Autopilot's new 12.43 mile NFZ warning.

[GMack]

Tried the newest Autopilot version this AM and it popped up a new distance from nearest airport warning that goes out to 12.43 miles now. What the foo is up with that distance? I thought 5 miles was a bit much, but who came up with 12.43 miles?

Why am I receiving an alert when I'm not in a No-Fly-Zone?

I cleared it after a few prompts, but sheesh! Hope this isn't something new in the next FAA iteration of "Drone rules" in Sept.

 

[dwallersv]

Yes, new FAA rules published on April 1st now prohibit all UAV flights within 838 miles of all airports, and the altitude ceiling has been lowered to 25ft AGL.

There are 3 oddly shaped regions in the US now that you can fly a UAV, the largest being 38.6 sq ft.