The idea is to fly responsibly. This should be the goal of every pilot.Registration Requires Intent to Fly VLOS Only!
I bought my P3P specifically to fly beyond the roughly VLOS range of the stock P2V+ and the P3S. DJI even actively promotes the 5 km control range for the P3P on their website:
"Remote Controller Max Distance: Up to 5 km or 3.1 miles (unobstructed, free of interference) when FCC compliant"
So for everyone who is so gung-ho about registering now, or have already done so, do you really intend to never fly beyond visual line of sight (VLOS) ever again?
If you have ever flown your P3 before Dec 21, 2015, if you wait to register until February 19, 2016, you can legally and morally fly beyond Visual Line of Sight for the next 7 weeks, but not if you already have registered!
Why voluntarily tether your P3P to VLOS any sooner than you have to, by registering before February 19th, 2015?
Just curious...
Edit to avoid thread hijacking by VLOS zealots: Just so it's clear, we are not talking about anything that could be deemed reckless flying, and flying beyond VLOS is not, in and of itself, reckless flying!
We are only talking about flying your P3 beyond VLOS, which it was designed for, using FPV in a safe manner.
I'm happy to be doing work for friends and associates that involve collecting specific images at specific locations. We always want to see where the bird is.