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HoverAir Versa halts US orders after FCC authorization grant appears pulled
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The HoverAir Versa, a modular camera that transforms into a drone via snap-on propeller wings, stopped taking US orders three days after its Indiegogo debut, with its FCC authorization grant apparently removed from the agency's database.
The FCC's Covered List for drones automatically includes all companies for drones and critical drone components, and the agency defines cameras as such a component, meaning modular designs marketed as cameras rather than drones do not bypass the restriction. Engineers designing connected hardware for the US market must account for these component-level classification rules, which can block entire products even when only one module triggers the ban.
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The HoverAir Versa stopped taking US orders three days after its Indiegogo debut, with the company citing 'logistics updates with the Flight Kit' rather than a regulatory ban.
The FCC's database no longer has an entry for the HoverAir Versa, suggesting its authorization grant has been pulled entirely.
The FCC defines cameras as critical drone components, meaning the camera portion of the Versa may also be blocked from US sale despite the company arguing it shouldn't be covered.
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