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nuWay Ag case: an agricultural spray drone like the heavy-lift aircraft in the FAA dispute

Drone News Oct 16, 2026 · 8:22 AM UTC

FAA Suspends nuWay Ag’s Mike Yoder Over Drone Deer and Sled Lifts

nuWay Ag co-owner Mike Yoder says he accepted a 180-day FAA suspension of his remote pilot certificate over heavy-lift drone videos. Why Part 137 doesn't cover deer or...

Alihan Demirdaş

Pentagon DJI letters filed with the FCC: a DJI drone (illustration)

Drone News Oct 16, 2026 · 8:22 AM UTC

FCC Files the Pentagon’s DJI Letters, Says Its Ban Didn’t Rely on Them

The FCC put the Pentagon's Section 1709 letters on DJI into the public record and said it did not rely on them for the ban. What the letters...

Alihan Demirdaş

DJI Flip vs Mini 5 Pro: two sub-250 g DJI camera drones

DJI Mini Series Oct 16, 2026

DJI Flip vs Mini 5 Pro: Guarded Vlog Drone or 1-Inch Camera?

Both weigh about 249 g, but the Flip is a guarded vlogging drone and the Mini 5 Pro is DJI's 1-inch sensor flagship that never launched in the...

Alihan Demirdaş

Cleaning drones: a tethered drone washing a building facade

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 4:30 PM UTC

Cleaning Drones in 2026: Do They Work, What They Cost, and Who Makes Them

Tethered cleaning drones now wash facades, windows and roofs and even paint buildings. How they work, what Lucid Bots and Apellix systems cost, the FAA rules, the limits...

Alihan Demirdaş

How to start a drone business: a commercial drone pilot preparing a flight

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

How to Start a Drone Business in 2026: Part 107, Insurance, Niches, Pricing and the DJI Problem

Everything you need to start a US drone business in 2026: Part 107 and the October test change, registration and Remote ID, insurance costs, typical rates by niche,...

Alihan Demirdaş

FCC drone exemptions: an enterprise drone of the kind covered by conditional approvals

Drone News Oct 15, 2026 · 3:30 PM UTC

FCC Drone Exemptions 2026: Every Foreign Drone Approved So Far

Since December 2025, 19 foreign or foreign-built drone systems have won FCC conditional approvals, from SiFly's Q12 to Italy's Dronus K500L. The full list, how the process works,...

Alihan Demirdaş

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