they stretch the rules alot to much and destroy the reputation of rc hobby. sadly all will earn shit-rules losflyers, fpv... not only arialvideo.
there are alot people in the hobby dislike the simplicity and the „good descriptionn from dji“ because they allow also people to fly who are careless... doesnt own any knowledge about what they are doing and do bad shit - like flying befor neighbours window... spying... doesnt respekt other people with the force of technology. every force give also some responsibility about. the reputation and the direction of laws is very sad, not usfull.. and unfair for all the pilots of arialvideodrones, fpv or lineof sight how take care about responsibility. the hole rchobby have to pay the bill for some ........(choose a bad word :-)

and the poor press use drones as a sensational theme for feed irrational agressions against the hobby...

I tend to fly as I wish, all the while being aware of my environment. If I am in a place where it is safe to fly longer ranges then I do not feel I am doing anything wrong, regardless of legislation. The desert or mountains where there simply is no-one and nothing to harm sort of makes the rules unreasonable restrictions. Flying safely involves awareness, preparation and judgment...something no amount of legislation can truly foster.

I have seen enough flight vids from DJI owners who are completely ignorant of what they are doing and create risks by flying without even understanding what they are doing. Open the box, charge the battery and start to fly to the limits all in about an hour. No skill needed, no appreciation for flying. Couple that with the thrill seekers who should (and DO) know better, a curse to RC enthusiasts everywhere. Hovering a camera drone in a flight path or diving bridge stanchions with your race quad over traffic is dumbassery.

I understand how these actions create the knee-jerk reaction from equally ignorant spectators. For that, I think I would truly enjoy flying around Waldons Pond, maybe thinking on protest to unreasonable limits. Above all, fly safe and fly smart. Learn your craft, understand the things that could potentially make it unsafe and take time to determine what your flying environment consists of. Long Range RC piloting can be done safely with practice and patience.

Ok here it goes and I am embarrassed, LOL:

I used to be a DJI everything "pilot" although pilot would be stretching it since really one observes a DJI drone, not fly it. So when I realized what REAL flying is like with an arris x210 RTF (took 3 mins to setup and I was in the air), I learned acro in 2 days, I started to realize that prior to power loops and dives I was flying a CAMERA not an aircraft when I thought DJI was the shizzle.

But to the OP's point, purchase an arris 220 RTF kit with either RadioLink or FrSky, get 3 batteries and fly. ->

THEN, until, it will happen, at which point, it happened to me, I completely destroyed it, which in turn started my LEARNING and STUDYING and KNOW-MOST-QUAD-EVERYTHING journey. My learning curve wasn’t by choice but necessity to get back in the air.

I also, did not have time nor the muse to build and nerd out on specs, etc. and then fly. I wanted to fly first, and I write software for a living, so tinkering with lead in addition to software was a bit much at the end of the day.

SO get an RTF kit (ARRIS, EMAX, HolyBro) and you shouldn't much care about the quad itself but what you do with it.

But I guarantee, the FPV feeling you'll hopefully grab hold to, as addicting and intoxicating it is, will motivate you COMPLETELY/ABSOLUTELY; When you blow up your pre-built stuff and it will make you want to LEARN ALL OF IT just so that you can get back in the AIR.

JUST FLY, then build,…or build then fly, or eat, build, fly or eat after… POINT IS …FLY

PS: thnx to all having shared their unique perspectives

A suggestion. Whilst I totally agree with everything that is said in this post one of these bad boys may do the trick to get you started. Considering all of the below will cost a lot less than your DJI goggles are worth it may be an ok way for you to start. They do have better RTF models (the S or HV) but you are going to kill it so I highly recommend going as cheap as possible and hopefully pique your interest in the mucking around part of FPV flying without costing an arm and a leg.

https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Wizard-...rehouse=CN

I have no idea if your DJI goggle will work with it but you can always get a cheap but ok pair of Eachine goggles. I have the following and they are pretty good.

https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-EV800D-...rehouse=AU

@Kaitylynn:"...diving bridge stanchions with your race quad over traffic is dumbassery",...oh snap, don't check my youtube LOL, .,..ha but good point, the cops told me the same thing.

(20-Jun-2019, 06:08 PM)quantumvortex Wrote: @Kaitylynn:"...diving bridge stanchions with your race quad over traffic is dumbassery",...oh snap, don't check my youtube LOL, .,..ha but good point, the cops told me the same thing.

I promise I was not trying to single you out!!!