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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by AdamJacobMuller on Monday June 17, 2024 @05:05PM (#40711066)
Impossible, especially for drones, because it would allow people to trivially flash firmware to drones which can bypass restrictions like no-fly zones and reporting requirements which allow the FAA or other LE to answer questions like "who was flying a drone playing chicken with a low-flying Cessna"
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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by chipt4 on Monday June 17, 2024 @06:34PM (#40711929)
Err, while it takes a little more technical know-how and some electronics experience, this already exists and is still extremely easy to do..

https://betaflight.com/

or

https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav

or

https://ardupilot.org/

among others

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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by snypher on Monday June 17, 2024 @08:54PM (#40712962)
I hope they don't start asking questions about where the px4s are made!
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Re:DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate by euroderf on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @04:39PM (#40732159)
I figured geofencing might be a dealbreaker.
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