If the government had an issue with DJI they never should have let them sell here in the first place! This is not about security! It never is. This is about money and it pisses me off as I own several DJI products. Like you said in the video, “what about a popular little cell phone currently being sold in the US”. I can guarantee you that cell phone collects way more info than any drone. We also have something called the grandfather clause. All DJI drones currently owned should be given a pass at bare minimum. All this bs makes me think that we need to start building our own drones. Personally I’m tired of the bull s**t from the government and these so-called politicians. We shouldn’t even need a damn license to fly a drone of ANY weight recreationally. Keep pushing and people will eventually push back.

Thanks for helping spread the word, Paul.

I like the business plan, the whole concept of taking a successful product and making it NDAA-compliant. And does the green color allude to the company producing "Green UAS" drones...(Green UAS certification assesses and verifies commercial drones meet the highest levels of cybersecurity and NDAA supply chain requirements)... Randall sounds like he knows what he's doing and the background to support it. Thanks for sharing, Paul.

Thank you for the video 😂. I'm a low tier drone pilot with a license. Hope I can use my DJi commercially for a couple of years. 🙏

PRAYING that not only this company becomes a successful option but also that State's or Federal Gov't doesn't F it up by finding ways to ban these guys too. *CROSSING FINGERS*

I truly wish them luck and see them filling the space well. I also hope the ban doesn’t happen as someone who has invested a lot in DJI drones. But even if the ban does Not happen, I see Anzu being successful. So many other industries I’m involved in, people will buy and prefer things that are simply not made in china, ban or not. Competition is good 🤙

A green flying camera is next on my list.

How is buying a drone for twice the price + even considered a " Solution " ? we wont even be getting the software goodies that make such drones worth buying , major risk without justification .

Great video, at the beginning Paul mentioned this option at an affordable price. The prices I seen last week was significantly higher compared to original design dji price. BUT, if this is the ONLY acceptable and successful option, they will sell...No problem.

Step 1: get DJI parts. Step 2: assemble outside of China. Step 3: Load other someone else's software (hopefully as good). Step 4: Increase price 50% Profit Also, have your people secretly lobby against DJI to the government. We'll see how this all plays out pretty soon. DJI is the game in town because they have an army of engineers pushing the limits. This may not go well for us.

At work I like the idea of you making the same drone as DJI. Only different. Pat, I can't afford one of those. Can you think about an air 3 for the consumer market? Not the business market and maybe change the color from green to Blue orange. I don't care but if you're flying drones and you lose it, you never going to find it cuz it's green

Bad feeling on this one. We’ll see. Not a solid track record to rely on.

When will we get to see the software platform. Is it DJI Pilot 2? A clone of? Or something different? Not everyone understands the difference between software and firmware.

Business Judo move, love it

Great stuff guys! Lots of good info in here.

I want it to work with UGCS.

I hope the ban doesn't happen and I also hope Anzu succeeds. If DJI is banned, I think Anzu will get decent sales from the bigger drone companies like DroneUp and others at first. I'm guessing and hoping it'll just take time for the price to lower for the hobbyists and small drone businesses to be able afford a Raptor or if they release a whole different drone. Also, this is very wishful thinking, but if Anzu made a way for current DJI owners to take their drones to them and somehow detangle the software and other things from China, that would be cool. Otherwise I guess our DJI drones will be relics on our shelves of the drone industry.

Sounds like a good time for GoPro to make a drone, hehe

This is a feature I've wanted in my drones. I like to take progress photos of a house being built. I'd like to set geo locations(height, angle camera, zoom, etc), label that location and press a button. It jumps to that spot and takes that picture for me. Also aerial time lapse. I'd love stationary aerial of a project. When the batteries die the drone comes down, I replace the battery and it flies back up to continue. Another is premapping an aerial Timelapse. Seeing the flight path line, raising or lowering that path. Setting where to focus then when to drop focus and keep that steady angle. I love getting freeway traffic as golden hour. Also being able to calmly slow down where it doesn't look too harsh and slow to a stop fixed position to ride out the last of the Timelapse.

