flyfishnevada
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For the record, that did not work for me. Deleting and reloading the app in my iPhone appears to have worked. The red zones either went away, the local crop dusting air strip no longer appears at all, or shrunk considerably to cover just the runway, more or less.
I guess I don't mind authorizing flights in the yellow area (when they appear) but what a PITA for frequent fliers in congested areas. And three days? How about 30 days or 180 days. I mean If I have permission today, why wouldn't I have it a month or six from now.
And while I suppose I'm required to call my local airport because I'm within 5 miles, I'm pretty sure they'd laugh at me.
"Hey, I live 4.5 miles away. Can I fly my drone around my property below 200 feet or so? I know you're not crop dusting until spring but the government..."
That's about all I'd get out before they hung up on me. There are airports and then there are airports. Most of these have such infrequent traffic that it's ridiculous for DJI to control flights near them. I get big commercial airports and the like but rural airports that see a few planes a day (or a month) is crazy.
I mean, if you're going to restrict flights, at least remove smaller airports, helipads, etc. out of the mix. Let pilots who fly in these areas deal with the regulations themselves. Imposing restrictions on everyone, everywhere...well, why is DJI even in the drone business then? If customers can't fly them, what's the point?
Besides, this is a serious issue but its way overblown. Flying around your neighborhood or the city park, which is what most of us do most of the time, isn't posing a threat to air traffic. Seems like everyone, especially DJI, need to take a breath and focus more on educating pilots instead of potentially grounding them. |
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