
Utilities Prepare for BVLOS While Navigating the Post-DJI Transition - Dronelife
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The FAA's BVLOS rule won't solve the real problem for utility drones: a 20-mile inspection flight can yield 1TB of imagery that still needs human review. Entergy and Southern Company are quietly dropping DJI for Skydio.
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The current DJI Air drone — in stock in the US today while the Air 4 stays blocked.
$1,439.00
Under 250g, so no FAA registration. The budget DJI you can still buy stateside.
$439
Prefer to skip the DJI ban entirely? Autel's Air-class rival ships freely in the US.
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