Drone News: Autel Nest, Drone shot down, Drone show fail, DJI rumors, new FAA safety course!

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!