-avata-deep-dive/ Parrot Anafi Ai Deep Dive: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/parrot-anafi-ai-deep-dive/ Matrice 300 Deep Dive: https://pilotinsti...

This week in drone news; the DJI Avata has been released after weeks of leaks, the long-flying Zephyr Drone has crashed hours short of the world record time, FCC filings suggest an EVO 2 V3, and some upcoming industry events including Commercial UAV Expo and DRL's first race of the season!  Get the Avata here: https://click.dji.com/APt7wTOjepgyoDfSf0T_aA?pm=link DJI Avata is out and it’s swee...

This week in drone news, the Airbus Zephyr has completed 60 days of flying so far, DJI Avata accessories leaked by Adorama, another drone smuggling attempt, more PI content coming to the Photography and videography course, and the upcoming Commercial UAV Expo!  The Zephyr drone is still flying! 82’ wingspan, 165lbs. Solar powered This is the same drone (and same flight) that flew to Belize an...

This week in drone news; More leaks for the DJI Avata, Skyebrowse has released a new hyper-realistic modeling software, ASTM has gotten the first MOC for remote ID, the FAA's Dronezone got a new look this week, and an update on Pilot Institute's new courses!  Check out Skyebrowse: https://www.skyebrowse.com/ DJI Avata leaks continue, suggesting the drone is nearing release Rumored specs inclu...

In this week's drone news; The RDQ vs FAA court case has been settled and remote ID will continue as planned, NASA and Zipline partner for fleet integration, an experimental eVOTL crash, and a new FAASafety course by Pilot Institute.  ALC-803: https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?pf=1&preview=true&cID=803 Remote ID was upheld in the US. Court of Appeals this week. R...

In this week's drone news; Leaks for upcoming DJI drones include the Mavic 3 Enterprise, Inspire 3, and the Avata, an update on the large UAS crash in California, lifeguards save a swimmer using a drone to drop a life jacket, and a new FAA safety course by Pilot Insitute.    FAA Safety ALC-803: https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?pf=1&preview=true&cID=803 The...

In this week's drone news; DraganFly has released a drone with a 66lb payload and a 55-minute endurance, Wing is creating a fleet of larger drones to carry different items, DJI is lobbying against the American Security Drone Act, a man was caught trying to fly contraband into a prison, and one year of Pilot Institute's Free stickers! DraganFly has introduced a cargo drone with a payload of 66lbs a...

In this week's news, Yuneec announces a new commercial drone. DJI Airworks is happening in person this year, August 2022. Paladin and Odessa PD have created the largest DFR network in the states. Pilot Institute is 3 years old! We will go over some of our accomplishments all thanks to our students, viewers and community.  00:00 Introduction 00:36 Yuneec Announces Business Class Drone 02:00 DJ...

This week in Drone News: An Airbus Zephyr UAS has been flying for 17 days so far, A Mavic 3 was shot down, NAAA cautions UAS operators for crop spraying operations, and Samsung’s Airborne surveillance camera. An Airbus Zephyr S Solar powered UAV has been flying above Arizona for 17 days - So far…  While not a small UAS, This goes to show how solar power could one day allow for perpetual opera...

This week in drone news: A new video on the DJI Avata shows an artist's concept of the drone, Influential Drones has acquired Buzz my Property, Phoenix Fire used a drone to help locate and rescue overheating hikers, an upcoming AAAC meeting will discuss pilot safety, and a new course for visual observers from Pilot Institute. VO Course: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/visual-observer-essentials/...

This week in drone news: Zipline has gotten their PArt 135 certificate from the FAA, The FAA is soliciting public comments about Zipline's proposed drone deliveries, Wingcopter has raised 42 million to expand deliveries, Amazon's announcement a surprise for the small town where their deliveries will begin, and finally, we've released our Photography course!    Enroll in the Photography C...

This week in drone news: Amazon is starting drone deliveries this year, A small drone was found crashed near a runway in Arkansas, the proposed drone act of 2022, drone safety awareness day, and a new Pilot Institute course! Amazon plans to begin deliveries in northern California this year the company announced this week Prime Air drones will carry packages that weigh up to 5lbs and are shoe-box s...

