Geebax
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If the proposed Geofencing is implemented, we may have to revise the current requirements for the device we connect to our RC units. At present it does not need to have a cellular data plan, but the Geofencing proposal is suggesting that you will be able to authorise yourself in the field, and that will require a connection to the Internet.
The suggested procedure is that you will receive a warning on your device that you are inside an Authorisation Zone and will not be able to fly unless you authorise yourself. The information so far available says you will be able to perform authorisation by just tapping a couple of times on the screen and the authorisation will be immediate. This sounds OK, but you need an Imnternet connection in the field to do it.
Of course you can pre-authorise yourself at home while in range of your own Wi-Fi network, but I am betting many people will get into the field before they find out they are inside a zone.
I use an Air 2 cellular, and I have a SIM card I could transfer to the Air 2 to cellular enable it, but I also have a small 4G cellular Wi-Fi modem that will do the same job. It was quite cheap and the battery lasts 6 hours or so and can be charged up in my car, so I am good to go.
But, to my original point. Up until now we have been advising noobs that you don't need cellular service on your device, or more particularly, there is no need for a cellular plan. And we have also been saying you don't need a cellular version of the iPad unless you intend to use Follow Me or set your Home Point to the RC lo0cation. That may now change, it might be best to advise having a cell enabled device from now on.
Wotchathink?
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