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The NDAA already has a provision requiring a technology based federal agency to perform a security review of DJI products by the end of 2025. The NDAA did not specify which agency. If no agency performs the review, it will effectively ban all new DJI products from being imported into the US.

I agree that this proposed legislation isn't likely to pass or stand legal challenges. However, there's a generally negative view growing in the US about all things drone or UAV. I knew this would happen after the coverage of Ukraine using consumer drones for military ISR and attack. I voted for...

I'm curious if any of you have any experience with Drone Clone Experts or Flightelf drones. It seems likely that DJI drones will be banned at the end of this year. Last year congress passed legislation requiring a security review of DJI drones to be performed by a federal government agency such...

Glad I could help.

Unfortunately, if an update or reset doesn't correct the problem, your only option is to send the Mini to DJI for repair or buy a new drone. The gimbal functions within a PID loop controlled by the gimbal algorithms. These algorithms can become unstable or the feedback loop from the tiny servo...

This morning I read an article about a new law in Louisiana. This law gives local and state law enforcement agencies the legal authority to use technology based or kinetic means to disable any drone flying over parades, protests, sensitive locations, TFR areas etc. Additionally, operators of...

For those of you who may not know, in September 2024 the Chinese government began restricting the export of many multirotor and UAV products. If you only fly consumer drones, you won't likely be affected. However, if you are an industrial drone pilot, builder or DIY enthusiast, this may be a...

This is a very common problem. This is one reason I only fly consumer/professional drones that have transmitters with built in screens. These screens have 700 to 1000 nit screen brightness which can be seen in bright sunlight. You can buy small tablets with 1000 nit screens but they start at...

IMO this wouldn't really have much of a market. There are hundreds of drone Sims, some of which are extremely realistic. Some people may give it a try for pure novelty sake but I don't think it would be very successful. I may be totally wrong, just my 2 cents worth.

Cool. I'm an industrial automation Engineering Tech. It's between a full EE and a advanced industrial controls maintenance tech. So I work in tech too. I'll text you.

Most drones do not show telemetry or other info on the video feed unless you do screenshot recording.

I'm interested in your project. My goal is to build a piloted octo-rotor similar to the Jetson One.

Sorry, I see that you are using 88.8v/24s battery. Gyro filter and harmonic notch filtering will be important. The way I was able to get past my initial hurdles was to build a few small quadcopters using ArduPilot/Copter. I understand the trepidation involved with such a large quad. I bought a...

I build large multirotor drones using ArduPilot/Copter. However the largest build I have made is a 1200mm wheelbase quad and 800mm Hexacopter. Regardless, principles are the same. You are building a very large quad. I would suggest using multiple redundant systems and a ballistic parachute...

It's my understanding that federal law says, surveillance on land or objects is okay. Surveillance of a specific person or group of people is generally not allowed without a court order. Taking pics or video of random people who are far enough away that they can't be identified is okay. I'm not...