I just went out to where I had the space to test cruise control and am happy to report that it now is working again. Also, after reinstalling my hearing aid app the alerts coming from the drone are getting properly piped to my hearing aids and...
I know someone (*wink) who just received an RC Pro 2 controller from a "Top rated plus" seller in China on eBay without any tariffs. It took over 2 weeks to arrive.
You can purchase Luminar Neo outright so you don't have monthly subscription fees. I've been using it for a few years, and love it. They also provide updates for free. You mentioned a learning curve - Lightroom has a much higher learning curve...
For a simple, potentially free option, you might check out creating 3-D models from video using gaussian splat methodology. A company called Polycam lets you create models up to a certain size for free. Here is a YouTube video about it: