Comment on DJI might get banned next in the US
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoI’ve wanted to pick one up for ages, but when I look into it there’s so many restrictions on where you can fly that I can’t see myself being able to get much use of out.
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Unless you live next to an airport or next to a federal building, it’s really not all that restrictive. Only places I haven’t been able to fly were near camp David and a local airport.
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
For starters you cannot fly a drone over a person except the operator (yourself). The weight of the drone or inclusion of prop guards does not change this.
So goodbye to flying around any busy area or city.
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Is that because most drones are passively recording a videosteeam for it’s operator to navigate it? Would it affect cameraless drones?
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Ita because they could fall on people and cause harm.
You can in theory fly a drone over people if it meets a few criteria such as enclosed blades, under 250 grams, displaying your registered FAA number on the drone chassis, etc etc.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
We live 4.5kms from an airport. Can’t even fly it in our backyard since the limit is 5kms. Doesn’t matter how high you fly it.