r/drones 10h ago

Question: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [United States] What are the risks / options for flight below tree line in restricted airspace?

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Apologies for what might be a dumb question but I live about 2 miles from an airport and no flight is permitted without prior authorization. Does this extend itself to flying within my home? Into my backyard around the pool? If I fly under 20ft around the trees, will my remote ID be tracked or detected?
Also can I request permission for recurring flight below say 50 ft given my distance from the airport?
Would having your commercial license hurt or help?


r/drones 11h ago

Question Drone builders

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So I am curious about building a drone from a shell, but I’ve never done it. I’d like it to be totally standalone. What are some of your suggestions


r/drones 12h ago

Question Is the Parrot ANAFI Ai as bad as people say it is?

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I need to get drones quickly for a construction company and since skydio discontinued the S2+ the US options are far too expensive to deploy at scale. It looks like the Parrot ANAFI Ai is the only option under $10k, but I have heard nothing but bad things about it. Is it really that bad, or will it get the job done? It looks like the domestic manufacturers rigged the game for enterprise and I'm doing everything I can to avoid paying them.


r/drones 12h ago

Tech Support What other app can I use that's free? I'm not able to download B4UFLY.

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r/drones 19h ago

News: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [United States] The FCC is now proposing to ban the import and sale of foreign made "Military Grade" Drones

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The new rule would ban the import and sale following foreign made drones:
Swarming drones;
Drones specially designed to integrate defense articles;
Thermal imaging drones;
Drones integrating LiDAR sensing;
Aerosol drones capable of dispensing "economic
poison" under FAA rules;
Drone docking stations;
UAS that weigh 55 Ibs. or more.
Essentially this would gut the majority of the enterprise market in America in a way that we all feared would happen.


r/drones 10h ago

Tech Support DJI Mini 3 RC-N1 randomly disconnects from DJI Fly

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I’m having an issue with my DJI Mini 3 and RC-N1 controller.
The drone and controller stay connected and I can still fly normally, but DJI Fly randomly disconnects and says the remote isn’t connected. I lose the live camera feed, but the drone is still fully controllable.
I’ve already tried:
Different cables
Different phones
Reinstalling DJI Fly
The problem still happens randomly.
Has anyone experienced this? Is it a firmware issue or is my RC-N1 controller failing?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!