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Defeating airport lock out

What I find unbelievable is some members wish to exceed, bypass, circumvent and deride limitations and changes brought about by local/regional legalisation.
I only want the aircraft I purchased back!
If you bought a car for its performance and the factory decides to cut your power in half for better fuel mileage with out a government mandate and with out your permission this would be OK with you ?
 
I only want the aircraft I purchased back!
If you bought a car for its performance and the factory decides to cut your power in half for better fuel mileage with out a government mandate and with out your permission this would be OK with you ?
Most cars are too powerful for the speed limits in most nations. As long as I can get up to 70mph (a little more for safety) I don't need anymore. It the same for my I1 - 500m distance and 122m height - it works as advertised.
 
Most cars are too powerful for the speed limits in most nations. As long as I can get up to 70mph (a little more for safety) I don't need anymore. It the same for my I1 - 500m distance and 122m height - it works as advertised.
Not everyone is like you thankfully, some, if not most people like speed and power. No one picks a hundai if they can afford a Ferrari.

Those limits on the distance and height aren't actual limits anyway. unless my math is off, 500m is 1500ft approx correct? Mine goes well over 1.5 miles, I think those limits only apply to beginner mode.
 
Not everyone is like you thankfully, some, if not most people like speed and power. No one picks a hundai if they can afford a Ferrari.

Those limits on the distance and height aren't actual limits anyway. unless my math is off, 500m is 1500ft approx correct? Mine goes well over 1.5 miles, I think those limits only apply to beginner mode.
Sorry a boring, practical Honda CRV for me. I can fit my Inspire 1 and kit in the boot.

500m (1625ft) is the maximum legal distance permitted in the UK or maintaining constant unaided visual line of sight (whichever is closer). It applies to all but I would be breaking my CAA permission to operate and any chance of making money. I'll stick to rules thank you.
 
So I wonder what the process is for DJI to update their map data. In Chicago for instance, there is an island that once was an airport... It has been converted into parkland for more than 12 years, so how about expecting NFZ's to be up to date at least.
 
So I wonder what the process is for DJI to update their map data. In Chicago for instance, there is an island that once was an airport... It has been converted into parkland for more than 12 years, so how about expecting NFZ's to be up to date at least.
This question should be addressed to Apple not DJI. The App uses the default mapping and satellite.
 
Sorry a boring, practical Honda CRV for me. I can fit my Inspire 1 and kit in the boot.

500m (1625ft) is the maximum legal distance permitted in the UK or maintaining constant unaided visual line of sight (whichever is closer). It applies to all but I would be breaking my CAA permission to operate and any chance of making money. I'll stick to rules thank you.
Fair enough, not every country has the same laws, not suggesting you break them. Just pointing out not everyone wants a crappy underpowered car barely capable of achieving the max speed limit, which happens to be 85mph as the highest posted limit I know if in the usa.

I thought you were referring to the distance you set in the app, it's gotta only apply to beginner mode for training purposes cause mines set to 500 and I can fly much farther without warning or invisible fence stopping me. I'm not using beginner mode, never have, but that's the impression the manual gave me about those adjustable distance settings
 
This question should be addressed to Apple not DJI. The App uses the default mapping and satellite.
Yes but the no fly overlays do not exist in apple maps, that's coming from DJI right? I left a message at DJI support about this and a field that was decommissioned as an airport since 2003. No reply
 
We flew up to Utah to film some warbirds for a museum today but forgot to for check airspace restriction induced by DJI. Space was limited in the Comanche so we only brought along the Inspire and to realize we're locked out during preflight.


And before any negative comments, we had permission and took all safety precautions.

You're at an airport. You have 333 waiver? Who did you have permission from?
 
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Doesn't really matter, there's no way to disable the nfz other than blocking gps signal and flying atti mode unfortunately.

It matters if you have a 333 waiver like me and people like this guy are breaking laws that can potentially cause all of us to lose our flight privileges.
 
Sorry a boring, practical Honda CRV for me. I can fit my Inspire 1 and kit in the boot.

500m (1625ft) is the maximum legal distance permitted in the UK or maintaining constant unaided visual line of sight (whichever is closer). It applies to all but I would be breaking my CAA permission to operate and any chance of making money. I'll stick to rules thank you.
Well your rules are stil fine,but for example Belgium will get rules that won't alow you to fly except on dedicated RC area's and private grounds where you need permission..Altitude limit will be 10 mtr! and not more then 50 mtr range.Talking about ******** rules.I have allready seen Belgium pilots who only fly in the Netherlands anymore.
 
