New EU height limits and firmware

Flakey Flier · Oct 31, 2023

Apparently future firmware will restrict pilots in the EU to 120m but with an option to opt out,read on.

The DJI Mini Series And The 120m Altitude Limit In The EU

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waynorth · Oct 31, 2023

Thanks, this was interesting. If this works, I think DJI solved the stupid 120m above-takeoff-point regulation in a good way. It is now up to the pilot if he/she wants to have the mini 4 classified as a C0 drone or not.

Felix le Chat · Oct 31, 2023

Flakey Flier said:
Apparently future firmware will restrict pilots in the EU to 120m but with an option to opt out,read on.

The DJI Mini Series And The 120m Altitude Limit In The EU

The DJI Mini Series And The 120m Altitude Limit In The EU

viewpoints.dji.com

Tell you what IS interesting ..... scroll down to the bottom of the page and go down the footnote rabbit hole. While you're in EU Wonderland: make sure you click on all the hyperlinks and read through those too. Interesting links to the 1st generation EU GZM, which is going to get increasingly populated as time goes on, with parks and beauty spots being able to restrict drone flight as they see fit (all there in black and white). Also mentioned for the first time is U-space and the role USSP's (U Space Service Providers) will play in deciding when, or if, you will be able to fly at all.

Thanks for that link. I had to trawl through reams of EU documents over a year ago to find out what the plan was. DJI has consolidated all the right info into one start point.

Boy, am I glad that the GB decided to opt out of the Euro-club.

mavic3usa · Oct 31, 2023

In about 60 days, all of this goes away apparently:

*All drones bought from 1 January 2024 onwards will have a mandatory class identification label which cannot be removed.

wco81 · Nov 11, 2023

mavic3usa said:
In about 60 days, all of this goes away apparently:

*All drones bought from 1 January 2024 onwards will have a mandatory class identification label which cannot be removed.

Not if you purchase a DJI drone outside the EU, apparently.