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The CAA need to write to us all or publish an equivalent of the Highway Code. I don’t have an hour to listen o all this, make notes and then have it all change.
This doesn't make any kind of sense, how are you going to call a drone made in America but you get the parts from China and you only add the software to the drone. That is not made in America made in America means it is built from the ground up all parts are from America
What happens if I take off and fly with a clear space of 150m+ and someone approaches me while my drone is in flight. How do I land legally ? If I make them aware my drone is coming down to land, does that make them a person taking part in the flight or do they need to concent ?
WE CANT PAY $1500 FOR A $200 CONTROLLER 5K FOR A 2 K DRONE.. ALL THEY ARE DOING IS KEEPING THE FUN FOR THE UBER RICH!!!!!!
HERE IS AN IDEA UN BAN DJI!!!!!
Thanks for this. I have a couple small drones and trying to familiarize myself with all legal aspects before flying. Seriously, I am afraid to even fly outside my yard. And in our rural area, even flying it towards the neighbors I can imagine their shotguns coming out! Though I know it is illegal to threaten any aircraft, do they know that?
It is funny how America is doing exactly what they are afraid "communist" countries would do. I lived in LA for 8 years and I can tell that I had less freedom there than anywhere in the world.
I can't stand DJI. Even though I have a waiver from the FAA I still need to get airspace clearance randomly through fly safe. It's ridiculous. I don't like that I have to get airspace clearance from China
Its incredible how the US claims the chinese are stealing all their high tech and copying everything and then selling copycat lesser versions of the great american made products...well i dont know about that...i've never seen a good american made drone that even comes close to operating as well the dji's drones do...this is all a bunch of us fearmongering and the american people need to realize the real enemy is running the country and those people are the ones they should be worried about
I know I don’t have to but my 3.5in drones Hoover around 249g so I register them. A crash in dirt could put them over
He don’t really do anything to bother anyone. It’s bullshit.
Very nicely done gents informative
Whoever said 'linux for drones' in the chat, bear in mind that, depending on what you want, there is already excellent open source software out there such as Betaflight and iNav.
It's a big issue because DJI is such a large manufacturer of drones, and this particular move is driven by security, rightly or wrongly. But actually, this is just a particular battle in the overall war against drones. Why? Never really understood it, except that there are potentially big revenue issues here worldwide. So, while getting one's sleeves rolled up on this issue, it's important not to lose sight of the big picture.
This will affect all DJI tech that has wifi connections. The Camera's , camera gimbels, wireless microphones and will also effect non DJI wireless devices including phones, cameras even things like earbuds. If a device requires FCC approval to operate it will become useless if this passes. You all need TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT and get this ridiculous protectionism bill kicked out. The head of this bills origin is directly connected to an American drone company, even though they do not sell consumer drones or even have tech close to what DJI has.
Anyone able to help with vertical limits? Recently bought a drone and wanting to film in Lincoln but it’s a very heavy air base county. There is an outer red area that says Vertical Limits: This piece of airspace is in effect between Surface and 10500ft. I have a DJI mini 4K (insured and operator ID) am I able to fly in this airspace without permission?
Of course, you do realise that there will NOT be, anything approaching, a reasonable discussion about this from the US and the UK. I worry about small businesses out there, the "wealth creators", that, particularly in the UK, are touted as being essential for the future prospects of the country. The REAL point is, is that there is no really reliable alternative to DJI's products. Manufacturers are getting better, but will that save people who need this tech for their jobs? Give us an alternative, and we'll happily consider moving on from DJI, but there is nothing viable!
