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DJI won the consumer market with endless innovation, economies of scale, and a much lower cost of labor than in a Western market. The only thing the government should be doing to protect the local drone companies is to apply tariffs to all drones constructed and/or assembled in China. If you...

That is the point. Everything else is moot. You can't offer surveying services in the state of NC without a license. With or without a drone. Most states do require a tattoo artist to register and provide proof of training. "You will be required to provide bloodborne pathogen training for all...

What proof exists that DJI was sending data back to the Chinese government? Even if that was the case, DJI can supply the source code to their Go, Go4, Go Fly apps to show that surveillance data is not being sent back. They could open-source their app for that matter. If I was going to ban...

I don't know how valid or current this information is, but GA and CA both consider surveying by drone to be civil engineering and it requires a civil engineer or surveyor's license for commercial use. If you dig into the state laws, state by state, I think you will find that you are not going...

There is a difference in scope between PARLAY's disclaimer and what the operator's disclaimer presumably covered. PARLAY's disclaimer (see "Accuracy of Information in the TOS) covers the usage of the tool by the user. In the drone operator's situation, he is providing a service that would be...

No, that was not enough in the eyes of the state of NC. The Part 107 license and insurance over the actual operation of the drone. The issue that NC has was that the operator was providing, in their view, surveying services without being licensed to do so. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't that he...

Hopefully, they can refuse to pass that legislation🤞

That was at its peak. They never obtained the business model that Facebook achieved with the data collection of their users and tying that to ads served to that user. Nothing lasts forever, but Facebook will be around for a while.

It's not a question of any individual flight having a risk of zero. A few people doing dumb things is what causes laws and regulations to be passed that restrict everyone. Which TinyWhoop has a range that would go BVLOS? I didn't think they had the battery power for that range. I don't think...

Narrator: It was never about the security.

I wouldn't bet any money on that. MySpace never made a profit. Facebook reported a net profit of $39 billion for 2023.

Another option would be to immediately start recording after hyperlapse ends. Instead of a freeze frame, you'll get a sustained hold that will have a tiny amount of motion. That can feel more natural than an extended frame for 3 to 4 minutes. It depends on what sort of look that you are trying...

When I sold my previous house 5 years ago, I sold off a lot of stuff via Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and Nextdoor. While the last two can be toxic cesspools, you can see the accounts of the people who contact you. I ignored anyone with an account that was less than a year old. I would...

Part of the reason for the VLOS requirement is for the same reasons we have NFZ and RID. People would be flying everywhere and without control. The risk is slight, but not zero. Back in 2017, a guy flew his Phantom 4 BVLOS and it struck an Army helicopter, causing damage to the main rotorblade...

RID compliance is not related to requesting permission to fly near a NFZ. Remote ID (RID) for drones is a system that allows drones to broadcast their location and identification information in real-time to other parties nearby. This information can be received by people on the ground using an...