Drone banning..Will it happen?

[Max Headroom]

Would like to hear more on the status of ban on drones. Thinking about getting one for recreational use.

I don't think you are going to find any more information than has already been given in this thread i don't live in America but from what i have read i think its highly unlikely to ever happen.

 

[mavic3usa]

Agreed, I think the federal government has done just about everything it can do at this point to and it's come down to only banning the DJI drone from use at federal agencies which has led to state agencies to do the same. At this point, the next step to achieve their goal is laws, rules, and restrictions to make the drone impossible to use. A defacto ban would consist of state and local government wrestling control over the airspace over their jurisdiction and then implementing restrictions related to privacy, critical infrastructure, and a blanket ban over public property accompanied by stiff criminal penalties consisting of felonies and jail time. It's easy, everything is critical infrastructure from a natural gas pipeline above ground to a school to an aluminum recycle plant to a post office to the trash dump even the auxiliary parking lot at an abandoned mall where excess city vehicles are stored over the winter. No consumer can possibly fly a drone anywhere if you must obtain prior written approval to fly within 150 meters of private property or else shooting down your drone is legal. That's all it takes, do these and we have a ban.

 

[CraigVMN]

If I buy a used Mini 3 Pro now, would the ban make it so I can't fly it anymore?

 

[Cafguy]

If I buy a used Mini 3 Pro now, would the ban make it so I can't fly it anymore?

No. but the rules will only get tighter!

 

[GadgetGuy]

If I buy a used Mini 3 Pro now, would the ban make it so I can't fly it anymore?

The impending ban will not prevent any existing DJI drone from flying, but it still could potentially at some time in the future be made illegal.

Keep in mind that local law enforcement agencies all over the country are actively pursuing, and in many cases already flying LEO drones as first responders, flying from boxes on rooftops, remotely controlled by pilots with VLOS waivers. These drones are flying in drone reserved airspace at up to 50mph with both 4G and wifi signal support. Expect local laws to prohibit launching drones from the ground within such areas.