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Does no one remember this ad?

This is good news for drone hobbyists. After the initial mass hysteria of drones seen in neighborhoods, it will go away over time. Also more news about what happens to people shooting at commercial drones will end that nonsense. Someday (soon) someone seeing your drone around your...

I think if you're ready to buy something and a new model is about to come out, a lot of people would prefer to get one that may have some improvements. Cars. Computers, Phones, TVs, etc. Same with drones.

You register yourself and not the drone. So the number you get can be placed on any number of drones you fly so if found somewhere they know it belongs to you.

Flying a drone near a power plant is usually restricted.

I did a couple years ago. Now I just keep it to my own property to look around.

You simply have one of the 5 Hazardous Attitudes. Resignation. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1999/september/flight-training-magazine/hazardous-attitudes

All these people are going to lose their tiny minds when Amazon starts delivering stuff by drone every hour of the day. Can't happen fast enough.

It has a barometric altimeter. Probably never going to have a radar altimeter.

https://www.dji.com/mobile/newsroom/news/dji-adds-airplane-and-helicopter-detectors-to-new-consumer-drones

I’m sure this case is older than the new law in place. And the test hasn’t been defined yet, but it will be later this year. So now you’ll be having to ID yourself to any law enforcement under federal law. So prepare thyself. It’s coming. Section 349: “The operator has passed an aeronautical...

At that point they may require you to buy a plate they make that cannot be forged easily. And like my European car, the front plates don’t fit. Lol.