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The DJI software doesn’t allow take-off at all when inside a no fly zone. All models in the past five years come with a 120m max altitude set, and an absolute
by jiofih 6y ago
The DJI software doesn’t allow take-off at all when inside a no fly zone.
All models in the past five years come with a 120m max altitude set, and an absolute 500m limit.
There is a huge buffer area around airports [1]. If you’re seeing the “fly with caution” warning, you are not in a controlled zone. This is purely a matter of regulations.
[1] https://www.dji.com/nl/mobile/flysafe/introduction https://www.dji.com/nl/mobile/flysafe/introduction
- Ancapistani 6y agoDJI’s “no fly zones” aren’t the same as the FAA’s airspace classification. I can take off through the DJI app even though I’m in controlled airspace for which there is no automated approval, but can’t take off without a specific exemption from DJI if I’m in the approach path of an airport even though it’s not operational at that time and the FAA considers it uncontrolled.
- strogonoff 6y agoGreat pointer, I stand corrected about my use of “controlled airspace”. I still think DJI UI is designed to enable fineable violations. The app at least knows it’s night and middle of a city; perhaps it can’t infer missing line of sight (questionable), but nighttime flight alone outdoors in a city is already illegal without a permit. A company like DJI could easily afford to scrape and aggregate UAV regulations from different regions (there are numerous websites doing just that already) and integrate relevant checks in the app.