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by AdamJacobMuller 728 days ago
Impossible, especially for drones, because it would allow people to trivially flash firmware to drones which can bypass restrictions like no-fly zones and reporting requirements which allow the FAA or other LE to answer questions like "who was flying a drone playing chicken with a low-flying Cessna"
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Err, while it takes a little more technical know-how and some electronics experience, this already exists and is still extremely easy to do..

https://betaflight.com/

or

https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav

or

https://ardupilot.org/

among others

I hope they don't start asking questions about where the px4s are made!
I figured geofencing might be a dealbreaker.