EdisonW1979
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Dirty Bird Posted at 12-6 21:19
"Disastrous consequences"? When? Name one disastrous consequence? Most of these claimed incidents can't even be verified. To my knowledge there has not been a single death caused by a civilian drone.
Here's what you seem to be missing: Each year there are THOUSANDS of vehicular deaths, yet auto manufacturers did not create a system where operators are forced to log in for permission to operate their vehicle. They don't limit one's ability to speed. Auto manufacturers do not aid police by reporting speeders & reckless drivers to authorities. They don't transmit tracking data to aid police in catching violators. Enforcing traffic laws is up to local authorities, NOT manufacturers. DJI has made a decision & taken it upon itself to act as the Drone Police/Snitches.
I was debating whether to respond to this, and decided to give my long 2 cents to it...
""Disastrous consequences"? When? Name one disastrous consequence? Most of these claimed incidents can't even be verified. To my knowledge there has not been a single death caused by a civilian drone."
When I was referring to "disasterous consequences", it wasn't referring to UAV air travel, but to aviation history as a whole, so I just want to clear that up right now. If you study flight accident history, whether it be mechanical issues missed during maintenance due to human errors, near mid-air collisions, direct mid-air collisions, aircraft crashes, in many of those instances, there was sufficient evidence to determine those incidents were preventable, since many were caused in contravention of FAA and ATC regulations governing the airspaces around the world, in other words, pilots not following the rules.
You constantly use automotive analogies, comparing laws and regulations of land roads, to try and defend your position of why you think it is within your right to hack an aircraft's control system to allow NFZ intrusions, but this is a flawed analogy, as the two are VERY different from each other.
There is no denying your point that FAR MORE people die in car crashes per DAY, let alone per year, than in air accidents. The one large difference though, is when stuff goes wrong in the air, it usually involves HUNDREDS of fatalities at once, not just a few in a car crash, thus the magnitude of air incidents is quite a bit more substantial.
You also seem to be very hostile to the notion that DJI has implemented tracking systems in your drones that may aid in law enforcement efforts to track down pilots who flaunt laws. You do realize that ALL aircraft now have transponders and TCAS systems on board, which allow tracking by a variety of agencies, such as ATC's, FAA, law enforcement, etc. You have to realize, your drone is an AIRCRAFT, and as such, becomes bound by the rules of the air, not the ground.
"I did not lease my drone(s) from DJI & I did not grant them permission to decide where & when I can fly. I own 9 DJI drones. 8 of them I love. My Mavic 2 Pro is a fantastic piece of hardware, but DJI has rendered it into a worthless piece of junk. I can't stand the Mavic 2 because of this & would return it if I could. It is essentially useless for my needs. Why? Check out the map of my flying area (Baltimore). You'll see the entire downtown is a self-authorize zone so each & every time I want to fly my Mavic 2, I have to self-authorize. But I fly Litchi missions so first I have to power up the bird, load Go, fiddle around authorizing the flight, quit Go, launch Litchi, load the mission, etc.. If all goes well I blow 10-15% of my battery just getting ready to fly. The last 10% of the battery is already useless. That's 20-25% of the battery lost. If something goes wrong I have to power off the bird & repeat, losing still more battery."
You are correct, you didn't lease your drone, it's yours, lock, stock and barrel. However, that doesn't give you carte blanc rights to do with it as you please, same as anything else in this world. You bought a device that is bound to be operated within, in the US, the FAA guidelines of controlled airspace in that country, into which this device will be flying into. This also applies to pilots of small aircraft, such as a Sesna or a helicopter; they may own that aircraft, but that does NOT give them the right to do with it as they please, or break the rules on a whim, because the consequences are severe in some cases.
To that end, you pasted a BUNCH of GO 4 screenshots depicting the NFZ's, and you say you fly in Baltimore... Let's have a better look at that area:
AirMap data for Baltimore, MA
This is just one area of Baltimore, but relevant since you posted screenshots of this area. It doesn't utilize the FAA's new airport zones, but it's close enough to illustrate my point.
Let's see, 162 advisories, including 9 prisons, 8 emergency areas, 2 power plants, 3 special use airpsace zones, an AMA field, Controlled Airspace for an airport, and then the various warning areas for schools, hospitals and such. Notice I was using the Fly for Fun setting, and not Part 107; Part 107 gives even more restrictions.
Bottom line, Baltimore is mostly UNFLYABLE, and attempting to do so by violating the NFZ's is a HUGE no no, and this isn't coming from a "drone cop / snitch", this is bluntly based on the rules of the FAA, WHICH YOU MUST ABIDE BY.
The fact you are trying to work around this with Litchi missions and trying to bypass these NFZ's in such crowded and restricted airspace is detestable behaviour from a pilot. You want to fly that drone? Go out side the confines of these zones, as there is a lot of open airspace just outside the city in which you can fly to your heart's content, and legally, without endangering anyone or anything else with your reckless flaunting of these rules.
I also find it amusing that you call the Mavic 2 a worthless piece of junk, since it's one of the best drones ever made, and I get such an amazing joy out of flying mine. You all of a sudden think it's crap because it doesn't let you break the rules, and forces you to abide by them. Cry me a river. As far as I'm concern, this is a safety benefit to those you put in danger with your reckless flying. You might be ignorant of the consequences in the event of a malfunction of your drone, but that doesn't mean other's have to pay the price for that ignorance or refusal to play by the rules.
Even for me in Canada where I am, I live in Vancouver, which is a densely populated urban area, so I cannot fly my drone almost anywhere due to airspace restrictions. Does it make me sad I can't? Sure, as there's many places I'd love to fly my bird. But I also have a conscience and don't want to fly knowing I am putting others in harms way in the event of an issue. If I want to fly, I drive out to areas that are OK, and enjoy it there. If I want to fly in restricted zones, I obtain a SFOC permit and have at it.
I'm assuming I'll get a response from you denouncing everything I said, and probably calling me a drone cop / snitch again, fine. If I was a ground spectator and saw you flying the way you are implying, I would be the one reporting you, as a fellow concern pilot.
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