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    Still no RID-compliant serial numbers for DJI Mavic Air 2 drones

    I've come across conflicting information on whether we can edit our FAA registrations of our MA2 drones to show they are RID-compliant. DJI has issued a firmware update that enables RID in those drones. And apparently drones with that firmware update will broadcast RID information. But we still...
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    New firmware update V01.01.1600 US Remote ID (27-Sep-2023)

    Thanks for that, marnat3. I’ll need to study this more closely. I didn’t think it was possible yet to do what you have done. Last time I checked the FAA list of valid, RID-compliant serial numbers for MA2, I saw only two.
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    New firmware update V01.01.1600 US Remote ID (27-Sep-2023)

    As I understand it, the FAA recognizes only *two* valid “RID serial numbers” for the MA2. (Those are the two that appear after you click the View button.) There are only two because DJI thought they were submitting a *range* of valid serial numbers to FAA. In fact, the FAA recognized only those...
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    B4UFLY app no longer opens

    I contacted FAA’s UAS Support Center, and they clarified this for me: There no longer is a stand-alone, FAA app called “B4UFLY.” Instead, each of the four companies named in the FAA annoucement has access to B4UFLY data and each has embedded B4UFLY in their own apps. If I want to use B4UFLY...
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    B4UFLY app no longer opens

    Thanks. I tried that and it didn’t work. I’ve sent an inquiry to FAA’s UAV department.
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    B4UFLY app no longer opens

    I updated the B4UFLY app on my iPad in the last few days. Now, when I touch the B4UFLY app’s icon to open the app, I get an FAA announcement saying “B4UFLY is expanding!” See screenshot. There’s a link to an FAA webpage with more information. But the app itself doesn’t open, no matter what I...
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    FAA DJI RID DOC issues

    That was most helpful, Vic. Many thanks for posting. As the owner of two Mavic Air 2 drones, I’m going to follow “Option 1”: Wait for FAA and DJI to sort out the issue of RID-compliant serial numbers.
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    Mavic 2 Pro is NOT RID compliant - as of12-5-23

    Thanks very much to the link to a prior discussion. Your search skills are far better than mine!! :) And thanks for the clarification about the MA2 Serial Numbers that are in compliance. I'll hang back for a few weeks and let DJI get this straightened out with FAA. This subject came up on a...
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    Did FAA extend recreational registration period?

    Never mind... My bad. I renewed my 3-year hobbyist certificate when I received the 180-day expiration notification this past July. Totally forgot that I'd done that. Sorry, folks. :-|
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    Mavic 2 Pro is NOT RID compliant - as of12-5-23

    Yes, two Mavic Air 2 models are now listed on the RID DOC page: Mavic Air 2 (MA2UE1N) and Mavic Air 2 (MA2UE3W). Does anyone know how they differ, and how I can tell which ones I have? As for the listing of only two serial numbers for each one, I'd assumed that they defined the beginning and...
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    Did FAA extend recreational registration period?

    Thanks for citing that. Must be a blip in the DroneZone system.
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    Did FAA extend recreational registration period?

    My original recreational Small UAS Certificate of Registration says that my certificate, issued in January 2021, expires in January 2024. I just went to DroneZone to renew that certificate, and DroneZone's Recreational Flyer Dashboard says it expires January 2027. Has the length of recreational...
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    State Farm Drone Insurance

    I wonder whether this is the “State Farm” company we’re familiar with. For one thing, “state farm drone insurance” is almost always lower-case. For another, the website displays a logo that State Farm Insurance hasn’t used for years. And the contact email address is a Gmail address. I don’t...
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    RID errors and flying outside of cell range

    Like a previous poster, I don’t have a deep understanding of the technology involved here. So I offer this suggestion humbly… If the issue is that a GPS fix is necessary, would a GPS receiver, rather than a smart phone, provide the necessary coordinates? I use a Garmin GLO 2 GPS receiver with...
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    3 Remote ID questions

    I found the full text of Remote ID regulations here: ']https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-89