I’m new to the drone scene and have seen a few posts where people mention Geofencing and requesting unlocks, but I can’t see anything in my user manual or app about this.
I would never fly in a restricted area anyway but just interested if this feature is on my Hubsan.
It’s a DJI thing - stay clear!
It would be acceptable if the DJI geofencing actually matched the flight restriction zones but they are bigger. I think it is DJI covering their arses to allow for inaccuracies in positioning - they don’t want anyone in court proving that geofencing was active yet the aircraft strayed into a FRZ.
Simple to request a temporary exemption, often combined with approaching ATC and asking yo fly in their airspace.
Hubsan - AFAIK - don’t play the geofencing game.
The Hubsan Zino and Zino Pro do not have NFZ’s embedded in them. As @macspite says it’s mainly a DJI thing. My PowerEgg X displays NFZ’s on the map but these are crazy looking polygons and I don’t think the drone is restricted when it approaches these zones, they’re just there for reference.
Whenever I fire up my Spark or Mini2 the DJI APPs claim I’m in a restricted area but in actuality I’m only in regular Class D airspace.
As m’learned colleague @Nidge says, Hubsan appear more sensible than DJI
If you want to check how FRZ;s and DJI restrictions don’t match up take a look at GADC’s very own Dronescene and plat about with switching layers on and off. You can use Dronescene for flight planning and searching for recommended flying sites as well 
Ok. Thanks all, It makes sense. I’m already using the drone scene app and I’m a couple of miles outside my nearest airports no fly zone.
I have only had my drone a few weeks and so far I’ve not ventured further than the farmers fields behind my house but it’s useful to know I’m not restricted so that when I do get the chance to travel I will make sure to fully check before flying and be sure I’m not anywhere I shouldn’t be.
