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DJI products quite effectively indicate and restrict access to no fly zones. My controller starts to beep if I get within a few hundred feet of a border to a no
by deckar01 10y ago
DJI products quite effectively indicate and restrict access to no fly zones. My controller starts to beep if I get within a few hundred feet of a border to a no fly zone. I haven't tested it, but I think it is supposed to come home and land if you somehow get into a no fly zone.
That said, 1,700ft is so high, no fly zones don't really mean much anymore.
- SixSigma 10y agoDrones are already forbidden by law from flying higher than 400ft.
- jsmthrowaway 10y agoThey aren't, actually, and people parrot this falsehood all the time. If we assume you're referring to the United States, don't conflate proposed rules, rules, guidelines, and law, nor circumstances that require you to seek FAA authorization for the flight (which is different than "forbidden by law," itself inaccurate). You are talking about Advisory Circular 91-57 (Model Aircraft Operating Standards) from June 1981. Not law, just standards for their airspace. Certainly not forbiddance by law.
- SixSigma 10y agoThe FAA doesn't have jurisdiction in the UK The CAA sets the laws here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30387107 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30387107
- matheweis 10y agoWhere? In the US it is still legal to fly over 400' for hobby purposes when flying under the safety guidelines of a community based organization.
- SixSigma 10y agoIn the UK, where this incident happened.
- madaxe_again 10y agoWithout any certification or registration, yes - if you're CAA registered then the limits are quite different. Additionally, if you're flying FPV the ceiling is 1000ft, not 400ft, although you must have a spotter who can maintain unassisted line of sight. Get friends with good eyes, fly further!