https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48866152

Very good action on the part of DJI, even though they have a dog in the fight and are protecting their industry and products.  At least it helps out the hobbyists and individual commercial pilots.  It is clear that government and corporate entities are only looking to pave the way of drone usage for their own interests.

It is just a matter of time before an airliner is downed by a drone, although DJI has safety measures in place to help prevent this, DJI’s poor software allows these safety protocols to be disabled on practically ever one of their drones, even to this day, 7-8-2019 anyone can disable the safety features despite DJI’s efforts to stop such “hacking” Many drone manufacturers have no safety features at all on there drones and many are  very large, heavy drones..

Glad DJI intervened - we need to see more of that when these ridiculous, bias programmes are aired!

R&L Aerial photography Posted at 7-8 10:41
It is just a matter of time before an airliner is downed by a drone, although DJI has safety measures in place to help prevent this, DJI’s poor software allows these safety protocols to be disabled on practically ever one of their drones, even to this day, 7-8-2019 anyone can disable the safety features despite DJI’s efforts to stop such “hacking” Many drone manufacturers have no safety features at all on there drones and many a very large, heavy drones..

It'll either be that one fool or it will be a fabricated or highly exaggerated story.

R&L Aerial photography Posted at 7-8 10:41
It is just a matter of time before an airliner is downed by a drone, although DJI has safety measures in place to help prevent this, DJI’s poor software allows these safety protocols to be disabled on practically ever one of their drones, even to this day, 7-8-2019 anyone can disable the safety features despite DJI’s efforts to stop such “hacking” Many drone manufacturers have no safety features at all on there drones and many are  very large, heavy drones..

Im not sure the situation is quite as bad as you predict. Take for instance the CAA, the UK equivalent of the FAA, they only prosecuted two people last year for drone misuse, which is a tiny tiny percentage of the actual drone flights made in the UK . During the same period, three airline pilots were prosecuted in the UK for turning up to work drunk and trying to fly passenger aircraft.

The BBC is typical of the alarmist position taken, by what amounts to a Government backed news agency willing to do their bidding. Its not just the BBC its the press in general that have no real knowledge of what hobby drones can actually do in terms of distance and altitude, so we see ridiculous claims of drones at massive altitudes and distance.

I accept there are some idiots who knowingly fly their drones in a reckless manner. But when you take into account the amount of drone flights worldwide, and the amount of incidents we have had with actual collisions with aircraft that are substantiated, Light aircraft, helicopter and airline pilots have a much worse safety record than drone pilots

SPIKE_151 Posted at 7-8 23:31
Im not sure the situation is quite as bad as you predict. Take for instance the CAA, the UK equivalent of the FAA, they only prosecuted two people last year for drone misuse, which is a tiny tiny percentage of the actual drone flights made in the UK . During the same period, three airline pilots were prosecuted in the UK for turning up to work drunk and trying to fly passenger aircraft.

The BBC is typical of the alarmist position taken, by what amounts to a Government backed news agency willing to do their bidding. Its not just the BBC its the press in general that have no real knowledge of what hobby drones can actually do in terms of distance and altitude, so we see ridiculous claims of drones at massive altitudes and distance.

I think it’s more a “gut feeling “ than a prediction and I hope and pray that a catastrophic collision never occurs....

R&L Aerial photography Posted at 7-9 03:12
I think it’s more a “gut feeling “ than a prediction and I hope and pray that a catastrophic collision never occurs....

Me too its just too horrible a scenario to contemplate

The BBC are funded by the puplic license fees, but run by the government?  If the powers that be make us safe fliers "flying drones, planes and heli's for years with NO serious
crashes. Never flown near the airport, planes or prisons, register our drones " which implies we are all BAD fliers!" who will get the money? Looking at the stat's listed on there website.
Minimum cost £16.50 which is not a great amount, but they claim 170,000 peeps must register? " if it is less our fee will rise, if more the fee will not drop!"
which is 2.8 million per year "another way to screw stealth TAX out of us!"
How many villians and dangerous fliers will register there drones ????? NONE. who will find them and prosicute them? NO one.  

Nicely done - thanks again for sharing!