This week in drone news, Paladin has gotten a BVLOS waiver for class B airspace, Axon stops r&d on a Taser drone, more blue UAS added to the approved list, and a firmware upidate to the Mavic 3! Paladin Drones has received a class B BVLOS waiver for their Drone as First Responders system The waiver is for the Elizabeth Police Department in New Jersey Paladin’s aircraft, the Knighthawk is a 4G...

This week in drone news, Amazon has apparently been telling the FAA not to investigate drone crashes as they are investigating, a new defense/public safety drone, and a large crop-spraying drone crash in California. It appears that Prime Air has been avoiding FAA crash investigations by claiming the company has the authority to conduct its own investigations  At least twice, FAA inspectors ha...

This week in drone news:  Wyoming looking to create a drone trespass law, Insta360 sphere for the Mavic Air 2 and the Air 2S, Walmart expanding their drone delivery, and Skydio Symforce changes to open source. A Legislative committee in Wyoming voted to continue work on legislation that would address trespass issues relating to drone flights “Simply entering the airspace above somebody else’s...

Join Greg, our lead instructor, as we learn about all the happenings in the drone industry this week. DJI had yet ANOTHER leak, it looks like a cinewhoop-style drone. Florida Light and Power has purchased an 1800+ lbs drone that will be used for disaster relief in up to a 1000-mile radius of takeoff. Fatshark is coming at DJI's digital system by releasing their own goggles boasting 1080p resolutio...

This week in drone news; DJI released the Mini 3 Pro, the drone on mars is recovering from a dust storm, Wingcopter gets criteria for part 21 cert, and FliteFest 2022! Download comparative footage and images on our blog! Mini 3 Pro Blog Review: https://pilotinstitute.com/dji-mini-3-pro-review/ Learn about the newest addition to DJI's lineup! DeepDive: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/dji-mini-3-p...

This week in drone news; Snapchat has released a drone, Skyward to end operations in June, Disney Paris celebrates with a drone show, an app to find your stolen drone, and finally an update on free stickers! Snapchat has released a drone! This drone, “Pixy” is a "free-flying sidekick” and is essentially a selfie drone. Pixy is autonomous, taking video as it flies which is then transferred to and s...

This week in drone news; The Whitehouse has released an action plan calling for more power to regulate drones in and around sensitive locations, DJI Inspire 3 leaks, a new FLIR camera, and our newly released Pilot Institute Wiki! The presidential administration is calling on congress to expand authority of both federal and local governments to take action against drones. This action plan calls for...

This week in drone news; More leaks of the DJI Mini 3 including pricing, GoPro has released a slim action camera for drones, the first BVLOS waiver has been granted for FPV without a visual observer, and Gresco acquires DJI Arizona. Looks like the mini 3 will be released on either the 27th or 28th of April Other leaks suggest a possible 1” sensor on the mini 3 pro This has been supported by leaks...

This week in drone news: Two DJI leaks point to a new Mavic 3S and a new Mini 3 and/or Mini 3 pro, AUVSI Xponential is just around the corner, and the Ingenuity helicopter has won the Collier Trophy. Mini 3 pro?  3 axis gimbal Possible 180-degree view Obstacle avoidance Maximum aperture f/1.7 249g https://dronexl.co/2022/04/02/dji-mini-3-pro-video-photos-release-imminent/ Rumors of a new Mavi...

This week in drone news: Texas law 423 has been found unconstitutional by a federal judge, a recreational pilot in New York was fined more than $15,000, an update from our travels to the Texas Public Safety Robot Response Summit, and an upcoming South Florida Drone Meetup. Texas Drone law 423 was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge The law restricted drone use and distribution of images capt...

This week in drone news: the DJI Matrice 30 has been released, the Ingenuity drone on mars has been extended to continue flights, a man attempting to smuggle drugs using drones has been arrested, and events/UAS industry update. Mavic 3 DeepDive: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/dji-mavic-3-deep-dive/ The Matrice 30 was released this week  Available as M30 or M30T 48MP 1/2 CMOS and 5x to 16x...