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Hey doods!
So I went out tonight to take a "before" photo of a parking lot that's getting new lights, and I got this warning from DJI:

The irony here is that our only military base is WAY South of my restricted zone (in the SE corner of the frame). So far South that it's actually out of frame. Fortunately, I had my Mavic Pro with me (NOT my first choice for night photography) and was able to shoot unimpeded. I've been flying around Abq. for almost a decade and I have never received a military zone warning, even when I was actually doing a mapping job inside a military zone!
This is very weird because, as far as I know, there is nothing "military" on the North side of town. I checked the Sectional Charts and sure enough, I'm in a "no-man's land."

Is this just a completely erroneous DJI Military Zone?
Worth noting; Unbeknownst to me, my iPad had connected to an Xfinity hot spot. I can't help but wonder if my iPad tattle-taled on me and downloaded some erroneous military zone.
Interesting...
The particulars:
Inspire 1 v2
AC FW 1.08.xx.xx+
RC FW 1.06
Go App: v3.1.1
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
D
So I went out tonight to take a "before" photo of a parking lot that's getting new lights, and I got this warning from DJI:

The irony here is that our only military base is WAY South of my restricted zone (in the SE corner of the frame). So far South that it's actually out of frame. Fortunately, I had my Mavic Pro with me (NOT my first choice for night photography) and was able to shoot unimpeded. I've been flying around Abq. for almost a decade and I have never received a military zone warning, even when I was actually doing a mapping job inside a military zone!
This is very weird because, as far as I know, there is nothing "military" on the North side of town. I checked the Sectional Charts and sure enough, I'm in a "no-man's land."

Is this just a completely erroneous DJI Military Zone?
Worth noting; Unbeknownst to me, my iPad had connected to an Xfinity hot spot. I can't help but wonder if my iPad tattle-taled on me and downloaded some erroneous military zone.
Interesting...
The particulars:
Inspire 1 v2
AC FW 1.08.xx.xx+
RC FW 1.06
Go App: v3.1.1
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
D
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