2 Camera System with 30x zoom capable DAY camera [Night] HD / b&w / IR Starlight [Zero lux] Technology *caddx-like cam[ for our 24/7 world ] plus WaterProof it too. Under 1499.00

Wow, this company pushes out the recreational or content creator. These are expensive in that regard.

If this ban does go through I think this company can make a killing if you could just send them your drone they could flash firmware and send me a new controller. Instead of made in America, refurbished in America. Good interview. Can't wait for the review, especially of the software.

Will my nav 3 e batteries work with this Raptor?😁😁😁

This is vaporware until it actually ships.

Dog. If they unlock the camera to do bracketed photos and 4k60 video with d-logm I’ll buy 2 of them right now.

Looks like a big grasshopper 😂

If it has a gps in the controller or tracks this type of info it’s the same security concerns as DJI. I think a well built fpv drone even with enhanced sensors is only alternative for heavy security use. They certainly are more capeable and powerful. The software is a concern with this drone you are discussing. Homebuilt drones again eliminate this concern. Utilizing open source ,non commercially traceable software.

Make it affordable or kick rocks. If they can compete on price then I would much rather buy America but I'm not paying $8k for a less capable clone of a $2k DJI drone.

you bought a DJI drone en painted it green

Look I get it. But have you looked at DJI as a business? There is no way any company is going to compete with their overall product line and their integrated synergies. The US government should buy DJI ...

What about hobbyists? We're the ones that developed drone tech. It was a hobbyist who took a Wii remote and made the first practical "drone". By eliminating companies like horizon hobby iflight emax etc they will destroy the pathway for engineers who even develop this stuff. Not to mention what dat could they possibly get from my rc plane or my fpv drone. They literally collect 0 data. I get kids interested in STEM tech using drones this would destroy all that. Check out US Drone Soccer. We've grown quickly in the past few years getting tech back into schools. There is a shortage of engineers and mechanics due to taking tech out of schools. I'm all for us manufacturing but no one makes this stuff in the US

Bet you $100 that this drone will NOT be sold in China. Not because of price, it won't be sold in China BECAUSE the Chinese government outlaws the sale of any foreign drone which utilizes GNSS/GIS tech or collects GNSS/GIS data within China. American MFG's have a good right to petition for the gov't to do something about that imbalance, they cannot sell their drones in China but Chinese drones can be sold the US? How is that economically fair? And, if you add in the fact that DJI is a monopoly - a foreign monopoly - with billion$ plus in financial backing of Chinese state investment funds, it's entirely unfair and hurts domestic mfg. It would be good to see Anzu expand beyond the licensed DJI M3 line, collab with other politically safe companies, ideally in the US. And above all, Anzu should look to be active in petitioning the gov't when it undertakes a ban to offset that with help for domestic mfg/drone companies with tax credits, investment credits etc. Also would be good if Anzu gave a comprehensive rundown of what is exactly DJI licensed, DJI mfg components, etc as well as their plan for the future. Where is the DJI custom silicon being mfg? Aloft does flight firmware, who does firmware for components/chips? BAckdoors/vulnerabilities in those? Security is 2FA or something higher, AWS can be very leaky, can I use my own server for data?.

He actually painted green a DJI drone? Right there you should not trust this company for many reasons. Not being innovating and copying other drones.

Copycat let's boycott the law we the people

Hahhahahahahha “affordable price” 🤦🏽

Nobody doesn’t want to buy green drone color for drones:Black,Gray,Blue,White

Copy paste DJI 😠

I was excited to watch this video but when you started talking about Ukraine you lost me. Stick to drones please. If you want to discuss US foreign policy, Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and whatever else, we can do that but not on a channel called Drone whatever.

Can I get a drone that runs on petrol. You could stay in the air for hours. Small little muffler though. Lol

No i don’t agree with what you are talking because 😂😂nobody in company not was enough creative to make different designs come on 😢😢sad close the factory a d make a cocktail