Violation reminder text messages received by drone pilots
"I received a text message alerting me for violations!", "I also received it after flying yesterday." "Where else can I fly now?", "Is it that the drone can't fly above 120 meters?"
Starting from January 1st, the above discussions quickly occupied the major forums about UAVs, post bars, group chats, with the official implementation of the "Civil Unmanned Aircraft Operation Safety Management Rules", the discussion of UAVs heated up again, Titanium Media App noted, "true high", "flyable airspace", "120 meters", "UOM platform" have become hot words.
From restricted to flyable, the "gray" airspace of the UAV disappears
Before the advent of the "Civil Unmanned Aircraft Operation Safety Management Rules", many flyers often searched the "no-fly zone" or "restricted flight zone" first when using drones, for example, you can see the "restricted flight zone query" through DJI's official website.
In Beijing and some surrounding areas, for example, the red area marked on the map is the "no-fly zone", which does not allow drones to take off, and even if it is turned on, DJI's drones cannot carry out take-off orders.
For example, many scenic spots will have "no drone flight" signs, even if there are no signs, many times you need to "fight wits and courage" with security guards or management personnel, while saying that you can fly, while saying that you are not allowed to fly, the flight of drones always seems to be in the "gray airspace".
According to the instructions provided on DJI's official website, the flight restriction area of DJI drones has been further divided into regions, including "height restriction area", "authorization area", "warning area", "enhanced warning area", etc., taking the height limit area as an example, as the name suggests, the flight altitude of the drone in this area will be restricted, but the official website does not make a clear statement for the specific height restriction area.
With the implementation of the "Civil Unmanned Aircraft Operation Safety Management Regulations", the airspace that UAVs can use is finally explained in detail.
Among them, in the classification and demarcation of airspace in Article 92.511, the airspace is clearly divided, in short, it is to demarcate the "airspace suitable for flight" and "controlled airspace". Is it possible to fly casually as long as you are in a flyable airspace? No, here is the reason why "really high" and "120 meters" have become hot topics among drone enthusiasts.
Because in Article 92.511 (b), it is pointed out that "airspace above 120 meters at true height" is "controlled airspace", that is, even if the coordinate position of your take-off drone is in the airspace suitable for flying, it cannot fly above 120 meters, and all areas above 120 meters are classified as "controlled airspace". If you want to fly in controlled airspace, you need to submit a flight activity application to the air traffic authority by 12 o'clock one day before the intended flight.
The limit of "true height of 120 meters" can be understood as marking the location of the drone as 0 meters on the horizontal plane, and the space for the vertical movement of the drone is only 120 meters.
For example, if you want to take off from under a tall building and shoot the whole picture directly over the roof, if the height of the building is 70 or 80 meters, it may be fine, if the height of the building reaches more than 120 meters, you don't have to think about it, because the drone has entered the controlled airspace before it reaches the roof.
Therefore, from the perspective of longitudinal available space, the airspace area that UAVs can fly without an individual or unit applying for flight is clearly limited.
In addition, compared with the past restricted areas, the airspace is also very different in terms of specific area area, taking the airspace map of Beijing and some surrounding areas queried on the civil unmanned aircraft integrated management platform (hereinafter referred to as the UOM platform) as an example, it can be seen that the proportion of green areas is not high.
However, when the Titanium Media App inquired about popular tourist attractions in Yunnan, Tibet Autonomous Region and some areas, it saw that many of them were divided into flyable areas.
Therefore, for flyers, it is necessary to do a good job of shooting planning before traveling, and if you need to fly to a real height of more than 120 meters, you must also learn how to Xi how to apply for flight activities locally, such as Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other regions have begun to support online applications.
If there is no "flyable airspace" in the places you often go to or the area around your place of residence, then it is better to give up the purchase plan or sell the existing drone products as soon as possible, otherwise it is likely to become a "dust-eating artifact" that has no chance to fly once.
Drones began to change from "mass" to "niche"
If you want to realize the "freedom of flight" of the drone, you must first register the drone product with real name, which can be completed through the UOM platform or UOM App, and the invoice information is not required during the registration process, but only the relevant information of the drone and the information of the person or the unit.
Therefore, you don't have to worry about the problem that the second-hand drone you bought or the drone products given by others cannot be registered, but for users who buy second-hand drones, you also need to pay attention to reminding the original owner to unbind the relevant information in order to successfully complete the product registration. After completing the registration, and then confirm that it is in the "flyable airspace" during take-off and during the flight, you can let the drone play in the airspace below 120 meters.
From the perspective of long-term development, the "Civil Unmanned Aircraft Operation Safety Management Rules" have promoted the further standardization of UAVs in the process of production, design and use.
However, for ordinary users, due to the limitation of flyable airspace and true height of 120 meters, the limitations of UAVs, as the same type of shooting tools as cameras and mobile phones, are obviously higher.
In the past, you only had to consider whether you were in a restricted flight zone, but now you have to consider not only the location and route shooting area, but also the altitude of the drone.
Taking DJI's consumer drone products as an example, there are currently no software restrictions on flight altitude on the remote controller and control app, and even the entry-level Mini series drones can still have a flight ability of 500 meters or even higher.
Even if there is no opinion to fly into the "controlled airspace", the pilot will also receive a text message reminder from the relevant departments, because DJI broadcasts (SN, location, altitude, etc.) information through the device ADS-B, even if the drone itself does not have a 4G network module, and the remote control equipment is not connected to the Internet, all kinds of information of the drone will still be captured, so don't be lucky.
From the perspective of the layout of products and technologies, many drone manufacturers are pushing to build it into an easy-to-use "mass product", such as DJI's entry-level series products that have been iterating in recent years, from providing complete obstacle avoidance capabilities to the addition of various intelligent follow-up assistance functions, all in order to reduce the learning cost and starting threshold Xi of ordinary users.
However, the analysis of Titanium Media App believes that in the future, drones, especially consumer-grade drones used for shooting, will gradually transform from mass consumer electronics that can provide a view of the sky to a "professional niche product" positioned like a macro lens in a photography system. "Aerial photography" will soon become a separate business from the current category of photography services.
Practitioners not only need to have a certificate threshold at the skill level, but also need to be familiar with the process of airspace information, filing and application, and even aerial photography path planning under various conditions based on the information. Mass consumers, on the other hand, are getting farther and farther away from drones due to the cumbersome and various restrictions of aerial photography, and at best, they are buying materials, services or rental products provided by professionals for short-term shooting and experience when they really need it. (This article was first published on the Titanium Media App Author/Deng Jianyun Editor/Zhong Yi)