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

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)

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

Cleaning drones: a tethered drone washing a building facade

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

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

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

Largest drone show: thousands of lit drones forming a pattern in the night sky

News Oct 15, 2026 · 3:00 PM UTC

Largest Drone Show Ever: Why 22,580 Still Beats the 71,207 Record

The 71,207-drone record set in Texas in September 2026 counts drones launched in a week; the largest single show is still 22,580 drones over Hefei. Every drone-show world...

Alihan Demirdaş

Drone Remote ID: a broadcast module mounted on a small drone

News Oct 15, 2026 · 2:30 PM UTC

Drone Remote ID in 2026: Who Needs It, Modules, FRIAs and Fines

Remote ID is mandatory for every registered drone, and Part 107 flights at any weight. Who needs it in 2026, the three ways to comply, broadcast module options,...

Alihan Demirdaş

Police drones: a drone-as-first-responder unit launching from a rooftop dock

News Oct 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM UTC

Police Drones in 2026: DFR Costs, Vendors and the Privacy Fight

More than 1,000 US agencies now hold FAA waivers for drone-as-first-responder flights. What programs cost, why police are replacing DJI, how Flock, Skydio, BRINC and Axon compare, and...

Alihan Demirdaş

Drone Dominance Program: small FPV attack drones of the type the Pentagon is buying

News Oct 15, 2026 · 1:30 PM UTC

Pentagon Drone Dominance Program: $450M Phase III and Who Is Winning

The Pentagon's $1 billion-plus Drone Dominance Program buys cheap attack drones through Gauntlet fly-offs. Phase III offers $450M for 60,000 drones and Gauntlet 2.5 moved to November. Winners,...

Alihan Demirdaş

Best drones under $500: small DJI and Potensic camera drones

News Oct 15, 2026 · 1:00 PM UTC

Best Drones Under $500 You Can Still Buy in the US (October 2026)

Seven drones under $500 you can still legally buy in the US after the FCC cut-off, led by the DJI Mini 3. Specs, recent prices, the 250 g...

Alihan Demirdaş

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