Making the mix of drones and planes... easier?
DJI are hands down, the worlds largest producer of consumer drones, because they are the best. Such manufacturers have to lead the way for others to follow. That is why DJI have recently announced that they plan to install AirSense (ADS-B Receivers) in all of their drones from 2020. They aim to make the skies safer. This is great news as we often hear about 'near misses' and drones almost colliding with large aircraft. DJI have come up with a '10 point plan', set out below:
1) DJI will install ADS-B receivers in all new drones above 250 grams
2) DJI will develop a new automatic warning for drone pilots flying at extended distances
3) DJI will establish an internal Safety Standards Group to meet regulatory and customer expectations
4) Aviation industry groups must develop standards for reporting drone incidents
5) All drone manufacturers should install geofencing and remote identification
6) Governments must require remote identification
7) Governments must require a user-friendly knowledge test for new drone pilots
8) Governments must clearly designate sensitive restriction areas
9) Local authorities must be allowed to respond to drone threats that are clear and serious
10) Governments must increase enforcement of laws against unsafe drone operation
“Elevating Safety” is based on a comprehensive evaluation of available drone safety data, which concludes that most drone incident data collected by government regulators is misleading or useless, and shows that many media accounts of midair drone incidents are false or unproven -
Brendan Schulman, DJI Vice President for Policy & Legal Affairs
This is great news for the sensible drone operator and the market in general. It will be a big step towards making consumer (and commercial) drone flying safer and should lead to less unfounded claims of near misses with aircraft. It will also lead to slicker drone flying and management platforms. 2020 is quite far off, but DJI are at least adding this tech to their Enterprise models, such as the Mavic Pro 2 Enterprise.
Anything to curb the mindless reporting on the extreme dangers of drones, is too, very welcome! What do you think?
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