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		AdamJacobMuller on June 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senat... 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"

chipt4 on June 17, 2024 | [–]

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

snypher on June 18, 2024 | | [–]

I hope they don't start asking questions about where the px4s are made!

euroderf on June 19, 2024 | [–]

I figured geofencing might be a dealbreaker.

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