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Thanks for pointing that out. I hadn't been aware of it. The B4YOUFLY app shows the entire trail from Georgia to Maine as off limits. There are other similar Restricted Operations areas for the Blue Ridge Parkway and the C&O Canal Historical Park.

Just what I'm saying. Only I'd put the threshold at 15 or so degrees of difference between the indicated heading and what I know it to actually be. 90 degrees of difference I'd call a major issue to warrant immediately landing the drone. I pause after takeoff on every flight to check the...

No error message. But wouldn't the orientation indicated by the compass be in error? That is, can't the pilot see that there's an issue if they aim the drone in a known direction and don't see the same orientation indicated by the compass?

I'm guessing that you're talking about the UAS Facility Maps that are used for requesting LAANC approvals for flights in controlled airspace around airports. Be aware that they're not going to show you all the other flight restrictions that exist. If you rely on them and Fly Safe, you'll be...

More clearly than this? B4YOUFLY offers satellite views, too. But it also details why there is a restriction. And unlike DJI Fly Safe, it's authoritative.

Wouldn't verifying the drone's indicated heading while hovering let you know whether there had been any effects from the rebar during startup?