Right, the “pilot” was definitely breaking the rules big time (and just generally being a dumbass, if you see the firefighters planes/helicopters and don’t land the drone I don’t know wtf is wrong with you).
Just saying, these sub-250 exceptions are pretty stupid because now everyone is getting one of these, and not paying any attention to the rules because “my drone doesn’t count”.
That person probably never even looked at the drone map (not even just that day, like, ever). So they’d never know there was a no-fly in place. DJI is also partly to blame to be honest because the drones definitely have the ability to warn you about it or even prevent you from taking off but they don’t.
Source: I’m a certified drone pilot in Europe flying professionally.
Yeah but the DJI maps don’t match at all with the official ones at least here in Europe so it’s really just right next to the airports etc when the actual no-fly zone is a 10km circle. That’s what I mean actually, they do have all the abilities but just don’t implement it properly. Don’t get me wrong I’d rather my expensive tool just do what I ask it to without being a nanny, but just saying the technology is there.
Right, the “pilot” was definitely breaking the rules big time (and just generally being a dumbass, if you see the firefighters planes/helicopters and don’t land the drone I don’t know wtf is wrong with you).
Just saying, these sub-250 exceptions are pretty stupid because now everyone is getting one of these, and not paying any attention to the rules because “my drone doesn’t count”.
That person probably never even looked at the drone map (not even just that day, like, ever). So they’d never know there was a no-fly in place. DJI is also partly to blame to be honest because the drones definitely have the ability to warn you about it or even prevent you from taking off but they don’t.
Source: I’m a certified drone pilot in Europe flying professionally.
I will say the DJI fly app did warn me when I was near a restricted airspace.
So they aren’t entirely to blame, assuming you get proper permission/permits ahead of time.
It won’t stop you from taking off, but will throw the warning in your face.
Yeah but the DJI maps don’t match at all with the official ones at least here in Europe so it’s really just right next to the airports etc when the actual no-fly zone is a 10km circle. That’s what I mean actually, they do have all the abilities but just don’t implement it properly. Don’t get me wrong I’d rather my expensive tool just do what I ask it to without being a nanny, but just saying the technology is there.