It’s a sharper image drone I just need something to fly for fun rn until I can upgrade in the summer how much do you guys think it would be to find a charger and controller for it and is it worth it

Unfortunatly, this is a question I've failed to ask and feel a bit embarrassed by it since it's at the crux of the matter.

I know getting an answer might be a longshot because it' probably a question that can only be answered by someone who has taken their drone apart and voided the warranty but, it's worth a try.

I don’t believe these bans are actually some lobbying by US companies just for profits sake. US drone companies don’t remotely have the coffers to afford buying that many politicians votes. They aren’t billion dollar entities, they are small companies. They don’t have nearly the lobby power people on this sub are attributing to them. They aren’t oil companies or automakers. Dji could pay them more.

American politicians know the protocol for spying, simply collect as much data from citizens electronic communications as possible and worry about whether it’s good intel down the road. See the NSA and our phones. They would be dumb to assume a nation like China, the main culprit of corporate espionage in the world, wouldn’t take the same approach with our drones. Why wouldn’t they? Their conscience lol?

No one can say with a shred of confidence where the data going between your device and your dji remote and your drone and the app and the satellites ends up. No one knows outside of the folks in china.

I get the frustration with other options, but making up that this is some capitalist plot by the “big American drone” companies buying everyone off doesn’t make any sense when you look at the facts

That's all folks.

‘HR 2864 requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add DJI to its “Covered List.” If DJI is added to this list, the FCC would no longer be able to approve new equipment authorizations for DJI products or software in the US. The agency could also create a process to revoke existing authorizations.

This means no new DJI products would be approved in the US going forward, cutting you off all the latest innovations by the company. And the DJI drones currently approved for the US may also be grounded in the future. The bill could also add any software capable of operating on DJI products to the Covered List, including software produced by US software developers, subjecting them to the same restrictions.

This type of action by the FCC would mean the federal government could decide at any point that you are no longer allowed to fly the DJI drones or software that runs on DJI drones you have already purchased, no matter if you are flying for business, public safety, or even recreationally. The drone maker estimates that the financial impact of such a ban could be as high as $116 billion.’

https://dronedj.com/2024/06/12/dji-ban-drone-us-congress/

Edit: To clarify, I was flying over the ocean with heavy rain. The point of the post is to show how bulletproof the DJI drone AND the controller are. Tons of people think their drones are fragile, and so did I 5 years ago. Turns out they're not! Check out the drone's POV in the comments.

DJI = Water proof 💦

These 30' waves taught me a lesson - they create a massive downforce every time they crest and crash. The air sucks down your bird, and I dropped 30-50 ft in altitude every time I flew above a cresting wave.

The 90 km/h gusts (56 mph?) caused pure chaos every minute or so, but you learn to work with with them.

My electronics are super clean of salt now 👌

Is there a reason this is so discounted?

Just as the title says. In order to act as RPIC of any UAS over 249g, it should be a requirement to hold a part 107 certificate.

There are many places where you CAN fly recreationally, but really shouldn't if you don't know what you're doing. For example, cities (other than NYC) are congested and for the most part, as long as you're not flying over people or moving vehicles, its legal.

I know this would raise the barrier to entry, but maybe it's a good thing. Besides, there are still plenty of good drones under 250g.

I would like to know what you guys think, I have my part 107 and have been flying for 7 years.

Just curious why someone would be flying at night in a residential neighborhood? Heard one flying while taking my dog outside and looked all around. Finally saw it and it was cruising pretty far about 75 feet up over many houses.

Just curious what the purpose of this would be?

I tried to request a refund from Amazon, they told me I need to wait more. The tracking number seems to be fake, they did not understand that part.

My girlfriend and I took a trip to White Mountain National Forest and of course I brought my drone. We parked away from people (>250ft) and I plopped it atop the car and started flying. I flew for about 5 minutes, if that, and then landed back on the roof. I was greeted by a Federal Ranger once the aircraft landed and was told I was going to be cited for “landing an unmanned aircraft within 0.25 miles of a trailhead. He said “didn’t you see the signs all the way up the road??” to which I replied “there’s signs along the road for no drones?”. Either way, I was cited $200 and sent about my day. We had no cell service in the mountain and couldn’t check rules/regulations prior to flight. My DJI drone also didn’t give me any hesitation with zones. I was told “the FAA may control the air, but we control the ground. Since you landed it, we can cite you even if the FAA allows you in the airspace”. We went back through the dashcam footage she has and there are ZERO signs along the roadway that say such thing. I understand you need to know rules/regulations prior to flight, but I had NO reason to believe that I couldn’t fly in the middle of a National Forest. I was told I can fight the ticket, but wondering if it’s worth the hassle. Mind you, I have footage of the lack thereof signage stating “no drones”.

Do I fold and pay the ticket, or do I fight it in court??

Also, I don’t even think the pictures are worth a $200 ticket either 🫠 PFA TIA!

Maybe I'm far off base in this regard so I'm open to being schooled.

The FAA handles LAANC authorizations and COWs and has sole authority over all US airspace. I don't feel I should have to ask for any type of permissions from a consumer manufacturing company or go through any authorization processes outside of those put in place by the FAA in order to utilize my personal property in my local airspace or, for that matter, use it anywhere in my country (particularly if the company isn't a US based company).Consumer drone companies inserting themselves into the FAA regulation process seems a vast overreach on their part. These companies are manufacturers of retail consumer products, nothing more. However, they seem to think they are somehow part of a US regulatory process that they have no business being even slightly involved in. They have no business insinuating themselves into any US government regulation process; it's ludicrous to me.

Perhaps this is part of the reason behind the proposed Chinese drone ban

EDIT FOR CLARITY:.

I live in a rural area with highly variable weather that requires me to check NOTAMs and TAFs every time I fly. I go so far as to print them out for each flight and include them in a "flight plan packet" that I always have ready to present to any government authorities if they ask.

I am also intimately familiar with the sectional for my local airspace due to a myriad of MOA and restricted/prohibited airspace. I highly doubt that any consumer drone manufacturer knows more about my local airspace at any given time than I do. So far I have never needed a COW or LAANC authorization.

There were 2 possibly 3 in total. This one flew right over the display. It had a bright white light. The others had green flashing lights and didn't get as close. I would love to see the footage!

Not my video.

This guy took off right next to two national security UAS restriction zones, and well within class C airspace also right next to Monterey regional airport. And he is trying to shift the blame to lack of signs, the removal of geofencing of the ultra trustworthy company that made his drone, and the mean navy police personnel. I doubt he has his TRUST cert either. I didn't bother checking to see if there was a wildlife area but if there was, it would be the trifecta of violations. Some California cities also have rules against taking off in public areas.

All that being said, how is a casual consumer to know that they even need to take the TRUST cert? Especially since the regulations are changing or being updated every few years.

I don't recall much other than 'check local regulations' in the boxes my drones arrived when I bought them. I feel like they need to require drones that are US-bound to be sold to include mandated brochures that include very basic information so people don't go do things like fly right next to a military installation and within controlled airspace.

For me personally, it would be the ability to transmit 8K video and control a drone over the cell towers using 5G broadband. I know latency is an issue with this methodology, but I'm sure with enough safety buffer it could work.

I've been flying DJI drones since 2013 and the biggest obstacle to truly amazing flights is getting poor signal because of trees, hills, buildings, etc. Being able to fly using 5G would be a really amazing thing.