Recent content by YRauste

C2 label in the case of Mavic 3 Pro (my mistake). I would not talk about rule changes, just rules coming into force. DJI (on the DJI forum) is eager to talk about rule changes in EU even though the drone directives have not been cancelled or changed. The interpretations of some things may...

No, DJI started the retroactive C-marking with some of the Mavic 3 models. The Mavic 3 Classic was the first drone to come with the C1 label in the box, but DJI had already introduced at least "Mavic 3" and "Mavic3 Pro". I would not like to call this process certification. No DJI drone is in...

We must keep in mind that RID is different in US and EU. For instance, Mavic Air 2 has RID in US but not in EU.

Air 2S is planned to get the C1 label in the coming months (retrospectively about the same way as they did with Mavic 3) according to the DJI forum. Air 2 is not included despite earlier plans or promises, unfortunately. And legacy drones cannot be flown outside the A3 airspace (150 m from...

I think you need some kind of GIS (geographic Information System) approach.

The SDK support may mean that normal Litchi will support Mini 3 Pro in not so far future ... The virtual stick limitation may affect video stability but for still images (e.g. for photogrammetry) Litchi works OK. And the Mission planning is not too difficult with it.

It seems DJI has released a version of the SDK compatible with mini 3 pro. I think this would be a plus fro the mini 3 pro, at least in my opinion. It may be that third-party apps like Litchi will soon support mini 3. DJI may release a version of the SDK supporting also mini4 pro - in the...

I agree with you. On the DJI forum, there were a couple people who insisted that Air 2 cannot be made compliant with EU regulations because Air 2 does not have soft tips in the propellers.

I think your experimental setup is a bit flawed here. A more appropriate setup would include two tests: one with folding propellers and the other with a corresponding fixed propellers. I think the injury of folding propellers would be limited compared to the fixed propellers (the inertia of...

On the DJI forum, I have been involved in discussions on Mavic Air 2 and it's potential for the C1 class marking in Europe. The strongest counter-argument against it has been that the propellers of Mavic Air 2 have no soft tips, so Air 2 would not fulfill the requirement: "the UA shall be...

On my Mavic Air 2, I have a label (on top) listing: 1) my operator ID, 2) my name, 3) my e-mail address, and 4) my phone number. The current EU regulations only require item 1 - as far as I understand it. The rest are due to the older regulations (before the EU/EASA regulations) in Finland...

Why has nobody mentioned Litchi in this thread ? As far as I understand it, Litchi can follow an Android device. I have not tested this yet but I plan to test it, maybe next summer. The Litchi follow-me features are naturally available only for those DJI drones that have the SDK available.

I thought this feature was DJI's response to this requrement for C1 drones (Easy access rules ... p. 269): (13) be equipped with a geo-awareness function that provides: (a) an interface to load and update data containing information on airspace limitations related to UA position and height...

Flysafe updates are global. This had something to do with the EASA or EU drone regulations, I think.

Just before Christmas, there was an update to DJI Fly. The message popping up to inform about the update said something that I understood as user-downloadable geo-fencing database in the EASA area. Has anybody else noticed such a message ? I tried to find the release notes of the DJI Fly, but...