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What kind of range are you getting now? And what's your target? FYI, flying beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) isn't legal in the US without FAA approval. It depends on your eyesight, of course, but under ideal conditions, most people can't see a drone clearly once it's more than about half...

Another option might be to purchase a Phantom that's being sold for parts. Here's a Phantom 3 Professional listed by a DJI dealer: https://www.ebay.com/itm/226692431737

FAA Authority Challenged by New Drone Bill The Drone Integration and Zoning Act (S.1249), currently under consideration in the US Senate, proposes granting state, local, and tribal governments authority over airspace up to 200 feet above ground level. This shift would allow these entities to...

Interesting News & Useful Finds Use Flight Reader to extract detailed data from your DJI drone flight logs. Access more data than any other app without uploading your logs. Try it for free here. Last Week's Most Popular Topics Rotor Report: Weekly Drone News (April 14, 2025) General...

A new version of Flight Reader is available. Release 1.7.21 includes the following changes: Added new fields RTK.aircraftGeoidHeight [ft] and RTK.aircraftGeoidHeight [m] to display the geoid height offset at the aircraft’s location based on the EGM2008-1 geoid model. Renamed...

FAA Launches Drone Detection Tests in New Jersey The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting drone-detection testing in Cape May, New Jersey, from April 14 to April 25, 2025. This initiative involves operating several large drones and over 100 commercial off-the-shelf drones during...

Interesting News & Useful Finds Use Flight Reader to extract detailed data from your DJI drone flight logs. Access more data than any other app without uploading your logs. Try it for free here. Last Week's Most Popular Topics Phantom 4 Pro for sale (Good condition) - AU$1100.00 excl...

That's what I'm thinking as well. Also, the tariff is based on the declared value of the goods upon entry into the country, not the retail price paid by consumers.

FAA Promotes Safe Flying with Drone Safety Day 2025 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has scheduled its annual Drone Safety Day for April 26, 2025. This event focuses on educating the drone community about safe flying practices and the positive contributions of drones to society...

Interesting News & Useful Finds Use Flight Reader to extract detailed data from your DJI drone flight logs. Access more data than any other app without uploading your logs. Try it for free here. Last Week's Most Popular Topics Big price drop on P4PV2 - $500 + shipping Classifieds 54% China...

Here's a breakdown of the video (feel free to correct me if I missed anything notable): 1:29: The infamous tariff chart includes a column named "Tariffs Charged to the U.S.A.", which notes the listed values also account for other things like currency manipulation and trade barriers. 3:19...

While that video is well-produced, you can save a lot of time by going directly to the source here. There are also additional details there that explain why this is apparently being implemented. Whether it makes sense or is complete is up for debate I suppose.

That’s an important detail. It sounds like you might be dealing with a hardware issue. If you're not familiar with repairing Phantoms, it might be best to take it to a repair shop for further evaluation.

Was that suggesting they might increase the cost for all (or certain) other countries to offset that loss? If so, I suppose that could be one strategy, but it would likely only work if the US were one of the smallest markets. I doubt you'll find anyone who sees that as a virtue. It's more of a...

That's correct. There are no other options. Are you sure it's a working P3S? Did you see it fly before taking possession?