I was actually talking to our Trackimo rep this morning, I was asking him about coverage for a customer down in south america. He told me "Trackimo uses both GPS as well as GSM to locate the device so it will work anywhere in the world. One caveat is if the user isn’t able to get GSM coverage...
While there are reports of problems and issues, there are a lot of happy people out flying their Inspires as well. If you decide to make the plunge, we've got them in stock :)
http://www.uav-outlet.com/products/dji-inspire-1-rtf-single-remote-quadcopter-with-integrated-4k-camera.html
This is all the details directly from the FAA's site.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/passenger_info/media/faa_airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf
While the word itself definitely has a negative connotation after years of military actions using the large weaponized systems, whether we are or are not "drones" isn't really up for debate. It's tough to argue with Merriam-Webster ;) (see def. 3)
1drone
noun \ˈdrōn\
Definition of DRONE
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If you're honestly worried about a tracking option, check out Trackimo, we have them in stock at the shop. We're playing around with them now, will put up a solid review of them soon, have seen several people curious about this kind of product.