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Drone Life News 003 - FAA's TRUST Exam, Drone Industry News, Autel's Rising Popularity, BVLOS Flights

FAA TRUST Exam, Drone Industry, and Competition, Autel’s Rising Popularity, BVLOS and Much, Much More…

In the third edition of Drone Life News, Paul and Miriam McNabb of DroneLife and JobforDrones discuss some of the latest and most exciting news from the world of drones.

Our biggest story this week is about the FAA TRUST Exam and Drone U being one of the select few providers of the exam.

We discuss the recent trends in the drone industry and the surging market share of industry players such as Autel. Other topics include BVLOS flights and how this will eventually lead to wider adoption of drones.

In other conversations we also discuss regulatory committees and their influence and impact on the drone industry Certainly, you do not want to miss any segment of the show.

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Timestamps

  • [00:31] All you wanted to know about the FAA TRUST exam
  • [02:23]The overwhelming response to Drone U’s FAA TRUST exam
  • [04:16] The changing dynamics of the drone industry and the surging growth of non-DJI drones
  • [05:43]DJI’s market share and the intensifying competition
  • [06:37] The rising usage of drones for specific industries and applications
  • [08:00]Autel’s burgeoning market share; do we finally have a worthy DJI competitor?
  • [08:58] What are some of the biggest reasons behind Autel’s rising popularity?
  • [11:33] DJI security concerns and how they are impacting the market leader’s so-far dominant position
  • [13:56]BVLOS flights and DroneUp’s growth in this segment
  • [18:10]Regulatory committees, their influence and impact on the future of the drone industry
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