New pilot here. Recreational use only for now, but I am studying for the 107.
Drone: Mavic Air 2
Location: Los Angeles Area (city, valley, beach)
I've had my drone for a couple weeks and have had a lot of fun learning the features. However as I educate myself more on the FAA laws and general drone use; I've found more options then answers.
So I read up on previous posts and this is what I gathered:
1.) Airmap (used to be great, but now no one like it because the company is apparently against the drone industry and DJI no longer works with them)
2.) B4Ufly - Seems okay but nothing special (kittyhawk seems better)
3.) Skyward - Good for planning out future flights (just recently downloaded on PC, will take some getting used to so I figure all the bells and whistles out)
4.) Kittyhawk - The best all around. Recently downloaded and it seems easy enough to navigate.
-- But I guess my main question is, when flying my drone do any/all of these apps override the DJI Fly app? (as in if I get cleared through the app, am I okay? or does DJI Fly overrule everything?)
-- I've found the DJI Self-Unlock website isn't as restricting as the Apps (I may be understanding wrong, but for some places it say BLUE AUTHORIZATION in which case I would have to unlock on the spot which is no big deal)
-- I also read that by emailing [email protected] I could just unlock the Blue Zones for an entire year?? (this seems too good to be true)
So any and all wisdom is welcome.
I believe my main confusion is my understanding of the zones and how they differ with each app and DJI Fly restrictions.
Thanks!
Drone: Mavic Air 2
Location: Los Angeles Area (city, valley, beach)
I've had my drone for a couple weeks and have had a lot of fun learning the features. However as I educate myself more on the FAA laws and general drone use; I've found more options then answers.
So I read up on previous posts and this is what I gathered:
1.) Airmap (used to be great, but now no one like it because the company is apparently against the drone industry and DJI no longer works with them)
2.) B4Ufly - Seems okay but nothing special (kittyhawk seems better)
3.) Skyward - Good for planning out future flights (just recently downloaded on PC, will take some getting used to so I figure all the bells and whistles out)
4.) Kittyhawk - The best all around. Recently downloaded and it seems easy enough to navigate.
-- But I guess my main question is, when flying my drone do any/all of these apps override the DJI Fly app? (as in if I get cleared through the app, am I okay? or does DJI Fly overrule everything?)
-- I've found the DJI Self-Unlock website isn't as restricting as the Apps (I may be understanding wrong, but for some places it say BLUE AUTHORIZATION in which case I would have to unlock on the spot which is no big deal)
-- I also read that by emailing [email protected] I could just unlock the Blue Zones for an entire year?? (this seems too good to be true)
So any and all wisdom is welcome.
I believe my main confusion is my understanding of the zones and how they differ with each app and DJI Fly restrictions.
Thanks!