Hi Sean my drone had been in the cupboard for a few months and i have just opened the drone assist app and there is lots of different shaped red area's everywhere and where i live in cirencester this now has a red area saying danger area near raf fairford which wad not there last time i looked, can i still fly in this area which is outside the flight restriction zone but deemed danger area? Im confused 😮regards
200 feet! Tad excessive imho. I fly sailplanes, hang gliders, & skydive. I pilot RC drones & model aircraft 🤷♂️
(Preface: If you don't have time to read the ramblings of a mad man, just skip to the final paragraph for a question, that I was curious about your thoughts on) I'm not sure how I haven't stumbled on your channel before, I thought I was subbed to most decent drone/fpv channels out there, I'm glad I stumbled on it today, and am now subbed. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see a honest and informed take on this issue!! There are so many content creators out there, that I normally trust and respect when dealing with the intricacies of piloting or building a drone, that turn into reactionary caricatures of their normal selves when issues like this come up. I really liked your approach using deep dives to inform yourself, even more, your honesty when touching on parts of the story you weren't certain about and not comfortable speaking on yet. I had to leave a 27yr career in the fire/rescue service a few years early, back before the pandemic hit, due to ptsd, and I didn't know what to do with myself at first. I decided I was tired of all the misinformation out there, and since I had the time, I decided I wanted to figure out how to weed through all the muck and inform myself. I basically started by questioning every belief and ideology I've ever had, started following a bunch of channels that centered on gathering research based data, I even took some online classes on investigative journalism, and recognizing propaganda, stuff like that. Anyway, it led me to two things, one, as the old saying goes, it made me realize just how little I really know about the world and universe around me, but second, it taught me how to do a proper deep dive into an issue if it's important to me, so I was very glad you talked about that aspect of how you obtained the info you were giving us. I couldn't agree more with your final synopsis, and I find that to be the case with many issues that I've done deep dives on, and frankly it's usually the case with an issue the "two sides" of the political arena (that's all people think there is in my not so bright country..lol) disagree with each other so much they want to resort to violence, and that is.... it usually lies somewhere in the middle. I'm really surprised, or maybe just perturbed, how many people, at least here in the U.S. are going the route of using gun rights rhetoric, I've seen several memes that resemble popular 2nd Amendment imagery, saying "come and take if from my cold dead hands" with an image of a drone, type stuff. I'm like dude, even if the ban went into full affect, they're not going to send out teams of federal agents in black SUVs to kick in our door because we didn't turn our DJI drones over, nor do you have to "turn them in", it's so ridiculous. Holy crapolla, I've rambled already, quick last thing I just wanted your opinion on, one of the things that's peaked my interest in the last 6mos or so, that I've done a couple deep dives on, is geopolitics and maritime shipping, specifically the trend of deglobalization that the U.S. tends to be making a shift towards. One of things I discovered, that might affect this issue, that really surprised me, was just how bad of shape China is in, I won't go into it, but lets just say 15yrs of birth rates plummeting, almost zero capitol to depend on, consumer exports being their only means of earning any real GDP (hence the massive tariffs Biden and the U.K. just imposed on them last week), and a president that has killed the messenger of bad news for two decades leading to him having no clue to the reality of his country quickly approaching a large cliff.... Which has led to quite a few insiders and global economists predicting a total and massive collapse of China by the end of the decade. So if that were to happen, would DJI be able to pick up and move the entire operation if they were to be bought by foreign investors, or do they go down with the ship?? Sorry for the long rant, just getting over covid and bored and ready to get out of the house, again, great video!! Take care!
more worried about the potential of Trump being in charge of the US military than who knows where i fly my drone
would anyone trust a US product more than a china product? I just want to fly
more likely is that the US cant design and build and credible competitor to DJI
We dont mind the goverments watching us on all those cctv camera around our cities we dont care about amazone and google knowing our internet history and browsing we dont mind microsoft knowing everything we do on our pcs including those in goverment , law enforcement and military but we lose our minds that a man in china might see a picture of a tree that we were about to hit with our little drones FFS - whay are there so many fwits in positions of power in the US
5-8k??!!! Wtf??!!!
The two cases in question involve the suspects dropping drugs into prisons
Wrong.
Any chance you could produce a printer-friendly version of the Police Information. Uses a lot of ink.
How would you get there evidence exactly? I do not trust the CCP, do you? They are all powerful now. I would be gutted but keep an open mind
They have to say what offence they suspect you of not just that they suspect a crime .
I've been a student of Sinology, east Asain studies and have also lived in China so for me understanding that this move isn't just paranoia but based on a real potential for a breach of national security is actually a genuine issue. DJI are firmly embedded with the CCP and are forced to align themselves with China's geostrategic goals. The CCP also have heavy influence on corporate decision making within the company. DJI are also implicit in human rights violations and have provided Xinjiang Public Security Bureau with drones to conduct oppresive surveillance operations such as monitoring minorities inside forced labor and Chinese "re-education camps". They were also performing biometric surveillance on Chinese minorites. DJI drones were also used to help suppress pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, plus they were also used to track and ID its protesters and organisers. DJI also get funding from the Chentong Holdings Group who align themselves with "Xi Jinping Thought". All you have to do is some basic research and you'll get evidence of a company that isn't as benevolent as you think.
Who cares. I don't see the Chinese government being all paranoid over people using iphones in China. The reason why DJI is being banned is simple, US companies cannot compete against Chinese companies. That's why western companies are leaving China, because they cannot compete against domestic companies.
Who cares just fly
Thank you, Sean for at least openly considering the notion that there might be something to these concerns that is legitimate. I very much enjoy using my DJI equipment, which includes drones, but I certainly don’t dismiss security concerns simply because I like using my toys. On the other hand, I have serious concerns about my own government here in the USA. Governments in general, have a tendency to abuse and lie about their use of power. We can only hope that the truth wins out on this subject.
See, my take on the matter is this - "National Security" is not my concern. We have lots of fancy people in high dollar suits whose job it is to maintain that, since it is so important to them. So if somehow me taking videos of a sunset or getting a hyperlapse of a waterfall somewhere somehow impinges on our national security? I feel like that's on them. They let it in here. They OK'd it to be put on store shelves. And they were happy to collect tax on my purchase.
Big brother wantscas deep in ur picket as he can get