Airmap gets it wrong - in a big way

[Garatshay]

Airmap - the popular flight-planning tool - came out with a really stupid statement this week on Twitter advocating drone take-off and landing fees. I've deleted my app - once you've watched this video explaining the situation - you may choose to do the same..https://youtu.be/IlfGFb7dCvg

 

[eaglesurfing]

I wonder how much business will they lose over that?

 

[scoble08]

Airmap - the popular flight-planning tool - came out with a really stupid statement this week on Twitter advocating drone take-off and landing fees. I've deleted my app - once you've watched this video explaining the situation - you may choose to do the same..https://youtu.be/IlfGFb7dCvg

Yep. They’re licking their wounds like several other potential UTM providers after the FAA decided to not implement the internet/network requirement. Could’ve been a cash cow for them (still might happen at a later date.
I stopped using AirMap sometime ago because of their attitude toward us droners.
I use Kittyhawk at the moment.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

These are just suggestions and most likely aimed a huge companies that want to do a couple hundred flights a day .
There is no Basis for this , however the comments are incredibly stupid and it will most likely cost them in the long run.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mavic in the Rain /Snow

 

[waltermitty]

reddit blurb

 

[Lastrexking]

I wonder how much business will they lose over that?

DJI have already dropped them.

 

[15PSI]

I gave up on Airmap a long time ago. Kittyhawk offers the correct functionality for my business.

 

[BigAl07]

Airmap has long since been going after the High End Commercial sector and abandoning anyone less. I dropped them a couple of years ago and never looked back. Airmap who?

LOL

 

[FranticPlus]

Hi Garatshay...thanks for the heads-up. Do you perhaps have an alternate link to the video as this one does not work for me

 

[Garatshay]

Hi Garatshay...thanks for the heads-up. Do you perhaps have an alternate link to the video as this one does not work for me

This may be the same one - have another try..

 

[FranticPlus]

Thx, the new link works for me ;-)

 

[CactusJackSlade]

I just wrote Airmap a very stern letter advising them to retract their statement and ideas.... unfortunately even if they do some kind of "retraction" I think they have already tipped their hand and we see the true intentions of this company. (benefit the big boys and money interests only).

Airmap, in my eyes, has been suspect since they entered the LAANC services. It pisses me off that I actually helped them de-bug a few issues with there app early on.

I for one will be looking elsewhere.

 

[darrellcowles1]

DJI have already dropped them.

Where did you get this information? Do you have a link?

 

[nestorosg]

I gave up on Airmap a long time ago. Kittyhawk offers the correct functionality for my business.

I have both apps-Airmap and Kittyhawk, I like using both, but Kittyhawk would tell me the area i'm in is good to fly, then when I check Airmap it tells me that I can't fly, which one should I use, if I keep listening to Airmap I'll never get off the ground?