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BELL REVEALS A SURPRISINGLY DOWN-TO-EARTH AIR TAXI Would love to hear your takes on the FAA regulations this will have to endure.

Buried in an FAA bill that comes to the House floor Wednesday is language that lets the FBI and DHS shoot down “credible threats.” New law would give feds the right to shoot down private drones in U.S. “But critics say the language in the bill doesn't define credible threats or areas where...

Amazing new footage from the Mavic 3 prototype. ;)

I was thinking maybe make a sheet of paper with an FAQ of all the inane questions people have. Has anyone tried that and was it effective?

Thanks. I'm more to the west in a suburb of Orlando, so I'm probably in the clear there. But it is still Class B airspace all the way out to near Clermont, so I might still get the built-in restriction. I guess the only way to know for sure is to buy the drone and try to fly it and if it...

It appears that LAANC just went online here in Florida, so I'll look into that. Thanks for the info.

It looks like authorization for B/C/D only lasts 6 months and has a 90 day processing period. So if I wanted to maintain a constant authorization, I'd have to plan to send in a new request every 3 months after the first one is authorized (to give time for the next one to be authorized). When I...

I've downloaded the Jacksonville VFR sectional as well as the B4UFLY app. The app says I'm within 5 miles of multiple airports/heliports/sea-plane bases and that I have to notify the airport operator and ATC every time I fly. So if I go out to my driveway with my new drone (if I buy it) to do a...

Thanks for this info. I live in a more densely populated area (Orlando, FL metro area). I was thinking it would be expensive to gain experience to fly well if every time I fly I have to purchase "insurance by the hour". So it sounds like if I'm flying strictly for fun in a relatively unpopulated...

The other day a friend asked me to help with a terrestrial video shoot for his website. I'm doing his site for free just to help him get things going. The nature of the shoot made me wonder if it was time to buy a drone so we could get some nice aerial views of some things. I went on...

Looks like the new date is August 23rd. DJI Mavic 2 Pro [Release Date] Live Rumors and more. | MyFirstDrone

Hi. I'm not yet an owner of a Mavic but I've been seriously considering buying one for commercial purposes. Looking to read threads and post questions here before I jump into ownership.