I'm a Part 107 certified pilot in the US, but my company doesn't get much chance to fly our Phantom 4 Pro v2, especially so over the last 2 years. I recently received notice from the FAA that the registration on our P4P v2 will expire in early March. Logging onto FAADroneZone today to renew, and I find myself confused.
Just hitting the links to try to renew, and the inventory list indicates that a Remote ID is required. Playing around in the edit dialogue boxes, I see I can select No to the question of whether my drone has broadcast remote ID capability, and if I select Traditional UAS from the dropdown about type of drone, then the inventory list is updated, stating that I have a Traditional UAS without a Remote ID, and it seems I can checkout.
My question is: Is this correct? Or will this limit any flying to these so-called FAA-approved free flight zones? I was under the impression that the remote ID rules didn't go into full effect until 2023, but as I noted, I haven't been exactly staying current on this topic.
If I'd be screwing myself by renewing the registration this way, can you recommend a remote module that would permit me to fly where ever I might need to (legally, of course)? I may be using bad search terms in Google, but "remote ID module Phantom 4 Pro v2" doesn't seem to return anything that looks like what I might need, just lots of other types of add-on upgrades for hardware, or discussion posts about remote ID. Conversely, is there a software update to the P4P that would eliminate needing an external module? I must admit, remembering the headaches back in my P3A days, I generally don't do much updating of firmware unless I absolutely have to. I understand DJI has some basic remote ID transmission capability to their AeroScope app, but I believe I've read that it's not in full compliance with the FAA Remote ID rules?
I'm hoping that renewing as a Traditional UAS without Remote ID will suffice to hold me and my company over until the Sept. 2023 deadline, of course. If this is the case, I'll complete the renewal process.
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate any information I may be overlooking in this matter.
-Jason
Just hitting the links to try to renew, and the inventory list indicates that a Remote ID is required. Playing around in the edit dialogue boxes, I see I can select No to the question of whether my drone has broadcast remote ID capability, and if I select Traditional UAS from the dropdown about type of drone, then the inventory list is updated, stating that I have a Traditional UAS without a Remote ID, and it seems I can checkout.
My question is: Is this correct? Or will this limit any flying to these so-called FAA-approved free flight zones? I was under the impression that the remote ID rules didn't go into full effect until 2023, but as I noted, I haven't been exactly staying current on this topic.
If I'd be screwing myself by renewing the registration this way, can you recommend a remote module that would permit me to fly where ever I might need to (legally, of course)? I may be using bad search terms in Google, but "remote ID module Phantom 4 Pro v2" doesn't seem to return anything that looks like what I might need, just lots of other types of add-on upgrades for hardware, or discussion posts about remote ID. Conversely, is there a software update to the P4P that would eliminate needing an external module? I must admit, remembering the headaches back in my P3A days, I generally don't do much updating of firmware unless I absolutely have to. I understand DJI has some basic remote ID transmission capability to their AeroScope app, but I believe I've read that it's not in full compliance with the FAA Remote ID rules?
I'm hoping that renewing as a Traditional UAS without Remote ID will suffice to hold me and my company over until the Sept. 2023 deadline, of course. If this is the case, I'll complete the renewal process.
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate any information I may be overlooking in this matter.
-Jason