If this is a solely a Phantom 4 issue, then please ignore my comments.
1) First of all, blaming every issue on the fact that DJI is a Chinese company is simply too convienient. Their business is to sell product and acting in a unilateral regulatory manner would be against their best interest. Additionally, it would be next to impossible to keep up with ever-changing rules.
2) Software design is not a simple task. There isn't a piece of software in existence that is bug free. Having been in the software business for 30 years I can tell you for a fact that companies fix what they deem to be "show-stoppers" first and then tackle the others later. It's important to note that what WE consider a show-stopper may and can differ from the company's view.
3) I can't say for sure, but I sincerely doubt that DJI drone development goes on without some regulatory input from various agencies around the world.
4) The issue of FAA law enforcement is a pointless argument. Got to FlightAware.com to see what is in the air at any given time at an airport near you. (and those are AC with a filed flight-plan) Moreover, the thought that we should have no regulations whatever because individually we feel we'll never make a mistake is simply wrong. FlightAware has an app for download and I also recommend LiveATC. These apps cover a very long list of airports world-wide. (In my former life I was an Air Force air traffic controller.)
5) check the ToS you "sign" when using the drone, arbitration and mediation only -- Just like ever company these days foreign or domestic.
I have a Phantom 3 Advanced and I've yet to run into any of the problems stated here. The AC is running v1.10.0090 and I use the latest version of Litchi. I turned off Geo, set my max altitude to 500m and I was good to go. One day I was flying in a park that is just 1/3 of a mile south of final approach and about a mile from the end of the runway when someone walked up to me and asked how high I could fly. (At that distance inbound aircraft are at about 800-1000ft -- Just high enough to do an S-turn for spacing if necessary) I checked for traffic and decided to do a quick run to 400ft. To my surprise I was able to climb to 500ft! The next day I went to a safe zone at the edge of the desert and flew up to 1050ft.
I have a P3P coming in tomorrow and I plan to do the same test to 1000ft+. FWIW, I use an iPad Mini2 (WiFi only) with my controller. By the way, I rarely fly over 75ft high at that park because of its close proximity to KLAS.
1) First of all, blaming every issue on the fact that DJI is a Chinese company is simply too convienient. Their business is to sell product and acting in a unilateral regulatory manner would be against their best interest. Additionally, it would be next to impossible to keep up with ever-changing rules.
2) Software design is not a simple task. There isn't a piece of software in existence that is bug free. Having been in the software business for 30 years I can tell you for a fact that companies fix what they deem to be "show-stoppers" first and then tackle the others later. It's important to note that what WE consider a show-stopper may and can differ from the company's view.
3) I can't say for sure, but I sincerely doubt that DJI drone development goes on without some regulatory input from various agencies around the world.
4) The issue of FAA law enforcement is a pointless argument. Got to FlightAware.com to see what is in the air at any given time at an airport near you. (and those are AC with a filed flight-plan) Moreover, the thought that we should have no regulations whatever because individually we feel we'll never make a mistake is simply wrong. FlightAware has an app for download and I also recommend LiveATC. These apps cover a very long list of airports world-wide. (In my former life I was an Air Force air traffic controller.)
5) check the ToS you "sign" when using the drone, arbitration and mediation only -- Just like ever company these days foreign or domestic.
I have a Phantom 3 Advanced and I've yet to run into any of the problems stated here. The AC is running v1.10.0090 and I use the latest version of Litchi. I turned off Geo, set my max altitude to 500m and I was good to go. One day I was flying in a park that is just 1/3 of a mile south of final approach and about a mile from the end of the runway when someone walked up to me and asked how high I could fly. (At that distance inbound aircraft are at about 800-1000ft -- Just high enough to do an S-turn for spacing if necessary) I checked for traffic and decided to do a quick run to 400ft. To my surprise I was able to climb to 500ft! The next day I went to a safe zone at the edge of the desert and flew up to 1050ft.
I have a P3P coming in tomorrow and I plan to do the same test to 1000ft+. FWIW, I use an iPad Mini2 (WiFi only) with my controller. By the way, I rarely fly over 75ft high at that park because of its close proximity to KLAS.