Flying near an airport

[abadrs]

I have a great spot to fly near a small airport. My phantom 3 standard flew no problem but when I try my Mavic it says no fly zone. I've already talked to the airport director who said he don't care when I fly as long as I'm under 400'. My question is how do I get rid of the NFZ ? I didn't attempt to actually take off yet. I've seen very little common answers on YouTube. I've seen a few videos that just ask you to check a couple boxes stating you have permission to fly then I saw some that showed you hooking your controller to a PC and doing a bunch of stuff (which I'm not doing)

 

[Mr. Salty]

It depends on what specific level of warning you're receiving from the DJI Go app as to whether you can check a box to authorize the flight or whether you have to jump through more hoops. We need more detailed information.

 

[tcope]

Most likely you will be able to take off but will get a pop up window asking to confirm that you understand it's a NFZ and accept 2 agreements.

 

[qwersar]

Unrelated question: how far would I have to be from other buildings to calibrate the compass on the Mavic? I live in suburbia, buildings and concrete everywhere.

 

[msinger]

how far would I have to be from other buildings to calibrate the compass on the Mavic?

Find a location that's 10+ feet away from anything metallic (including under the ground). After you have a successful calibration, you shouldn't have to calibrate again often. See the Compass Calibration Guide for more details.

 

[jedimaster43]

It depends on what specific level of warning you're receiving from the DJI Go app as to whether you can check a box to authorize the flight or whether you have to jump through more hoops. We need more detailed information.

 

[jedimaster43]

Help!!
I have a new Mavic Pro Platinum and I have spent two days trying to get it to fly. I live in a yellow Authorization zone and I have done literally everything. I have a verified DJI account and when I go to the GEO app, it shows that my opening the zone is valid. But I can't get it to work with the DJI go4 app. When I try to synchronize the app, it shows nothing. I have update the firmware, tried it from my phone and computer, etc. I think I have done everything. The app is 4.1.2, the aircraft is Version 01.04.0100 and fly database is 01.00.01.07.

If I can't make this work, it's going back. I have about 12 hours into this already.

Thanks for any help