DJI pulls video shot in National Parks

[groggysbird]

DJI Removes Video Shot in National Parks After It Raises Eyebrows | PetaPixel DJI Removes Video Shot in National Parks After It Raises Eyebrows

 

[mavic3usa]

I made a post here when it happened. I saw the video but I failed to download it. Wasn't the worst video but it wasn't a good look:

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Post in thread 'Best and worst aspects of drone flying'

Oct 12, 2025

Whoops!

DJI’S MAVIC 4 PRO PROMO SHOWS DRONE FOOTAGE FROM PROHIBITED NATIONAL PARKS AND TRIBAL LANDS​

DJI’s Mavic 4 Pro Promo Shows Drone Footage From Prohibited National Parks And Tribal Lands

DJI just posted a promotional video showcasing its new Mavic 4 Pro capturing stunning landscapes across the American West—including drone footage from

dronexl.co

Edit: Video has been pulled: DJI Quietly Pulls Mavic 4 Pro National Parks Video After Legality Questions

• mavic3usa

 

[groggysbird]

I did a search here and nothing came up about it so I didn't know if it had would have posted on your thread

I made a post here when it happened. I saw the video but I failed to download it. Wasn't the worst video but it wasn't a good look:

M

Post in thread 'Best and worst aspects of drone flying'

Oct 12, 2025

Whoops!

DJI’S MAVIC 4 PRO PROMO SHOWS DRONE FOOTAGE FROM PROHIBITED NATIONAL PARKS AND TRIBAL LANDS​

DJI’s Mavic 4 Pro Promo Shows Drone Footage From Prohibited National Parks And Tribal Lands

DJI just posted a promotional video showcasing its new Mavic 4 Pro capturing stunning landscapes across the American West—including drone footage from

dronexl.co

Edit: Video has been pulled: DJI Quietly Pulls Mavic 4 Pro National Parks Video After Legality Questions

• mavic3usa

 

[mavic3usa]

I did a search here and nothing came up about it so I didn't know if it had would have posted on your thread

No worries, it's a great topic; probably deserves its own thread. People make mistakes and sometimes they forget it's a NP; reminds me of this one:

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Post in thread 'DJI sales in America.'

Jul 23, 2025

Nice. Started seeing adverts for this which is tone deaf and insensitive and inappropriate for a promotion or sweepstakes (I realize this isn't the NPS directly). A commercial plane (obviously a tourist in coach class) with passengers flying low over a National Park or protected area (where people seek peace and quiet and apparently a sanctuary) and with NO DRONES allowed much less an airliner; ran for a week and apparently they changed it up a bit this week:

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[Aerophile]

If all footage that was shot illegally gets pulled, there would be no footage at all online.

 

[GadgetGuy]

If all footage that was shot illegally gets pulled, there would be no footage at all online.

Also, much of it may have been legally shot before all the regulations took effect.

 

[HoozierDroneDaddy]

Or as mentioned in another post, DJI obtained the video from numerous pilots in the U.S.. And we don't know if they were completed legally (doubtful) with authorized permits. And DJI did not verify same before posting.

 

[PHZ]

We don’t know if the pilot had permission or not. I do know a pilot who has flown in a National Park with the required authorization.

 

[mavic3usa]

If all footage that was shot illegally gets pulled, there would be no footage at all online.

Well, that's interesting. I went back and took a look at my video cache and it appears I actually can see the entire vide. So I have it but obviously won't post it online since they wanted it taken down. Nothing is gone forever on the internet.

 

[SWTSU]

He mentioned the DJI commercial in this story about drone pilots being jerks.

Drone pilots are behaving very badly in national parks

The shutdown has exacerbated a growing drone problem in Yosemite.

www.sfgate.com

 

[mavic3usa]

He mentioned the DJI commercial in this story about drone pilots being jerks.

Drone pilots are behaving very badly in national parks

The shutdown has exacerbated a growing drone problem in Yosemite.

www.sfgate.com

Hopefully this leads to NPS coming up with a workable strategy which will allow ordinary flyers to have a chance. At present, only criminals can fly and the rest of the honest citizens are banned. That's not a good policy.

 

[groggysbird]

Hopefully this leads to NPS coming up with a workable strategy which will allow ordinary flyers to have a chance. At present, only criminals can fly and the rest of the honest citizens are banned. That's not a good policy.

Kinda like locks only keep the good people out maybe

 

[GadgetGuy]

Kinda like locks only keep the good people out maybe

And restraining orders are only useful against law abiding people who are not a threat. Against someone who really is a threat, they don't care about being law abiding, it only ticks them off more, and makes them an even greater threat!