Not true, here is what we actually stated:
You, of course, challenged that on a technicality:
Are the FAA guidelines a law that has been signed by congress? No.
Do we want to challenge the FAA on this point (a technicality)? No.
Did we leave room for cases where BLOS is perfectly safe and/or legal (technicalities aside)? Yes. (i.e. not in the US, have a spotter, etc)
Our point is that we made a decision based on how we thought the majority of people wanted to use Waypoint Mode in Autopilot, or more aptly, what they were expecting from us. Were they looking for another copy-cat implementation like that offered by GO and the rest of the apps out there? No, because it already exists and you can use those tools if you want to accomplish that type of mission. The vast majority of feedback we have received from our users is praise for the decision as the unique features (Focus Triggers, Bézier Curves, Multiple Mission Types, Moving Flight Paths, etc) are critical to their production work.
As we have already stated several times (
even as recently as yesterday), we are not opposed to implementing a mode that offers LCMC, but in the case of Waypoint Mode, it didn't make business sense as it isn't what the majority of our users wanted.