Anyone in Arizona
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Getting my Mavic today. Can't wait to start to learn how to fly it. I'm planning on taking my 107 on Friday. I've been studying through Remotepilot101.com since last weekend and I'm feeling pretty confident about passing the test.
asuwrestler
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Great video, it was good to meet all the new guys, great group of people!!!
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Sorry I missed you guys again... we were in Puerto Rico. We spent most of our time on the north side of the island were there were really strong winds. I attempted 1 flight but got a wind gust warning and brought it down safely.
stinger101
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Phoenix is home, but I'm a long ways away for a bit. Tested my Polar Pro filters today for the first time. The roughcut below was shot with a ND32. Wish I would have bought a ND64 for the bright conditions. Hopefully you guys back home find this valuable. The left pane is native ISO100/60FPS, right pane color corrected. Need darker shades for this bright desert
Kuwait! Nice.
Im a new Mavic pilot in North Central-ish phoenix. Took out for a drive today in my Jeep and with my dog primarily to enjoy the amazing day and put some miles on the Jeep. Just so happened that I had my Mavic with me. No videos to post yet, as Im learning how to even take videos. Figure Ill fly first then work up to filming.
Always up to learn, so tips/tricks are welcome.
Always up to learn, so tips/tricks are welcome.
Kestrel
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stinger101
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It hasn't been out long enough to try in the summer yet. My concern would be the controller/phone overheating. Would need a shield for sure.
Brice LeCarre
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Kestrel
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How does it handle the weather now? Doesn't it get into the upper 80s in the winter?
Brice LeCarre
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So far no problem. Video feed is stable and I have never lost signal except once but there were seven drones in a small area flying at the same time.
Here's my first day practicing some actual filming techniques back in January in AZ. It's a rough cut, I've been too lazy to finish it
There was some really nice stuff there.
Brice LeCarre
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Hey guys, we are gonna fly Sunday morning. Sorry for the late notice.
It is near Red Mountain north of Falcon field .
The earlier the better for the best light.
I hope some of you show up!
It is near Red Mountain north of Falcon field .
The earlier the better for the best light.
I hope some of you show up!
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Brice LeCarre
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I want to be there no later than 8 am to capture some good light but I'll probably show up between 7 and 7:30
stinger101
Member
Won't be able to make! Bummer! Updated mavic today and it seems that audio is now recorded from the phone and overlaid on the video. Kind of nice.
Hey Guys,
I just got my Mavic a few days ago, but haven't had a chance to fly it. I upgraded from a P3 Pro. My wife and I actually live in Iowa and are planning a week long trip to Scottsdale in April. We have some relatives who live in Apache Jct so it gave us an excuse to visit.
I've been looking online for places to fly in the area, but haven't been able to find much online as to where it's "sanctioned". So from my research, I have found....
1. Can't fly in national parks.
2. Can't fly in state parks.
3. Some higher level bill that was passed and took effect in Sept 2016 of last year (SB 1949? My memory eludes me now) that overrides the ability for local cities/counties to impose restrictions overriding the FAA restrictions, unless it meets certain criteria. Everything I'm reading in local legislation is looking like they are trying to find loopholes in these exceptions and find a way to continue the bans.
It's all so freaking confusing right now, being a newer mainstream invention. There is such a disconnect between the law, the media, and the players. I'm sure the laws will differ by the time I'm actually there to visit and anything I read on the internet won't be current enough.
I found a site where Phoenix has designated 8 city parks where you can fly drones (Parks and Recreation Radio-Controlled Aircraft in Phoenix Parks)
Coyote Basin Park - 2730 E. Beardsley Rd. (27th Pl. and Beardsley Rd.)
Desert Foothills Park - Lower Field - 1010 Marketplace Southwest (Chandler Blvd. and Desert Foothills Pkwy.)
Dynamite Park - 4550 E. Dynamite Rd. (north of Dynamite Rd. at 44th Street)
El Prado Park - 6428 S. 19th Ave. (19th Ave. and Southern Ave.)
Esteban Park - Eastern Quadrant - 3345 E. Roeser Rd. (32nd St. and Broadway Rd.)
Grover's Basin Park B - 17447 N. 20th St. (Cave Creek Rd. and Grovers Ave.)
