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terms if you want to use autonomous
controls:
• GPS waypoint navigation
• Path planning
• Autonomous take-off and landing
• Return-to-home
• Follow-me
• Failsafe
Myth #4: Drones can only fly
in low altitude and stay in the
air for a short time.
Drones’ flight distance (altitude
included) and flight times are closely
correlated. From the figure below,
which shows flight times of 15
commercially available drones, the
times ranging from 5 minutes to about
30 minutes. The lower the flight times,
the shorter the flight distance and
vice versa. In general, flight distance
among these 15 drones can range
from 50 meters to 1-2 kilometers. They
are based on basic or professional
feature of the drones. For example,
the professional models had been
used to produce HD aerial videos of
Dubai, especially from flight above Burj
Khalifa, the tallest artificial structure in
the world, standing at 829.8 meters.
Myth #5: Since 2015, drones
have been banned in UAE.
In 2014 and 2015, there were major
incidents of recreational drones
flying into UAE international airports,
which brought air traffic to standstill.
The General Civil Aviation Authority
(GCAA)6 announced new regulations
that give legal guidance and set across
laws and rules for drones in UAE. The
regulations are intended to prevent
1. http://teachuae.com/teach-uae-magazine-sep-oct-2015-issue-1-volume-3/