This week in drone news; the DJI Avata has been released after weeks of leaks, the long-flying Zephyr Drone has crashed hours short of the world record time, FCC filings suggest an EVO 2 V3, and some upcoming industry events including Commercial UAV Expo and DRL's first race of the season! 

Get the Avata here: https://click.dji.com/APt7wTOjepgyoDfSf0T_aA?pm=link

DJI Avata is out and it’s sweet!

4K 60, 18 minute of flight time, 

GPS, Sport and Manual modes

New goggles with Head Tracking

Free Deep Dive

Full Review

Comparative Footage

The Zephyr drone crashed shortly after our news update went out last week.

The drone totaled 64 days airborne

The Zephyr was just hours short of the longest flight ever, which was set in 1958.

Two men flew a C172 Skyhawk for 64 days and 22 hours.

https://www.businessinsider.com/solar-powered-airbus-zephyr-drone-apparently-crashed-in-arizona-2022-8

According to recent FCC filings, Autel is preparing to release up to 6 new models of the EVO 2.

EVO II Pro V3: Quadcopter equipped with a 1-inch CMOS sensor that can shoot up to 6K video.

EVO II Pro RTK V3: Quadcopter equipped with a 6K camera and a RTK module that has centimeter-level positioning accuracy.

EVO II Pro Enterprise: Quadcopter equipped with a 6K camera and compatible with four kinds of enterprise accessories (Spotlight, Loudspeaker, Strobe, RTK Module).

EVO II DUAL 640T V3: Quadcopter equipped with a 4K camera and a thermal camera.

EVO II DUAL 640T RTK: Quadcopter equipped with a 4K camera, a thermal camera, and an RTK module that has centimeter-level positioning accuracy.

EVO II DUAL 640T Enterprise V3: Quadcopter equipped with a 4K camera, a thermal camera, and compatible with four kinds of enterprise accessories (Spotlight, Loudspeaker, Strobe, RTK Module).

This appears to be another chipset for the drones and controllers

New Autel smart controller “SE” for Evo lite and Nano series

Commercial UAV Expo: Sept 6-8 in Las Vegas, NV

Colorado UAS Roundup: Sept 11-12 in Mount Princeton, CO

DJI Airworks: Oct 10-12 in Las Vegas, NV

DRL Drone Race: Oct 11 at the PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

$15 tickets for PI Students, family, and Friends.

https://offer.fevo.com/drone-racing-league-kywoakr-8083d5a?fevoUri=drone-racing-league-kywoakr-8083d5a%2F