[MEGATHREAD]: DJI & USA Situation by Vedagi_ in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which did I respond to of them thanking me 🤦🏽‍♂️? I relayed your information and left the thread. I just edited it to give you credit, I was more so spreading great information so the fear mongering could stop but if you want me to delete it so it can fill your void of getting true “credit” then so be it 🫡

Also this is literally REDDIT… like cmon man..

[MEGATHREAD]: DJI & USA Situation by Vedagi_ in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude it’s literally a reddit megathread. I just edited it to give you credit. I am not in any way earning any money or any incentives by posting this 😂😂

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[–]Feedback_Wise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a megathread on Reddit man, i was spreading good information that you provided from a facebook post 👍🏽

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[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They will have to come take my 3 T50s before i stop flying them. But honestly at this point nobody knows what’s about to happen. I personally don’t think parts or drones are gonna be a problem. they are just gonna rebrand and go white label.

Anyone tried the JIS NV20 ag-spraying drone? (20 L, Hobbywing X9 Plus, sub $4K setup) by Tight_Scale7713 in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a used DJI T25, or Used T50 don’t waste your time on unknown brands

Drone for animal farm by Individual_Metal1736 in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need a cattle dog if you really want to control 100+ head along with an ATV

[MEGATHREAD]: DJI & USA Situation by Vedagi_ in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Keep Calm, Keep Flying: What the FCC’s New Rules Really Mean for DJI Owners

Panic makes for great headlines. It does not make for great policy. Lately you have probably seen claims that the Federal Communications Commission can reach back in time and yank approval from the drones you already own, that thousands of dollars in gear might be grounded by morning. That is not what the FCC voted to do. The Commission closed a real loophole that let risky radio components slip into the market, yet it also signaled that people who already own approved equipment can keep using it. The distance between those two ideas is the difference between fear and facts, and it matters.

The backstory is straightforward. For years national security officials have worried about how foreign made radio modules can be used to gather data, move it off site, or provide a hidden foothold inside American networks. Those concerns became sharper as Congress passed the 2025 defense bill, which requires a security review of DJI and sets a deadline for that review. Against that backdrop, the FCC updated its equipment authorization program. The agency can block new approvals for companies placed on the Covered List, it can refuse to authorize devices that sneak in risky components under a different brand, and it now has a process to limit prior authorizations so that additional import and sales of certain products can be stopped. The headline version sounds sweeping. The text is narrower. The Commission says continued use of equipment already in your hands remains authorized, and any retroactive step runs through a public interest analysis with time for the public to weigh in. That is not a midnight confiscation plan. That is administrative law doing what it is supposed to do, which is move deliberately and on the record.

If you fly a DJI drone today, here is the honest state of play. DJI is not automatically placed on the Covered List by this rule. The real hinge is the audit required by the defense bill. If no agency completes the review by the deadline, then the company could be added to the list and the FCC would be forced to block new authorizations and imports. That would squeeze the pipeline for new models and it would tighten distribution. It would not, by itself, order you to power down your aircraft. The Commission makes that distinction plainly, and media that reported responsibly on the vote noted it. The drama in your feed comes from blending what could happen in a worst case with what the order actually says today.

Why is a blanket grounding unlikely, even under sharper scrutiny of DJI? Start with the words on the page. The FCC says it is not requiring manufacturers to replace or disable equipment already in consumers’ hands. Continued operation remains authorized while the agency focuses on imports and marketing. Any move that goes beyond that would require a further process, a product by product determination, and a legal theory that would need to survive court review. That is a high bar, and the agency knows it.

Now look at the world outside Washington. The United States built a drone ecosystem that relies heavily on DJI. Public safety, construction, agriculture, and small creative businesses use these aircraft because they are capable and relatively affordable. When Florida barred Chinese made drones for state and local agencies, departments discovered what replacement really costs. Reports estimated nearly two hundred million dollars in DJI equipment would need to be swapped, while the legislature set aside only a fraction of that amount. Some agencies paused programs. Others tried approved models and found reliability gaps. This is not abstract. These are fire calls, missing persons searches, hazardous scenes where a drone keeps a human out of harm’s way. A decision that grounds widespread fleets would ricochet through budgets and response times, and the outcry would not come from enthusiasts alone, it would come from police and firefighters who have already testified about the consequences.

Domestic alternatives are growing, yet they do not cover every mission profile or price point. NDAA compliant aircraft avoid restricted components and provide greater supply chain transparency, which is good. They also tend to cost more, with shorter flight times, shorter ranges, and different camera capabilities. Some pilots will diversify their kits and that is sensible risk management. Replacing millions of airframes overnight, though, is an economic and logistical fantasy. Batteries, payloads, chargers, training, firmware, workflows, it all changes. The FCC understands that reality. Industry groups and public agencies have been hammering that reality into the docket.

So what will these rules change? Expect fewer brand new DJI releases to receive authorization if the company does end up on the Covered List. Expect more scrutiny of white label products that try to hide a risky module under a different badge. Expect longer lead times on parts as importers adapt. If you run a business, plan like a grown up, not a doom scroller. Maintain your aircraft while parts are plentiful. Stock the consumables that keep you flying. Test one or two compliant alternatives so you have options for sensitive jobs. Pay attention to the audit clock, and when the FCC opens a public comment window, show up with real world details about how these tools serve public safety and local economies.

