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Dirt Buster Posted at 5-16 01:37
The fix to be honest, would be for DJI to remove the big brother restrictions. The software should only warn and advise you that you are potentially in a.type of controlled airspace, not disable your drone. It is NOT their place to try and enforce rules, regulations, ordinances or laws of different countries. The enforcement of these areas is the province of the government of the country that the pilot lives in, NOT China. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in the United States, is the sole authority that governs US airspace.
I just bought a Mavic 2 Pro last month in April which cost $1500 US, not including the fly more bag and accessories. I did not fly my drone for three or four days after purchase, because I read the manual, researched the rules and regulations and registered my drone. Most people, which are the ones that have given us a bad name and forced the FAA to create and enact new laws that are more restrictive, are the ones that don’t read the manual, research rules and laws and just take it out of the box and fly it recklessly. That being said, if I had known that A. DJI was a Chinese company, I would not have purchased it. B. If I had known that they play drone police for the whole world by dictating where you can and cannot fly in your own country by disabling your drone, I would not have purchased it.
DJI will lose more customers, recreational and commercial if they continue down this path. If they do not change the current system software, to where it only warns you that you are potentially in controlled airspace and continue to disable the drone, I will not purchase nor recommend DJI products. People that are hired by government agencies such as police, fire departments and such have had the same issue where they needed to fly a drone in places where an emergency like search and rescue have occurred and the DJI software disabled their drone because the emergency fell into potentially controlled airspace that required authorization. I am not a child and despise the fact that they feel that they need to hold your hand like one.
Indeed it's just plain frustrating. I am not a professional by any means, but I have my Part 107 and have spent (before and after that) a ton of time getting know how to safely and properly operate my drone, and when I try to fly it in a safe and sectioned off Drone park, THAT is where I can't fly it? As I've said before, that will only push novices to fly in illegal places that aren't safe.
DJI should spend more effort educating rather than crippling the drone(s). I understand the airspace restriction on paper, but this is a unique situation and there are many more like it as you have said.
Well now you've got me ranting.
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