Recent content by AngelAndres

That was a well presented response. Thank you!

Hi, I’m sorry this keeps happening to you. Our own nationwide organization suffers from a similar issue from time to time using DJI hardware. We have a few drones from other companies to supplement where DJI lacks. However, I know that buying a second drone is cost prohibitive for many small...

Hello, Thank you for posting this. You strengthened my point. If everyone will please refer to this poster’s two maps. The area in which we needed to operate has an DJI imposed restriction extending into it from the North even though we were authorized by the FAA for flight up to 150ft AGL. We...

Hello, My comment was undoubtedly fair. While I am not here to appease your curiosity, for the sake of our other posters I'll be more specific. We had a need to operate within the lateral boundaries of the Centennial Airport, KAPA, airspace in March. DJI placed an “NFZ” (yes, that is precisely...

Excellent update! What I described (Geo Fence & NFZ) may have been updated to a new nomenclature. Yet, the problem still persists. DJI chooses when you can fly in some sUAS LAANC enabled areas irrespective of our legal authorization to fly. You can change the name, but the problem is the...

Correct, Bottom line. DJI drones are highly inadequate platforms for any operation requiring immediate access to every inch of airspace for which the FAA can provide a LAANC authorization. If you’re like us, a news organization regularly needing immediate access to areas covered by the FAA UAS...

Not true. There are two “levels” of locking by DJI. There is the ‘Geo Fence” that indeed allows you to self unlock. However, there is also the ‘NFZ’ which requires a process that can take up to five days (per DJI) via an online request through DJI’s website. That five day period completely goes...

Hi, well that's disappointing. Thanks for the heads up! So, is anyone down to get together to start our own, US-based drone manufacturing company to compete with the Mavic? I can provide emotional support and some field-experience. Haha! -Angel

Taffybrian, thanks for the heads up. Please let us know if you indeed are finding the incorrectly drawn DJI NFZs are no longer an issue. This could be good news. -Angel

Mic drop.

Hi Rick, I am completely on board with your problems as well. I run an 8-pilot, 10 DJI-aircraft operation for a news station in Denver, CO. One of our missions is to provide aerial footage in support of the breaking news operations of the station. This mission, as you can imagine, often allows...

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Thank you! Unfortunately, it does appear that the X8 has NFZ software running. Unless it can be deactivated within minutes and not days, it’ll thwart the whole purpose of obtaining a LAANC authorization from the FAA. My assignments regularly are handed...

Oh wow! This might be an excellent alternative after all the LAANC waiver vs DJI Geo Fencing/No Fly Zone problems we’ve been having. I work for a news agency that typically has less than an hour’s notice for shoots. A couple weeks ago, we got denied motor-start by DJI’s NFZ program even though...