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I like the concept, but altitude matters. Airport control areas are like an inverted layer cake: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Airspace_...

It would be nice to add a feature to drone navigation software to prevent accidental entry into an exclusion zone.



That's irrelevant because it is illegal to go above 400ft with a model aircraft, which is before the zones balloon out any anyway. It's like saying being illegal once over or twice over matters.


It's not illegal, it's just not recommended per a previous FAA advisory. This is a common misunderstanding.


DJI software already has that implemented for Phantom 2: http://www.dji.com/fly-safe/category-mc


The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 specifies a blanket five mile radius around airports as requiring prior approval from ATC for model aircraft.

http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/HR658_020112.pdf




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