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Posted on 12/04/2025 9:43:46 AM PST by fireman15
What’s Actually Happening
Most of you already know what’s going on, but just in case you don’t: under the current rules, a government agency has to perform a security audit on DJI. If they don’t complete one by December 23rd, DJI automatically gets placed on the FCC’s Covered List.
The truth is, no agency wants to be the one to step forward and take on that responsibility. There’s no incentive. There’s actually political risk. There’s liability. So the most likely scenario is that no audit is going to happen and DJI gets listed by default.
It’s an underhanded way to push an agenda, but it’s the way that things get done in this country. It’s a reality. And that’s why I’m at this point of acceptance. I’m not happy about it, but accepting the reality of where things are headed is necessary to move forward.
The DJI Ban Is NOT the End of Drones Here’s what I really want you to hear.
Regardless of what all of the “sky is falling” YouTubers are telling you, and I’ve done it myself, this will not be the end of drones. Not even close.
Yes, this is a pretty big bump in the road for the hobby, for professionals, for creators, for all of us who love flying. But it’s just that. It’s a bump. Every single thing in life has seasons. And the thing about seasons is how much better things feel after a long, hard winter.
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The "DJI Ban" that will be going into effect on December 23 is going to radically change the hobby, but also going to have implications for small time "content creators", real estate photographers, search and rescue, police, surveyors, agriculture, and other areas that most people have no clue about.
I currently have 4 DJI Drones and they are all absolutely amazing machines. The video and still pictures that they are capable of taking is astounding. They are not as capable as a good quality DSLR, but using the right techniques their abilities cannot be duplicated by a DSLR at least without a helicopter and many types of shots and video taken could still not be taken.
I know a little about this because my wife and I have lived on an airport for the last 30 years and even before that we were taking pictures and video from hang gliders, ultralight aircraft, and our Piper Cherokee when we got that. The way that I use drones has never caused a complaint from anyone that I am aware of. Although there are people who are very capable of making nuisances out of themselves with or without any type of equipment.
What about Kitty cat😄
First thing I thought of is: “Where is the ‘A’ in Dow Jones Industrial Average?” I figured out you are discussing drones instead. Nevermind...
Why do they want to ban a particular manufacturer? (I don’t know drones...)
Made in China.
It’s a major journalism pet peeve of mine.
Not defining acronyms at first usage.
Right up there with garbled, incoherent ramblings that pass as news reports.
The DJI “cloud” infrastructure for managing imagery, video, and flight-log data is widely suspected of being insecure, and of relaying that information to the communist Chinese government.
It’s unfortunate, because the drones themselves are very well designed and built.
Thanks.
An American company should be able to stand up and fill any gap.
One would like to think that. "Should" is the operative word, here. A person with certain skills can build a very good multi-copter drone from openly available parts. The real question is of doing it on a serial-production scale, at a 3-digit to low 4-digit retail price ... then building the reputation for quality hardware that DJI has earned.
Eventually, yes. But by abdicating our industrial leadership to China over the past 20 year, they’ve acquired the knowledge, skills, and experience and we have not. I’d like to see a “man on the moon” scale national effort focused on bridging the gaps in <5 years.
I thought we were on the verge of a financial crash.
Until you look at labor laws, environmental regulations, zoning, local government kickbacks, and insurance requirements and realize that new the USA-made drones will cost $5,795.99 each. :)
Nice way to shadow-ban drone ownership for all those uppity conservatives who don't need to be spying on their betters, anyway.
Dow Jones Industrial? Oh, it is a manufacturer’s name.
I have a neighbor who already has several drones that cost him over 7 grand each. Night vision, color thermal, military grade (he knows a guy). I know one of them is a top of the line DJI and he’ll be sad but he’s got beaucoup discretionary income for toys. He’ll move on
I have a Mavic 3 that I really love but don’t use a lot. I live in the ultra burbs and don’t get out of the area much.
The camera creates beautiful video. Usually all I do is bump up the chroma and pedestal levels to suit me.
Additionally I have a DJI Neo that is fun to play with and have gotten some good results after Final Cut or GIMP tweaking.
The majority of what came from either unit went to stock footage. Every once in great while I make a little something, I could never seem to break into any other areas of drone money making.
Couple of months ago I renewed my part 107.
I have a DJI Mini 4 Pro but...
Your current drones are still going to work. They’re not going to suddenly shut off. You’re still going to be able to fly them, use them, just like normal.
No prblem, as long as I don’t crash it.
This is only partially true at this time. Currently when one assembles drones from parts here you have two choices, digital or analog. An analog drone has inferior video quality transmitted back to the controller and you use the drone to carry around a high-quality action camera like a Go-Pro, Insta360, or others if you need high quality video or pictures. Most of the components still come from China. I have gone this route in the past.
If you decide to go digital your choices are much more limited with the vast majority of people currently purchasing the DJI O4 Air Unit Series with a camera. What you end up with is something that is basically a customized drone built to your own specifications which likely will be meant to be superior to a DJI drone for the purpose that you intend for it. This option will likely no longer be available after the “ban”.
The biggest problems with either approach for most people is that they do not have the skills or knowledge to do this; and the drone and additional equipment needed typically added up to more than what a fully assembled DJI drone with similar capabilities costs. But if you wanted a customized drone for specialized applications this was the way to do it. There are also a couple of firms who specialize in producing kits and completed drones like the ones that hobbyists put together. There are American companies who are big donors to key politicians who are hoping to take advantage of knocking DJI out of the market. DJI produces around 75% to 90% of the drones which are more than toys sold in the US. The companies which are hoping to take advantage of the vacuum created in the consumer market have not cared a great deal about drones which are under $1000.
The vast majority of the drones that will be sold in this segment of the consumer market will still be manufactured abroad. Many of them will likely be assembled from parts manufactured by DJI. Some will merely be shell companies operated by DJI affiliates. The same is true of companies wanting to sell drones in this segment of the market which are assembled in the US. WE do not currently have the infrastructure to supply the parts needed.
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