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Going off of my previous comment, the person you spoke to was probably flying a DJI Phantom[1]. DJI, to their credit, have been trying to integrate some form o
by tomswartz07 11y ago
Going off of my previous comment, the person you spoke to was probably flying a DJI Phantom[1].
DJI, to their credit, have been trying to integrate some form of safety into their products.
One of these such features are the 'FlySafe', which does exactly what you describe; it lights up a GPS light and/or will prevent the multicopter from even taking off if it's in a dangerous area.
[1] http://www.dji.com/fly-safe/category-mc http://www.dji.com/fly-safe/category-mc
- cjensen 11y agoIntersting that the page you linked is just plain wrong in the first graphic. It shows a 1.5 mile restriction around the airport instead of the correct 5 miles [1]. [1] http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/for-recreational-users/ http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/for-recreational-users/ "Contact the airport or control tower before flying within five miles of an airport."
- tomswartz07 11y agoNot saying that I endorse it, I'm just throwing it out there as what DJI, the manufacturer, considers and uses for their hardware.
- cjensen 11y agoYep. It's a good idea in principle. The FAA really should manage the db and have an API.