This will cause a storm and will only be as good as the data DJI provides. It certainly will be a topic on our Tuesday Hangout. One of the things it brings back into sharp focus is just how much data DJI are storing on you. They are, in effect, asking for an update.

If you don’t comply with this update, your DJI system will be throttled and fly no further than 50 metres distance and 30 metres altitude.

City fliers, prepare to start taking country trips to get your flying fix.

If this is an effort to appease regulators around the world, I would hope their guidance has been sought as to the applicable restricted airspace in whatever country. The accuracy and completeness of some airspace information is questionable in some places.

Will this stop DJI equipment flying altogether in countries where private RPAS flight is forbidden?

This update, and complaints, will be lost in the noise of next week’s expected launch of the DJI Spark.