Hi, what product did you get from Amazon? I have a filming project documenting the Apron expansion at an international airport. It would be good to know which products work for blocking the gps signal.
Do you have a link?
Many thanks
Richard
How to fly in a "no Fly zone"
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Do you have a link?
Many thanks
Richard
I think if you know in advance where your shoot is going to be you can apply to DJI and they disable it for you. Then you don't need a tin hat or to remove the top.
Had the same thing happen to me. I'm a freelance videographer and was filming right beside an airport one day. I had all the clearance and proper approval. Dotted my ii's and crossed my T's. When I got there it didn't work. Had to ring DJI and they told me I can apply to get it turned off so long as I send through the permission forms etc.
Annoying yes but the world we live in is shared with idiots.
Definitely can get it disabled from DJI and then you can use your drone with all its functions and still get the shoot done.
Had the same thing happen to me. I'm a freelance videographer and was filming right beside an airport one day. I had all the clearance and proper approval. Dotted my ii's and crossed my T's. When I got there it didn't work. Had to ring DJI and they told me I can apply to get it turned off so long as I send through the permission forms etc.
Annoying yes but the world we live in is shared with idiots.
Definitely can get it disabled from DJI and then you can use your drone with all its functions and still get the shoot done.
I'm curious to know if using Autopilot will allow us to fly in NFZ. I've tried searching and haven't been able to find an answer. I was very angry today when I tried to film downtown and get some shots of a large paddle wheel boat on the river. I was close to a major football stadium and was inside the red NFZ ring on the DJI Go app. There was no game going on and yet I still wasn't able to fly and missed a good filming opportunity. Really burns me up!
hi all, month ago i tested mod from coptersafe... simple and robust also coptersafe told me that the guys did a altitude mode (over 500m) and now test it ..
It seems to me that if you can prove you have passed part 107 and have a current UAS pilot certificate, DJI should then turn your NFZ off permanently. Their responsibility for NFZ would now be turned over to you, a certified Pilot, and we can fly where ever we need to commercially following whatever regulations/laws that airspace requires. I'd be fine signing a document to that effect so DJI has zero responsibility concerning my drone. Has this idea been asked of DJI yet?
Was there ever an outcome on NFZ?
We work with various agencies in emergency situations where we will fly under their permissions and sometimes need to fly in no fly zones, with no notice. While we can do the required dynamic risk assessments, etc we dont have the luxury to apply to DJI to turn zones off, as the normal notice we get is measured in minutes.
Also i wouldn't be happy to employ any method which would be frowned on my insurance companies, or indeed a court where data was being used as evidence ?
We work with various agencies in emergency situations where we will fly under their permissions and sometimes need to fly in no fly zones, with no notice. While we can do the required dynamic risk assessments, etc we dont have the luxury to apply to DJI to turn zones off, as the normal notice we get is measured in minutes.
Also i wouldn't be happy to employ any method which would be frowned on my insurance companies, or indeed a court where data was being used as evidence ?
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With those criteria my advice would be - move along and find another manufacturer that does not Nanny you into where you can and cannot fly.
DJI's target market is not really for niche areas and panders to the masses and therefore has to attempt to mitigate the idiot gene with its self imposed NFZ's
If you require a platform for true S&R or life saving work then DJI is simply not the one.
My advice would be, get along to the Emergency Service exhibition at the NEC and have a look at the Drone Zone there.
You will find much more able aircraft suited to this type of work.
Products like MicroDrones etc are specifically designed for this kind of work. They have long flight times of up 45minutes (with 90 minutes possible with an upgrade) and are unaffected by rain or snow/moisture etc.
What happens if you are called to assist with a life threatening situation of finding a lost child on the moors somewhere and you turn up with your Inspire or Phantom and say "Oh, can't fly today, it's raining too much"?
Indeed there are a number of manufactures like you say, however there starting point is normally £30k+ and for a charity we dont have that money for a single aircraft. These other systems also are far more manually driven compared to waypoint for automatic acquisition. I spend about 15 months researching before we even went with phantom to prove concept then Inspire. The thermal camera gimbal with the built in geo exif info is ideal for quick mapping on scene and rapid deployment of info to teams which just isn't possible with other manufacturers.
I take your points (and fully agree) re weather rating of DJI and will in course get another unit for exactly that, however the Sky Ranger is probably the next best one but at a stating point of £50k that isn't going to happen!
I take your points (and fully agree) re weather rating of DJI and will in course get another unit for exactly that, however the Sky Ranger is probably the next best one but at a stating point of £50k that isn't going to happen!
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Understood.
The problem with DJI is they in build self designated no fly zones which for your type of application can be limiting.
Have you considered looking at alternative platforms (not in the budgets mentioned above) but ones that use flight controllers that do not limit where and how you fly?
Many UAV specialists will spec a RPAS sytem' for you and build it to your needs utilising off the shelf components and airframes that can be certified afterwards for CAA approval and will not restrict you as to flying location.
Just a thought.
That route is always a thought at the back of my mind - i was concerned about airframes and the CAA, i was hoping to get it done with an off the shelf easy to replace (should we have to) system. A plug an play thermal camera is a godsend, have been playing with a Flir Tau 640 for the last 12 months and the integration and geo ability is non existent!
