DJI removing geofencing feature

Do DJI drones above 250g come equipped with remote ID?
 
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I don't know why they'd want to continue taking on the risk of appear to offer a service that can protect the PIC from themselves, or the public from the PIC.

If "the public" demands this level of protection, DJI can roll it back in, while it's competitors would be left having to incur the expense of developing it from scratch. It's more valuable to DJI to remove this feature than keep it.
 
The CCP is NOT our friend. Every time a DJI drone shuts down an airport, creates a security alert, or slams into a Super Scooper or airliner they laugh at the stupid Americans.
 
I have a DJI Drone. I guess I never tried to fly in a Restricted Zone, but even close to an Army base, it sends me a warning, requests my phone number, then texts me a code to enter. If I don't do this, it will land automatically. It would allow me to do whatever I wanted, but I had to agree that I was taking the risk. The annoying part was, it would let me take off and start flying, then warn me it was going to land and start counting down!

Honestly, the hardest part about flying a drone is the idiots at airports that think they know the rules and confront me! "You can't fly that here!" I've had my fair share of this.
 
I’m curious as to who is monitoring remote ID? When remote ID kicked off a few years back, I read an article where law enforcement agencies were basically :dunno:. None of them had any monitoring equipment. Haven’t heard anything about ATC monitoring them either. I think it’s a good idea but with no backing from the FAA.
 
It would be nice, even polite, even courteous to not fly a drone in a warning zone, or enhanced warning zone.

Hah! There I go again, trying to get along. What a rube I am...:cool:
 
Lowflynjack said:
I have a DJI Drone. I guess I never tried to fly in a Restricted Zone, but even close to an Army base, it sends me a warning, requests my phone number, then texts me a code to enter. If I don't do this, it will land automatically. It would allow me to do whatever I wanted, but I had to agree that I was taking the risk. The annoying part was, it would let me take off and start flying, then warn me it was going to land and start counting down!

Honestly, the hardest part about flying a drone is the idiots at airports that think they know the rules and confront me! "You can't fly that here!" I've had my fair share of this.
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Does your DJI drone have remote ID?

My DJI drone is light enough that it doesn't have remote ID and I've never did that text/code dance. I just access B4Ufly when inside a class delta and stay below 200' agl.
 
Velocity173 said:
I’m curious as to who is monitoring remote ID? When remote ID kicked off a few years back, I read an article where law enforcement agencies were basically :dunno:. None of them had any monitoring equipment. Haven’t heard anything about ATC monitoring them either. I think it’s a good idea but with no backing from the FAA.
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Anybody can monitor for remote ID - search for the app of your choice for your phone. It's just a bluetooth signal. The difference for law enforcement is that they "can" get the info linked to the remote ID 'license plate' (somehow, not sure how that process works) - us 'hoi poli' just get a notice that one is in the area.

But, keep in mind that there's a whole existing fleet of those things already out that do not include 'RID'; plus you can put together a hobbyist version with pieces / parts from various on-line sources, that doesn't include RID (unless you buy one of the modules and add it on). Legally, you can only fly it at a 'FRIA' https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/remote_id/fria (a.k.a. a recognized r/c flying field) - so flying your home-made 'drone' at the local city park or school yard is technically illegal without the module.

Is this being enforced? Probably not very much, if at all. I wonder how many law enforcement people are even aware of this situation - as they'd be the primary ones involved.
 
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Lowflynjack said:
I have a DJI Drone. I guess I never tried to fly in a Restricted Zone, but even close to an Army base, it sends me a warning, requests my phone number, then texts me a code to enter. If I don't do this, it will land automatically. It would allow me to do whatever I wanted, but I had to agree that I was taking the risk. The annoying part was, it would let me take off and start flying, then warn me it was going to land and start counting down!

Honestly, the hardest part about flying a drone is the idiots at airports that think they know the rules and confront me! "You can't fly that here!" I've had my fair share of this.
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If I understand DJI's change correctly, they have removed geo fencing only for registered pilots. So, since you're a registered pilot, what will change is that you will no longer have the overhead of that code system. They are basically saying, "we know who you are, we know your qualifications, we are collecting data, so it's on you to fly legally".
 
I've flown a DJI drone in Class B and didn't have to do anything special. I had a waiver, but the drone had no way of knowing that. I'm sure I got a warning that I clicked "ok" to.
 
172andyou said:
If I understand DJI's change correctly, they have removed geo fencing only for registered pilots. So, since you're a registered pilot, what will change is that you will no longer have the overhead of that code system. They are basically saying, "we know who you are, we know your qualifications, we are collecting data, so it's on you to fly legally".
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If you haven't had a chance, you can read the details
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DJI Updates GEO System in U.S. Consumer & Enterprise Drones

DJI updates its geofencing system in the U.S. to align with FAA regulations, enhancing drone operator control and safety. Learn about the latest changes and their impact.
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They are not changing this for registered pilots, they have no way of knowing if you are registered. In fact, the only "proof" you've taken the TRUST training for recreational operators is the possession of a paper certificate you have to print yourself. And if you lose it? You have to take it again and print a new one.

They don't know who I am, what my qualifications are, nor do they collect operating data from me.

What they ARE saying is "The FAA now has rules, we aren't the police anymore, don't break the rules."


Around remote ID:
The people for whom remote ID is most useful, right now, largely seems to be UAS operators like WING who can snarf up that data while in the air and re-route their UAS other the other UAS's they detect near them.
 
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Lindberg said:
I've flown a DJI drone in Class B and didn't have to do anything special. I had a waiver, but the drone had no way of knowing that. I'm sure I got a warning that I clicked "ok" to.
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The only time I get the warning and have to enter my phone number is close to military bases. It can be a long way from the restricted airspace and still give you the warning. The frustrating part is, it lets you take off and fly, then suddenly warns you it's going to land automatically and starts counting down. I'm hoping that part is gone!
 
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