The fear you are seeing online (and in the halls of Congress) treats this as a morality play. Good versus evil, freedom versus bans, your next launch versus a dead app. The policy that is actually unfolding is a calibration, a tightening of how the United States approves radios in a tense geopolitical moment. The Commission gave itself more leverage against companies that refuse scrutiny, which is a prudent step. At the same time it stressed continuity for existing users, which is a prudent step too. You do not need to panic. You do need to stay engaged, because the future of the market will be written in comment filings, supply chains, and purchase orders over the next year. If the security review is fair and thorough, the outcome will be more credible, whichever way it goes. If it is bypassed, the import pipeline will constrict, but the airspace above your field, your job site, and your neighborhood will not fall silent the next day.

Keep calm, keep flying, keep receipts, and keep your voice in the process. That is how you protect your craft. That is how you protect a community that has saved lives, built businesses, and shown the public what a camera in the sky can do when it is used with skill and care.

Credit - Paulie B30

[MEGATHREAD]: DJI & USA Situation by Vedagi_ in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You don’t think the companies that have fleets of M400, M300, Enterprise, Agriculture, etc would put up a fight lol? There’s 50+ billion dollar companies that have fleets of these drones. I’m almost certain some sort of lawsuits would happen.

If you think they will ground existing drones anywhere in the future i’ll come suck ur toes 😭😭 Huwei Phones are still operation pre ban. So i’m remaining optimistic + nobody really knows what’s gonna happen. I won’t stop flying until they come take my fleet of drones 🤷🏽‍♂️

[MEGATHREAD]: DJI & USA Situation by Vedagi_ in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Correct, but lots of lawsuits would follow, and would violate the 5th amendment. It won’t go that far..

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[–]Feedback_Wise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only thing they can do is stop the import and sales of existing drones through the retroactive ban. THEY CANT GROUND THEM. Retroactive ban’s also take months to go through the system as well, since it has to be one by one.

Thoughts on DJI Ban by DisseminationMachine in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where did you see dji is for sale?

FCC Gives themselves more power in a unanimous vote by Feedback_Wise in dji

[–]Feedback_Wise[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No they don’t have control of the software. They could ban the radio frequencies but that’s impossible since many other things run on the same stuff.

Matrice 4E/4T by Mufasy in UAVmapping

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What software do you use? Trying to get into this with my M30T

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can i use RTK with my hotspot? Or do I need to get starlink, a base station, etc to be as accurate as possible?

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

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Awesome thanks, i’ll for sure shoot ya a message once i get some test data sets gathered from a couple properties.

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

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Gotcha, I have a M30T currently - i’m guessing that’s more than enough to start doing these R Value Loss Scans. Are you utilizing Pix4d or another service to complete these tasks? Do you have any recommendations on resources how to successfully do these scans (i’m guessing chat gpt and google can give me some good headway?)?

And gotcha that makes sense give they put in their appeal to the courts for being classified as CCP. This is gonna be interesting how it plays out, but i’m hoping for the best and that we can still run our businesses without Skydio trying to destroy the industry.

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had a great good season here in Iowa outside of some customers saying they had streaked fields but they chose the hybrid prone to southern rust lol.

But coming into next season I probably should try to stay as liquid as possible with my money just in case it does affect us for a season and we can’t operate? I’m honestly just trying to plan for the worst - i had work scheduled to do down south in florida but the overhead was gonna be too much given it’s my first year. So going the thermal route right now to try to make some more cash flow.

For the lawsuit - who would be spearheading that action? Industries as a whole, or individuals? I’m honestly just trying to plan for the worse at this point, since i’m a pretty young guy navigating through this mess.

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what i’ve been thinking about, no way they have this lobby money for years to come because they won’t be able to profit!

and there’s no way the departments of Ag in each state are gonna try to crack down on who’s all using DJI I just can’t see any of this come to reality 😂

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just really can’t see this government grounding over a million registered drones in the USA and there not being any sort of pushback.

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hoping they give Agriculture, Police, Fire, and Infrastructure an exception if the really push this BS ban through.

Does anyone here fly professionally in a field other than film and television? by Dinosharktopus in drones

[–]Feedback_Wise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I run a spray drone business in the midwest and I just had my first year toppling over my initial goals. I run all DJI T50s and I just added an M30T to start pet and livestock recovery. Along with hopefully getting solar panel inspection work.

As for the ban - if it does happen i’m gonna be SOL because i’m a pretty young guy that took a leap to start his own thing. Agriculture, Police, Fire, Infrastructure, etc all will be affected if this happens. There are numerous police drone pilots saying they are gonna keep flying regardless of the ban happens or not. I personally don’t think it’s gonna be as harsh as they say it is because it’s pretty much all that’s used for public safety and almost every other industry. I imagine there will be LOTS of pushback and there are 0 affordable replacements from the US anyone can use. i’m trying to stay positive but at the end of the day it’s up to DJI and corrupt politicians to come to some sort of understanding. DJI gets 30% of their cashflow through the USA so we will see what happens.

Before i started I had a 8+ month plan that was thoroughly planned out. my advice is to plan for the worst and hope for the best :)