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FAA Release NEW rules for UAS Operations
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<blockquote data-quote="SirThomas" data-source="post: 119232" data-attributes="member: 16273"><p>I will through out an EE guess here and say it might be in the $30-$50 range for an attached unit. Attached units do not need to broadcast the controller location, but only the location of takeoff of the drone (they assume the controller is likely pretty close to where the drone takes off from, so that is good enough for controller location). So only units for the drones and not the controllers.</p><p></p><p>Given that Spark and Mavic already have GPS chips and WiFi transmitters in them (to connect drone to controller), there is some possibility that a software/firmware upgrade would be all that is needed. My phone is barely able to act as a platform for the DJI4 software, so I'm running back level software on the phone and drone. So if a software upgrade is possible, I'll still have the added cost of upgrading to a compatible phone to run the latest software.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SirThomas, post: 119232, member: 16273"] I will through out an EE guess here and say it might be in the $30-$50 range for an attached unit. Attached units do not need to broadcast the controller location, but only the location of takeoff of the drone (they assume the controller is likely pretty close to where the drone takes off from, so that is good enough for controller location). So only units for the drones and not the controllers. Given that Spark and Mavic already have GPS chips and WiFi transmitters in them (to connect drone to controller), there is some possibility that a software/firmware upgrade would be all that is needed. My phone is barely able to act as a platform for the DJI4 software, so I'm running back level software on the phone and drone. So if a software upgrade is possible, I'll still have the added cost of upgrading to a compatible phone to run the latest software. [/QUOTE]
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