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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee or DAC. “The Drone Advisory Committee is key to helping the FAA keep pace with innovation while protecting safety,” said the U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. Members are executives who represent a variety of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) interests,...

Starting with December 28, a new drone APP, named FIMI NAVI MINI, is available on the Goggle play store. This application was the first clue that predicts a new Xiaomi drone is coming in 2021. Shortly, new rumors appeared about the upcoming FiMI Mini drone, including a photo of it. According to the leaked specs, its design looks very...

From first sight is obvious that the Holy Stone HS470 is a rebranded SG906 Pro 2 drone. It adopts the same classic 'Beast' design of ZLL. The HS470 is advertised to be a 4K drone, which is only partially true. While it is capable to take still photos with 4096*3072 pixels, videos have a resolution of only 2048*1080 pixels...

The Talystmachine 5" DIY FPV drone KIT includes a 5" carbon fiber frame, four motors, AirF7 Lite F7 flight controller, and a 50A ESC board. The Talystmachine frame kit is available in 5, 6, and 7" sizes (234/264/294mm wheelbase). It has 5" arms and can be equipped with DJI FPV Air Unit and a GoPro camera. The package includes EMAX...

FAA just announced the final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA), commonly known as drones. The new rules will require Remote Identification (Remote ID) of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions. These rules come at a time when drones represent the fastest-growing segment in the entire transportation sector –...

Following the epic success of the Beast series, ZLRC just announced their 4th generation named SG906 PRO 3 MAX (aka Beast 3). The most significant upgrade of this GPS enabled foldable drone is the laser-based obstacle avoidance module. This sensor helps to avoid collisions when the drone performers autonomous flight modes like RTH or Follow me. Its Sony IMX179 based...

The Flywoo HEXplorer LR is the first Toothpick style hexacopter that comes with a built-in power cable for the SMO 4K camera (Insta360 ONE R Lite). This lightweight 4-inch FPV drone was specially designed for long-range flights. In addition to the onboard GPS positioning, it comes with Flywoo Finder buzzer module which increases the chance of founding your drone...

The new Beta95X V3 is the first FPV drone specially designed for the SMO 4K camera. Actually, this ultralight action cam was developed by BetaFPV in partnership with Insta360. Its newly designed pusher Whoop style frame is made of high-quality PA12 material, which can dampen noise and vibrations and have high abrasion resistance, bringing the drone in a more durable...

Weighting almost 500 grams, the CSJ S189 PRO can be considered more a budget Mavic Air 2 alternative than a MM one. It features GPS positioning, 4K camera with 2-axis mechanical stabilization, and powerful brushless motors. According to the specs, it can withstand wind gusts of level 6. The CSJ S189 PRO drone comes equipped with two cameras. While the...

The new GEPRC TinyGO micro size brushless Whoop is available with two types of FPV cameras (Caddx Loris and Runcam Nano2). Both versions are sold in a ready-to-fly bundle package with an included transmitter, FPV goggles, 4 batteries, and charger. TinyGO is built on a 79mm size frame with duct blade protectors. Its tiny 10000Kv motors are paired with 1.6-inch...