In the UK, a requirement of flying a drone is having direct line of sight at all times - but this can be done using a spotter (or spotters) rather than the drone pilot having to mainting line of sight. Usually the spotter will be next to the pilot so as to ensure communication is maintained and to inform the pilot of any obstacles.

I would like to ask / suggest if DJI could consider producing a DJI Spotter Radio that can sync with the drone and controller, using the same radio frequency, allowing the drone pilot and spotter to use the radio and contoller / phone to communicate with one another?

The spotter (or spotters) would use the radio, and the pilot would use their phone microphone and speaker to speak / listen to the spotter(s) while they are flying.

The radio could either connect to the drone and feed the audio back to the controller, or connect to the controller itself using the same ocusync frequency.

In the UK the spotter has to be with the pilot,   they cannot be remote.  I think in the USA its different and the spotters can be deployed.

This is from the CAA rules -

First Person View

Unmanned aircraft that are fitted with video cameras often provide an opportunity to downlink ‘live’ video to the remote pilot either via a mobile phone, tablet computer or other screen, or even through video goggles - this capability provides the pilot with a pseudo ‘pilots eye view’ from the UAS itself and is generally given the term ‘First Person view’ (FPV).  

The remote pilot must always keep the UAS within their unaided visual line of sight, but FPV may be used, when a spotter is assisting the remote pilot.

The law states:

“The remote pilot may be assisted by a UA observer helping them to keep the unmanned aircraft away from other aircraft and obstacles.

The UA observer must be situated alongside the remote pilot and observers must not use aided vision (e.g. binoculars).

UA observers may also be used when the remote pilot conducts UAS operations in first-person view (FPV), which is a method used to control the UA with the aid of a visual system connected to the camera of the UA. In all cases, the remote pilot is still responsible for the safety of the flight.”

UAS Implementing Regulation- UAS.OPEN.060  



https://www.caa.co.uk/Consumers/ ... -the-open-category/

Hello there ChrisUK. Good day and thank you for sharing these information with is. I will cascade these information to the designated DJI department for attention. Thank you and have a nice day.