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This week we went to the coast for a vacation, and as usual to get some shots of the area. I knew before leaving that the area was full of NFZs and chose my locations as carefully as possible to minimize conflicts.
After doing my due diligence, and making my obligatory calls to the airports nearby, I self authorized, in a yellow authorization zone, (not the first flight at this location BTW) Authorization was successful, so I launched and held a hover about 20 feet up and 30 feet out.
Just before starting out over the pier and ocean, I received an alert and red notice, "YOU ARE IN AN UNAUTHORIZED ZONE, LAND IMMEDIATELY!" Then "FORCED LANDING... LANDING IN 15, 14, 13..." at which point I simply walked over and waited to do a hand catch as I was over deep sand and didn't want it burying itself.
Admittedly a benign ending, but it could've been much worse if I had just buzzed off over the ocean instead of hovering over the beach.
I have been flying drones for several years now and this trend of taking control of a legally purchased product away from the owner is getting to the point of eroding confidence and one of the reasons I was originally hesitant of purchasing a DJI product.
Dont get me wrong, IMO this is still the best product for the price out there, but I'm really thinking this needs to be bether thought through.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, and if so were you able to prevent a bad outcome?
After doing my due diligence, and making my obligatory calls to the airports nearby, I self authorized, in a yellow authorization zone, (not the first flight at this location BTW) Authorization was successful, so I launched and held a hover about 20 feet up and 30 feet out.
Just before starting out over the pier and ocean, I received an alert and red notice, "YOU ARE IN AN UNAUTHORIZED ZONE, LAND IMMEDIATELY!" Then "FORCED LANDING... LANDING IN 15, 14, 13..." at which point I simply walked over and waited to do a hand catch as I was over deep sand and didn't want it burying itself.
Admittedly a benign ending, but it could've been much worse if I had just buzzed off over the ocean instead of hovering over the beach.
I have been flying drones for several years now and this trend of taking control of a legally purchased product away from the owner is getting to the point of eroding confidence and one of the reasons I was originally hesitant of purchasing a DJI product.
Dont get me wrong, IMO this is still the best product for the price out there, but I'm really thinking this needs to be bether thought through.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, and if so were you able to prevent a bad outcome?
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