No shortage of US-based "authorized DJI partners"

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I think DJI has been MORE than cooperative with the government only to be ghosted by them. I think we have all been there!
You have some valid complaints BUT I think you are directing those complaints at the wrong people. The Lobbyist that work for the American Drone industry did this,..and they did this with whimsical dreams of producing, in America mind you, a Drone that is just as good for the same price. (insert laugh track here)
If our government believes that, then they have truly lost touch with reality!
DJI still builds and imports Camera stabilizers by the boatload and according to the service tech there,They have no plans to stop doing that.
DJI Stopped shipments of Drones and parts into the U.S. and I don't blame them a bit. Why should DJI go broke trying to import a product to a country that does nothing but cause them grief..No matter the profit potential.
While not as substantial as their Drone sales here, DJI still has a product in the U.S. that is the industry standard in it's field, and the Profits from the U.S. will keep rolling in...
If we stand up and are loud enough we may just get thru to the Government..at least that's the hope.
However in today's world of every company wanting to use Drones as their primary delivery vehicles, I fear the want to overtax 107 operations will end up killing off the recreational aspect of our hobby. At least the hobby as we know it today.
Rules will only get tighter and tighter and the propaganda will only get worse.
Unfortunately our government can point to Europe and the big new "Drone War" over there, and scare the rest of the public into submission.
We all know how ridiculous this whole DJI thing is but maybe As a hobbyist I think it may be time to start coming to the realization that in order to keep flying our Drones,we all better be ready to aquire a part 107 cert. and possibly be ready to face a few "fees" from the Government at times.
Its either that or face the fact that as a recreational pilot you will soon be loading all your stuff in your car and driving to the AMA field to enjoy your toys.

Those ads are totally out of control!

They’re obviously very easy to identify as scams, but unfortunately I’m sure there are some people who fall victim to this and it’s really sad. TikTok is absolutely full of scammers for just about every product being an ad advertised. I recently saw VP Racing fuel jugs being sold by multiple sellers and advertisements like you posted above for the drones and for ridiculously low prices on TikTok, which was obviously a scam.

We’re already in the age of deception and 2026 might just kick the age of deception into high gear thanks to continued advances in artificial intelligence. We’re already being manipulated, but it’s gonna happen at a whole new level. At some point, how are we going to know what we’re seeing on TV or through social media is actually real or not, and how do we know what information can be trusted?

I’d be happy to go back to the 70s!

WHAT IS REALITY?!(Firesisign Theater)Any fans out there?You probably broke the law