Final Drone Flight 4K Video--No Remote ID

1 year ago
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Here's my final drone flight for now. Remote ID modules are essentially unavailable. All my drones need one if I want to fly them after today (9/15/23). The FAA says enforcement will be "discretionary" for the next 6 months due to the availability issue. To me, that means if you fly your drone without Remote ID in the next six months, maybe we'll prosecute you, and maybe we won't, depending on how we feel. I've been a Part 107 commercial drone pilot since 2016, and a private pilot since 1975. I'd like to keep those certificates. This drone is an Autel Robotics EVO II 6K Pro V2. Autel says there'll be no firmware upgrade for Remote ID for this model. A strap-on module is required. At the moment, they're 2-6 times the price the FAA planned ($100-$300 versus the FAA's guess of $50). More importantly, they're unavailable and backordered everywhere.

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