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DJI will no longer stop drones from flying over airports, wildfires, and the White House
(www.theverge.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2025
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That's why I still keep an older version of the drone app that doesn't need location privileges, on a phone that doesn't have location services enabled, and doesn't even have a SIM card.
Bragging that you keep a version of the app around that allows you to fly your drone in areas that puts other people's lives in danger is not the gotcha moment you think it is.
The keep out databases are mostly nonsense, it's a big point of contention in the community. If you live near a random hospital helipad or municipal airport and try to fly in your backyard below the tree canopies with a drone with less mass than a bird you are still blocked.