Any fellow drone-meisters resident in the USA will no doubt be relieved to learn that DJI no longer enforces No-Fly-Zones, which are henceforth assigned to the discretion of the drone pilot, along with the legal ramifications of violating NFZ airspace.
DJI Just Removed ALL Geofences in the USA
That initial joy over simplified drone flying will also be tinged with some apprehension that this removal of built-in No Fly Zone restrictions will encourage renegade drone operators to launch drones into the path of manned air traffic, despite being fully aware that in doing so, they could qualify for quality time deep in the pokey where no hobbies are allowed.
While DJI’s dramatic about-turn away from its hitherto draconian NFZ enforcement regime is of no consequence to drone operators like yours truly who reside far from FAA and CAA jurisdictions, this DJI operator is nonetheless curious to hear from others who do live amid multiple NFZ-imposed limitations, about how this sudden severing of those pesky leg-chains is perceived.
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Oddly enough, reports from the UK indicate that all No Fly Zones for DJI drones in Blighty had also been deactivated weeks previous, with no fanfare and barely a mention online.
I find the muted response to this ground-shaking event unexpected. It is almost as though citizens of the USA were suddenly granted the right to carry a pair of shiny revolvers on each hip, with a bandoleer of ammo across the shoulder for good measure, only for there to be no comment from the newly liberated citizenry haha.
I fly in the UK and to be quite honest never worried about dji no fly zones, as I know what and where the restrictions are around airports etc as laid down by the CAA (our equivalent to the FAA) and have always abided by them
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UK and some EU restrictions were removed last spring, not weeks ago. The rest of EU is set to follow before the end of January, including my country of Sweden.
In reply to your original question, it will affect me a great deal, in a positive way. I happen to live in the vicinity of an airport which is not always in operation. When it is closed, the area automatically becomes class G airspace, and I can fly. BUT - dji does not recognise this, so every time I want to fly near me, I still have to apply for unlock.
Moreover, the GEO system is illogical and dangerous. Not only is it inaccurate in where you can and cannot fly, but it can also trap a UAV inside of the geofenced area, rather than let the pilot fly out and away from it.
I say good riddance. If it were well implemented, I would be an advocate, but that was never the case. At least where I live.
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Great news, except …
The conspiracy tracker in me says this is s setup for some shenanigans to remove drone ‘rights/access’… Time will tell… I can imagine the headline topics after another ‘event’… China removes basic drone restrictions, it’s up to the government! to keep us safe…
