This week in drone news: A new product that houses the EVO 2 from Autel Robotics,  drone shoot down in PA, drone show fail in China, rumors of new DJI drones, and a new Pilot Institute course on FAAsafety.gov  

FAA Safety: https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_catalog.aspx 

New videos! Intermediate 

FPV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dw6ZIysrjo

ADS-B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeEohJoGAXw

It appears that Autel Robotics has developed an automated docking station for the EVO 2 line of aircraft. This system is called the EVO Nest Works with the EVO 2, EVO 2 RTK, and EVO 2 Enterprise series This keeps the drone charged and ready to fly 24/7 The drone takes-off and lands in the box where it is stored and charged IP54 certification The Nest takes 45 minutes to charge the aircraft

 https://dronexl.co/2021/10/05/autel-evo-nest-drone-docking-station/ 

A man in Pennsylvania is facing charges after allegedly shooting down an inspection company’s drone. The business, Exelon Business Services was contracted to inspect power poles and lines. During the flight, the rPIC heard gunshots and lost contact with the aircraft. The aircraft was found in a trashcan behind the man’s house but he refused to discuss how it ended up there. State police state that the charges include criminal mischief worth more than $1,000 and that charges will be filed in the county courts. 

 https://www.pahomepage.com/news/local-news/sayre-man-allegedly-shoots-down-drone-charges-expected-to-be-filed/ 

A drone show in China experienced a major failure this week  After lifting off, all 200 of the drones came down on top of people watching the show.  Videos show the aircraft dropping out of the sky, however, it’s difficult to tell if they were descending or falling Luckily there were no injuries https://supchina.com/2021/10/05/drones-fall-from-the-sky-during-failed-performance-in-zhengzhou/ 

DJI Mini 3 - Some leaks suggest a DJI Mini 3 could be released in November! No pictures yet of the Mini 3 DroneXL is reporting that DJI actually reached out to deny that a new Mini series aircraft is in the works/will be released. Remember that DJI also denied the Mini SE would be available in the US and Europe DJI Mavic 3 - Lots of leaks, DroneXL is reporting that the release will be on October 20th. We’re very excited for these releases!

https://dronexl.co/2021/09/30/dji-mini-3-drone-november-15th/ 

https://dronexl.co/2021/10/04/mavic-3-retail-price-confirmed/ 

https://dronexl.co/2021/10/04/dji-mini-3-existence-denied/ 

We’ve got a new course, available only on FAAsafety.gov!  This course is an interactive course discussing Aeronautical Decision Making for sUAS - ALC-723  This course IS available for wings credits and is 100% FREE! We’re working on more FAA safety courses geared towards drones. We put out two new videos this week, ADS-B and some Intermediate FPV maneuvers!