Mountain View II Park - open space south of the ballfield, 9901 N. 7th Ave. (7th and Cinnabar avenues)
Werner's Field Park - 17831 N. 7th Ave. (7th and Grovers avenues)
I don't know anything about these areas, but from Google image searches, it pretty much seems like they are removed from any points of interest where you would want to fly or film with a drone anyways. Let's send the droneys to the areas that nobody wants to fly in anyways. Sorry if any of you live in those areas. I'm going strictly by Google images. No offense intended.
I saw some pretty cool videos shot at the Gila River Memorial Airport that were posted to this site, but then saw another video on YouTube that said undercover cars were waiting there monitoring for somebody to jump the fence-line.
We are thinking of maybe heading up to Sedona/Flagstaff area while we are there too.
Does anybody know of any cool, scenic places in any of these areas (Phoenix, Sedona, Flagstaff) that I can legally fly w/o some anti-droney calling the cops on me? Maybe off some trails that aren't parks or city with people all huffed-up about anti-privacy. Frankly, I could care less about what's in people's back yards. I just want the cinematic geographic shots. Granted,It would also be fun to play around with some sport mode stuff, etc w/o having to worry about crashing into something or somebody and trashing my investment before I even learn its capabilities.
I just got my Mavic a few days ago, but haven't had a chance to fly it. I upgraded from a P3 Pro. My wife and I actually live in Iowa and are planning a week long trip to Scottsdale in April. We have some relatives who live in Apache Jct so it gave us an excuse to visit.
I've been looking online for places to fly in the area, but haven't been able to find much online as to where it's "sanctioned". So from my research, I have found....
1. Can't fly in national parks.
2. Can't fly in state parks.
3. Some higher level bill that was passed and took effect in Sept 2016 of last year (SB 1949? My memory eludes me now) that overrides the ability for local cities/counties to impose restrictions overriding the FAA restrictions, unless it meets certain criteria. Everything I'm reading in local legislation is looking like they are trying to find loopholes in these exceptions and find a way to continue the bans.
It's all so freaking confusing right now, being a newer mainstream invention. There is such a disconnect between the law, the media, and the players. I'm sure the laws will differ by the time I'm actually there to visit and anything I read on the internet won't be current enough.
I found a site where Phoenix has designated 8 city parks where you can fly drones (Parks and Recreation Radio-Controlled Aircraft in Phoenix Parks)
Coyote Basin Park - 2730 E. Beardsley Rd. (27th Pl. and Beardsley Rd.)
Desert Foothills Park - Lower Field - 1010 Marketplace Southwest (Chandler Blvd. and Desert Foothills Pkwy.)
Dynamite Park - 4550 E. Dynamite Rd. (north of Dynamite Rd. at 44th Street)
El Prado Park - 6428 S. 19th Ave. (19th Ave. and Southern Ave.)
Esteban Park - Eastern Quadrant - 3345 E. Roeser Rd. (32nd St. and Broadway Rd.)
Grover's Basin Park B - 17447 N. 20th St. (Cave Creek Rd. and Grovers Ave.)
Mountain View II Park - open space south of the ballfield, 9901 N. 7th Ave. (7th and Cinnabar avenues)
Werner's Field Park - 17831 N. 7th Ave. (7th and Grovers avenues)
I don't know anything about these areas, but from Google image searches, it pretty much seems like they are removed from any points of interest where you would want to fly or film with a drone anyways. Let's send the droneys to the areas that nobody wants to fly in anyways. Sorry if any of you live in those areas. I'm going strictly by Google images. No offense intended.
I saw some pretty cool videos shot at the Gila River Memorial Airport that were posted to this site, but then saw another video on YouTube that said undercover cars were waiting there monitoring for somebody to jump the fence-line.
We are thinking of maybe heading up to Sedona/Flagstaff area while we are there too.
Does anybody know of any cool, scenic places in any of these areas (Phoenix, Sedona, Flagstaff) that I can legally fly w/o some anti-droney calling the cops on me? Maybe off some trails that aren't parks or city with people all huffed-up about anti-privacy. Frankly, I could care less about what's in people's back yards. I just want the cinematic geographic shots. Granted,It would also be fun to play around with some sport mode stuff, etc w/o having to worry about crashing into something or somebody and trashing my investment before I even learn its capabilities.
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