No Fly Zone - revisit?

Outta Control · Apr 21, 2015

I know I maybe asking for the Moon here but are there any reliable Apps or Website that shows geographically where drones are not allowed.

Eric · Apr 21, 2015

Outta Control said:
I know I maybe asking for the Moon here but are there any reliable Apps or Website that shows geographically where drones are not allowed.

To be clear, are you asking about maps other than the free DJI pilots app??

Tim Whittaker · Apr 22, 2015

Joola said:
This one is pretty comprehensive but is a little too conservative for my liking. It doesn't take into consideration areas you can fly at restricted altitudes. Hover (iOS app) has this built in.

https://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fly/

All good if you live in the States.

Tim Whittaker · Apr 22, 2015

I am totally pissed off. Our local (small) airport has a great team at the tower with whom I get along and work with very well. NOW after the latest FW update I can no longer shoot houses or any buildings in the Industrial Park near by!.. This will cost me $1000's in lost revenue! What the hell is DJI thinking?

Tim Whittaker · Apr 22, 2015

Just watched the Phantom No-Fly zone video and they pointed out that the GPS must have a clear lock for this to work so I guess a work-around would be to drop a small shield (like lead) over the GPS and go fly in ATTI ?

InspiredOne · Apr 23, 2015

Tim Whittaker said:
I am totally pissed off. Our local (small) airport has a great team at the tower with whom I get along and work with very well. NOW after the latest FW update I can no longer shoot houses or any buildings in the Industrial Park near by!.. This will cost me $1000's in lost revenue! What the hell is DJI thinking?

I can see both sides of this question. There are just enough idiots flying where they shouldn't be flying to make this a real issue (airport incident in Manchester, UK, yesterday is a perfect example). On the other hand, those of us who strive to fly safely are paying for the idiots' stupidity (isn't that usually the case?).

It could be worse! They (various authorities) could ban quads altogether. So let's be happy with what we've got and work to get things to a safe and equitable balance for both sides.

The glass if half full!

skylabimaging · Apr 23, 2015

Tim Whittaker said:
I am totally pissed off. Our local (small) airport has a great team at the tower with whom I get along and work with very well. NOW after the latest FW update I can no longer shoot houses or any buildings in the Industrial Park near by!.. This will cost me $1000's in lost revenue! What the hell is DJI thinking?

I agree with InspiredOne. A lot of people that shouldn't be flying are flying and causing issues so you can be pissed at them not DJI.

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