Hi guys! My modded Mavic Pro is on its last legs, after 7 years of rather good use. I’m starting to consider it might die soon, and I might want to buy a replacement. But, I’d like to know how is the privacy situation with DJI these days. Do they still demand your app to check-in online every few days in order to upload your flight data? That was the reason I got a modded firmware/apk downgrade back in the day, and never looked back. But I wonder how are things now… Thanks!

  • friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I don’t know anything about uploading flight data. I just know that every once in a while I get a SMS challenge request before I am allowed to fly. This is completely separate from the LAANC auth.

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        7 months ago

        Unfortunately, drone piloting is a federally regulated hobby. That fact puts it in a much different class than other very similar hobbies.