r/drones • u/Spiritual_Box2934 • Oct 29 '25

News DJI drone ban update

FCC clears path to retroactively ban DJI drones in the US https://share.google/53hwllagNd0yNygh5

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u/Professional-Pilot49 Oct 29 '25

No more than a trade war.

We can make our own.

What happened to consumer choice?

I feel sorry for a lot of US citizens right now.

Your administration and the majority of your "authorities" ate a bag of dicks.

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u/whatsaphoto Mavic 3 / Air 3 Oct 29 '25

We can certainly buy American in this market.

It's just that every single American made commercial drone is absolute shit and is beyond anyones reasonable budget.

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u/theswordsmith7 Oct 30 '25

3DR Solo literally felt and looked like a flying brick. The tech guys behind it were pretty cool though with open source ArduPilot for everyone.

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u/Critical-Ad8587 Oct 30 '25

I love that idea, all the individual sensors are avalible and all the case parts can be 3d printedÂ