Recent content by Mavic-Master88

Yeah but the gist of my argument is that large companies will conspire against consumers all the time in secret. The other poster said that DJI "would never betray our trust". Does anyone think the large photocopier and printer manufacturers cared about trust betrayal when they colluded in...

Yeah it makes sense but I gotta believe a lot of prudes over at the FAA have to be nervous about all those P3 and P4 Phantoms flying around with or without a Dronetag Beacon attached to it. Those older drones were the most hazardous to manned aircraft because of their size and weight. I'm sure...

That's basically what I'm worried about --- the govt. telling DJI to ground my aircraft because I haven't met compliance. There's too many people in here with over-confidence in add-on modules like the Dronetag Beacon. That is a temporary Band-Aid at best. I also don't think the govt. will be...

Because I have to plan ahead for the worst case scenarios. I already have some obligations involving my drone for late September and can't just use any other drone because I need autonomous waypoint ability beyond controller range. It's obvious you never spent any time in the military because...

There is justifiable reason to panic. I don't want my $1,300 drone to suddenly be a pricey paperweight on Sept. 17, 2023

Go type in the phrase "Laser Printer Yellow Dots" into Google and read about something that was NEVER intended for the public to know about it. It was a secret agreement between printer and photocopier manufacturers and governments. That just tells you I ain't paranoid about these things, but...

I just can't see the FAA being cool with add-on modules for years to come. Just because you buy and register a Dronetag Beacon for your UAV doesn't really mean anything when it comes to find out the identity of a mysterious drone flying over a cop's head. As far as the operator is concerned...

I just can't believe that "stick on" modules like the Dronetag Beacon will be cool with the FAA going forward. If I drive around on the roads with my license plate not visible or missing on the back of my vehicle, then any cop can pull me over and fine me for that violation and also find out my...

There is nothing in the RID rules that say a fine can be imposed if an add-on module falls off during flight

I'm assuming you never heard about the "Laser Printer Yellow Dots" conspiracy theory floating around in the 1980's and 90's that was proven to be true in 2004? Go read about it and then tell me that manufacturers don't do things that would break trust with their customers, because it happens...

I can easily see lots of "disturbing" developments to proceed here in the U.S. as well. There is no way the FAA is going to allow add-on RID modules to be the only legal requirement for many years to come. It totally defeats the primary intent of what RID is all about --- enabling law...

Trust me, I've been using the Ole Google Machines for the past 20 years and know them well. So if I buy a Dronetag Beacon and register it with my information --- then I'm 100% in compliance with FAA regulations, correct? So if I go out flying one day and decide to leave my Beacon in my car...

So let me ask this --- if I buy a Dronetag Beacon and register it with all my required information --- and then I leave it in my car when I go out flying my M2Z somewhere, am I really breaking the RID rules? If a cop rolls up on me and demands to see my drone, then I can tell him/her that my...

I'm wondering if DJI has a secret "back door" that forces the controller or bird to communicate with their servers, whether the operator updates the firmware or not? This would allow them to ground all older models and prevent takeoff, in case the FAA decides to play hardball with manufacturers...

I don't think RID-compliance will be considered a "1 time wonder" going forward --- it will basically be a requirement to broadcast RID information every second the bird is in flight or else the motors don't even spin up. Add-on modules are just a temporary Band-Aid that aren't adhering to the...