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    Bad Santa reacted to MS Coast's post in the thread Is the Mini 5 Pro a sub-250g drone? with Like Like.
    The drone determines the battery type electronically by reading information from the battery, not by weight.
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    If you consider one of the reasons for RID was to identify drone operators from flying in places where they are not supposed to be, then the weight is almost irrelevant. If first responders are prevented from landing an evacuation helicopter...
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    All I could reply to that is "duh". Just as it's more likely that a sub 200 gram drone would have the potential to cause less damage than a post 200 gram drone. Neither of which would or should have a bearing on whether or not RID would be...
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    It's not the same. Where the speed limit is about safety, the >249 number is about identification. Flying a 249g drone or a 253g drone carry the same risk whether or not they are displaying identification. Adding RID doesn't make a >250g safer.
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    Bad Santa replied to the thread Good news on Part 107, maybe?.
    Odd thing is your comment and conclusion are opposite of a good argument. People spend 10's of thousands of dollars on "learning" things that are not at all pertinent to the subject intended to learn. When, in reality, they could spend that...
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