Well, not exactly. But lest we forget that AirMap exists to make money and not to help us all out.
I came across this old FB post (Drone U) that exemplifies that point. AirMap employee reaching out to a legislator in order to encourage them to vote for legislation beyond what the FAA requires. Why would AirMap do that? Because a patchwork of regulations across states and municipalities requiring a complex solution (or App) to navigate is what they want to sell. Nothing personal. When AirMap was first formed, I remember reading ( I can't locate the citation here) that one of their concepts was to allow people and companies to purchase NFZ status that they would then inform pilots that they could not fly in that purchased NFZ. Huh??
Anyway, use Skyward for LAANC with a free account. Their business model does not depend on the airspace being layered with regulation. Show AirMap their model is not that appealing to commercial uas ops.
I came across this old FB post (Drone U) that exemplifies that point. AirMap employee reaching out to a legislator in order to encourage them to vote for legislation beyond what the FAA requires. Why would AirMap do that? Because a patchwork of regulations across states and municipalities requiring a complex solution (or App) to navigate is what they want to sell. Nothing personal. When AirMap was first formed, I remember reading ( I can't locate the citation here) that one of their concepts was to allow people and companies to purchase NFZ status that they would then inform pilots that they could not fly in that purchased NFZ. Huh??
Anyway, use Skyward for LAANC with a free account. Their business model does not depend on the airspace being layered with regulation. Show AirMap their model is not that appealing to commercial uas ops.