It matters if you have a 333 waiver like me and people like this guy are breaking laws that can potentially cause all of us to lose our flight privileges.
Technically there is no enforceable law that requires a 333 for commercial use or governs uav flight at all at this time other than a few local city ordinances, but regardless of that fact lets assume he has one.

Permission to fly at/near an airport is super easy to get, you just basically have to call and tell them if you plan to fly close to the airfield but safely out of their traffic pattern and anyone wanting you to film their aircraft can easily get you cleared to fly on the property.

However like I said, it doesn't really matter cause you can't disable the nfz on the dji uavs anyway, unless you physically block the gps signal and fly atti mode.
 
Technically there is no enforceable law that requires a 333 for commercial use or governs uav flight at all at this time other than a few local city ordinances, but regardless of that fact lets assume he has one.

Permission to fly at/near an airport is super easy to get, you just basically have to call and tell them if you plan to fly close to the airfield but safely out of their traffic pattern and anyone wanting you to film their aircraft can easily get you cleared to fly on the property.

However like I said, it doesn't really matter cause you can't disable the nfz on the dji uavs anyway, unless you physically block the gps signal and fly atti mode.

Sultan, I'm afraid you don't know what you're talking about, so probably best not to spread around false information, acting like you know something, when clearly you don't know anything.

https://www.faa.gov/uas/regulations_policies/media/FAA_UAS-PO_LEA_Guidance.pdf
 
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Sultan, I'm afraid you don't know what you're talking about, so probably best not to spread around false information, acting like you know something, when clearly you don't know anything.

https://www.faa.gov/uas/regulations_policies/media/FAA_UAS-PO_LEA_Guidance.pdf
I'm afraid it's you who are misinformed. This might help clear it up. They are still working on their uav specific recommendations but have passed no laws regarding them yet. They are claiming they fall under full sized aircraft regulations which is quite ridiculous and will not hold up in a court of law, they know this and have pretty well stopped hassling people about it. The only thing they could possibly do at this point is try to charge you with reckless engagement or something if you fly in an unsafe manner and interfere with air traffic. Fly safely and they can do nothing because they have zero jurisdiction over uavs as of now, however that will change eventually and it will be vastly different from what they are incorrectly claiming is law currently.

We are tired of people saying "DRONES ARE ILLEGAL!" Here is real talk on what the law really is or isn't - Aeriographer.Com
 
I'm afraid it's you who are misinformed. This might help clear it up. They are still working on their uav specific recommendations but have passed no laws regarding them yet. They are claiming they fall under full sized aircraft regulations which is quite ridiculous and will not hold up in a court of law, they know this and have pretty well stopped hassling people about it. The only thing they could possibly do at this point is try to charge you with reckless engagement or something if you fly in an unsafe manner and interfere with air traffic. Fly safely and they can do nothing because they have zero jurisdiction over uavs as of now, however that will change eventually and it will be vastly different from what they are incorrectly claiming is law currently.

We are tired of people saying "DRONES ARE ILLEGAL!" Here is real talk on what the law really is or isn't - Aeriographer.Com

Yeah, keep telling yourself that Gris...
It sure would be fun to debate, but I don't have really have the time.

I'm sure "aeriographer" the author of the "blog"you posted has a deep legal understanding of FAA regulations.

But for those that are interested, the FAA doc I posted above (with just a few minutes of critical reading) can clear up any remaining questions you may have about the current legality of commercial drone use, not what some blogger wrote way back in March 2014.
 
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Problem solved. Everyone can stop arguing now.This will probably require to be on the latest firmware which I'm sure some people will whine about.
DJI Introduces New Geofencing System for its Drones


Discussion thread here:
DJI Announce changes to NFZ | DJI Inspire Forum
Thanks for this and yes, makes the future pretty clear. The important word throughout the issue on either side of the equation is "responsibility" Feels right to me.

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
rəˌspänsəˈbilədē/
noun
  1. the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
    "women bear children and take responsibility for child care"
    synonyms: authority, control, power, leadership
    "a job with greater responsibility"
    • the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something.
      "the group has claimed responsibility for a string of murders"
      synonyms: blame, fault, guilt, culpability, liability
      "they denied responsibility for the bomb attack"
    • the opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization.
      "we would expect individuals lower down the organization to take on more responsibility"
 

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