I think removing the restrictions is great for commercial pilots and first responders that are not banned from using DJI's drones. It will also cause problems for the uninformed pilots that ran to their local electronics store and purchased the craft oblivious to flight hazards the drone could pose to manned aircraft and sensitive areas covered by No Fly Zones.
I understand why DJI would want to absolve themselves of liability here. Part 107 licenses exist for a reason along with LAANC requests. Part of me says the solution is requiring, at the minimum, a license to fly drones, but that's also a large overreach with laws into restricting us. I think that we're already restricted fairly heavily because drones have advanced in capability but still (legally) require certain things like a VO for FPV flights. I won't go further into that besides saying it's going to be tricky to navigate these waters. I feel like it has to be >70% of UAS pilots are using them for hobby or (illegally) accompaniment to other services they provide and aren't licensed. I see a lot of content in my area being created in places that I know for a fact are no-fly zones and if these individuals are going through proper channels I'd be extremely surprised.
I feel like I see a ton of people flying in no-fly zones around me as well. It seems like for the most part, its a no harm no foul kind of thing. So if they start cracking down on the licenses, LAANC, or even just actively checking the data from drones, it could be a very very different time for people in the space
@@nyarinyax I truly hope it doesn't come to that, but with people doing things like flying in areas where helicopters/planes are actively working I'd understand it happening. I live in between two no-fly zones unfortunately so it's a chore to even go practice flying and finding time in the day to do it during the winter.
DJI simply wants to absolve themselves of financial liability. The reality is, geo-fencing all DJI drones, all the time, everywhere, is impossible. Airspace is complex and dynamic. If drone pilots expect the feature to work, and it doesn't, DJI gets sued. The harsh reality is, the low barrier to entry for drones, means people who have no business being pilots, are just out there causing chaos. Physically flying a plane, or a drone, is the simplest part of aviation. Logistics are hard, liability is huge, and the FAA takes everything real serious once you have their undivided attention. It's real easy to $400 drone ones way into loss of life accidents, millions in judgments against, and criminal convictions. Cool tech, fun hobby, love it, but airspace is simply no joke. Drones are objectively high on the, F around and find out scale.
Nah this is FACTS. Especially the last part. I wonder if it's like this because drones are often marketed as a toy, or if it's just a lack of education when it comes to drone flying in general. Either way, the barrier of entry and the lack of documentation when it comes to pilots is a dangerous combo
@@nyarinyaxI think both. I wish that more people could be informed. The most important thing at the very least is to have VLOS, always know where your drone is and you will avoid crashing it. But there are several rules beyond that
considering who's in charge of making the rules at the moment, the only changes made will be bad ones. Ask this question again in 4 years time, presuming the rules of democracy haven't been changed by then to accommodate a Putin style dictatorship for Trump. Glad I'm not an educated American right now, it must be seriously depressing for you guys.
It will definitely be interesting to see what happens as rules and regulations in leadership in general. The trickle down effects could be crazy for things like Drone flying and other random things. Where do you live?
Well it's nothing new because there's drones that didn't have geo fencing on them already and it's not all that of a big deal. It's just dji that implemented that feature.
@@Ihup-um2yn although this is true, DJI holds over 70% of the GLOBAL drone market share. Which is insane to think about. So for the majority of people, this change directly affects them! I think a lot will change
What do you guys think? Is this a good thing or a problem waiting to happen?
I think removing the restrictions is great for commercial pilots and first responders that are not banned from using DJI's drones. It will also cause problems for the uninformed pilots that ran to their local electronics store and purchased the craft oblivious to flight hazards the drone could pose to manned aircraft and sensitive areas covered by No Fly Zones.
Unfortunately, I think you're right on your predictions. Someone will probably do something crazy and, it'll ruin it for everyone else
It’ll be interesting to see how they enforce that if it does happen
What about the altitude imit?
@@erics1337 as far as I know, that’s included within geo fencing. So that’ll be gone as well!
I understand why DJI would want to absolve themselves of liability here. Part 107 licenses exist for a reason along with LAANC requests.
Part of me says the solution is requiring, at the minimum, a license to fly drones, but that's also a large overreach with laws into restricting us. I think that we're already restricted fairly heavily because drones have advanced in capability but still (legally) require certain things like a VO for FPV flights. I won't go further into that besides saying it's going to be tricky to navigate these waters.
I feel like it has to be >70% of UAS pilots are using them for hobby or (illegally) accompaniment to other services they provide and aren't licensed. I see a lot of content in my area being created in places that I know for a fact are no-fly zones and if these individuals are going through proper channels I'd be extremely surprised.
I feel like I see a ton of people flying in no-fly zones around me as well. It seems like for the most part, its a no harm no foul kind of thing. So if they start cracking down on the licenses, LAANC, or even just actively checking the data from drones, it could be a very very different time for people in the space
@@nyarinyax I truly hope it doesn't come to that, but with people doing things like flying in areas where helicopters/planes are actively working I'd understand it happening. I live in between two no-fly zones unfortunately so it's a chore to even go practice flying and finding time in the day to do it during the winter.
@@mcarthurvisuals haha yeah I feel that. When I bought my first drone I couldn’t believe how many no fly areas were around 😂😂
DJI simply wants to absolve themselves of financial liability. The reality is, geo-fencing all DJI drones, all the time, everywhere, is impossible. Airspace is complex and dynamic. If drone pilots expect the feature to work, and it doesn't, DJI gets sued.
The harsh reality is, the low barrier to entry for drones, means people who have no business being pilots, are just out there causing chaos. Physically flying a plane, or a drone, is the simplest part of aviation. Logistics are hard, liability is huge, and the FAA takes everything real serious once you have their undivided attention.
It's real easy to $400 drone ones way into loss of life accidents, millions in judgments against, and criminal convictions. Cool tech, fun hobby, love it, but airspace is simply no joke. Drones are objectively high on the, F around and find out scale.
Nah this is FACTS. Especially the last part. I wonder if it's like this because drones are often marketed as a toy, or if it's just a lack of education when it comes to drone flying in general. Either way, the barrier of entry and the lack of documentation when it comes to pilots is a dangerous combo
@@nyarinyaxI think both. I wish that more people could be informed. The most important thing at the very least is to have VLOS, always know where your drone is and you will avoid crashing it. But there are several rules beyond that
considering who's in charge of making the rules at the moment, the only changes made will be bad ones. Ask this question again in 4 years time, presuming the rules of democracy haven't been changed by then to accommodate a Putin style dictatorship for Trump. Glad I'm not an educated American right now, it must be seriously depressing for you guys.
It will definitely be interesting to see what happens as rules and regulations in leadership in general. The trickle down effects could be crazy for things like Drone flying and other random things. Where do you live?
Clueless
Well it's nothing new because there's drones that didn't have geo fencing on them already and it's not all that of a big deal. It's just dji that implemented that feature.
@@Ihup-um2yn although this is true, DJI holds over 70% of the GLOBAL drone market share. Which is insane to think about.
So for the majority of people, this change directly affects them! I think a lot will change