https://droneauthority.org/news/alabama-hb-429-400-foot-drone-limit-ticketed-events-october-1 Drone Authority en 2026-09-27T09:10:00-05:00 Alabama's 400-foot drone limit around ticketed concerts and games starts October 1. FAA-compliant pilots are exempt. https://droneauthority.org/news/lowes-wing-doordash-amazon-north-randall-drone-delivery-launches Drone Authority en 2026-09-27T09:00:00-05:00 Lowe's and Amazon both started drone delivery on September 24, one in Charlotte and one outside Cleveland https://droneauthority.org/news/connecticut-agency-foreign-drone-purchase-ban-october-1-critical-infrastructure-rule Drone Authority en 2026-09-27T08:50:00-05:00 Connecticut towns and state agencies can't buy drones from Chinese or Russian companies after September 30. The state's 250-foot infrastructure rule already applies to everyone. https://droneauthority.org/news/charlotte-airport-overlook-drone-guilty-plea-runway-exclusion-zone Drone Authority en 2026-09-27T08:40:00-05:00 A Charlotte man pleaded guilty for flying a drone at the CLT Airport Overlook, a public park between two runways https://droneauthority.org/news/dji-phantom-4-pro-v2-support-ends-october-31-2026 Drone Authority en 2026-09-26T08:45:00-05:00 DJI support for the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 ends October 31. Its older spray drones follow on November 2. https://droneauthority.org/news/kennedy-space-center-drone-guilty-plea-r-2932-warning-only Drone Authority en 2026-09-25T12:55:00-05:00 A tourist pleaded guilty to a federal charge for a 12-minute drone flight near Kennedy Space Center. His controller only warned him about an airport. https://droneauthority.org/news/house-committee-drone-safety-statement-first-activation-hr-10304 Drone Authority en 2026-09-25T11:20:00-05:00 A House bill would make new drones show an FAA safety statement the first time you turn them on, and make you acknowledge it https://droneauthority.org/news/faa-nationwide-drone-delivery-environmental-approval-court-deadline-september-26 Drone Authority en 2026-09-25T11:00:00-05:00 The deadline to challenge the FAA's nationwide drone delivery environmental approval in court is September 26