perseas
lvl.3
Greece
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DJI told us that it is better for all to self-regulate their drones than to wait authorities to impose strict geographical no-fly zones without any control from the user and I find it quite rational. This is a new technology and the legislation is behind in many countries. Especially in the States where is the greatest market share for DJI. No one can guarantee that the GEO won't be abused in the future, some hypothesised it may become a pay-to-fly system. But as things currently are, a geo-fencing solution can be a very viable approach, the airspace is much more complicated than our 2D ground traffic system and thousand new drone users enter every day, without any idea what might happen with that easy to fly drone.
In my opinion, a better implementation of the DJI GEO system is needed, to be more open, not just 3 days, make it 10 days at least and the yellow areas to become green with a warning, while only the red ones to require authentication. I don't know, if the noflyzone.org plans to increase or change the yellow zones due to military activities or live events via on air updates, hence the need of authentication. Maybe an electronic signal emitting from the drone like the airplanes would be less obtrusive than to register every 3 days.
And for sure, the main culprit is some of the drone users (“how high can it fly” & “I will fly wherever I want”). Education can prevent disasters, while a careless drone pilot with a geofence equipped system can create them. The Phantom is so easy to fly and this is a serious issue for someone new, because he may underestimate the consequences of his actions. Whatever system is put in place it will depend on how people use it at the end of the day. Educated people take their responsibilities in whatever they do. Ignorance and idiocy can be cured with a proper training. Geofencing alone doesn't solve the problem, but ensures that if you did something wrong, you'll be found and if you didn't do it, you're in the list of suspects. If I were DJI, I wouldn't let anyone fly, if they haven't passed successfully some hours in simulation mode and a few basic tests of understanding the proper conditions of flying a drone. It may seems to be a toy, but it is definitely not and needs training.
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