Anyone in Arizona

Brice LeCarre · Apr 12, 2017

I have pushed the meet at 3:30 pm on Saturday 15th. A family matter came up.
Location to follow.

HollWaz · Apr 13, 2017

What area are you thinking about? I'm interested in joining the group if the drive isn't too bad.

Brice LeCarre · Apr 13, 2017

we have a couple of places in mind for the meet on Saturday at 3:30 pm, one in Chandler, the other one in Cave Creek
Please indicate your preference.
The two files are Google Earth files

Brice LeCarre · Apr 14, 2017

Ok, we decided on the Chandler/Gilbert place called Dreamy Park at 3:30 pm Saturday

HollWaz · Apr 14, 2017

I'm going to pass on this fly-in, have you considered Saguaro Lake for a future destination? I'm not sure what the rules are but they can't be worried about the noise with Jet Skis running around and the views would be great. I'll keep watching your post and hopefully make a future get together.

Desertdude · Apr 14, 2017

I'll have to pass also since my New York Mets are playing at 4 pm, I don't miss many Mets games. Hopefully I can make a future meetup.

Plawa · Apr 14, 2017

If you're looking for a place where you won't bother anyone with noise and there's interesting stuff happening for you to shoot you can always check out some of the OHV areas...

Brice LeCarre · Apr 14, 2017

I've never heard the erm OHV. It does look pretty interesting

MaViC4LiFe · Apr 15, 2017

https://plus.google.com/107240409824353872240/posts/KkoG7XzrA1E

0gMatt · Apr 18, 2017

I'm always flying around on the other side of town looking for something interesting to view.

phxphotog · Apr 21, 2017

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I'm seeing this more and more, people flying in restricted airspace. This isn't meant to be the drone police but if people keep flying in restricted airspace, there's a chance that they could just ground all of us.

deanbuxton · Apr 25, 2017

HollWaz said:
I'm going to pass on this fly-in, have you considered Saguaro Lake for a future destination? I'm not sure what the rules are but they can't be worried about the noise with Jet Skis running around and the views would be great. I'll keep watching your post and hopefully make a future get together.

I went to Bartlett Lake last weekend but it was pretty windy.

0gMatt · Apr 26, 2017

phxphotog said:
I'm seeing this more and more, people flying in restricted airspace. This isn't meant to be the drone police but if people keep flying in restricted airspace, there's a chance that they could just ground all of us.

Part of it is that the police don't know the rules. When I stopped to ask a policeman about flying in a possibly restricted area, he said they hadn't had any training on drones yet so there was no current enforcement, and to avoid any other aircraft.

phxphotog · Apr 26, 2017

0gMatt said:
Part of it is that the police don't know the rules. When I stopped to ask a policeman about flying in a possibly restricted area, he said they hadn't had any training on drones yet so there was no current enforcement, and to avoid any other aircraft.

It's not up to police to tell you if you can and can't fly in an area. As a pilot, you should know where you can and can't fly. There are many free sites that show were restricted airspace is. www.skyvector.com is a good resource and will show you how far out airspace extends from the airport. This only applies if you have passed your Part 107 FAA test. If you are a hobbyist, you can't fly within 5 miles of an airport.

Boog0822 · Apr 26, 2017

Not even if you call the tower? What if the airport has no tower? Hobbyists still can't fly within 5 miles?

Mavic Gang AZ · Apr 29, 2017

If any of you guys are ever in the Tucson area I'm down to click up

Plawa · May 2, 2017

The goal for me today was to end the day with a drone.. everything else was a bonus

pilotattitude · May 2, 2017

Boog0822 said:
Not even if you call the tower? What if the airport has no tower? Hobbyists still can't fly within 5 miles?

Best Practices for Flying your Drone within Five Miles of an Airport - AOPA

HollWaz · May 5, 2017

deanbuxton said:
I went to Bartlett Lake last weekend but it was pretty windy.

I've had some windy days at Saguaro as well but most of them have been flyable. The worst was flying near a cliff face when it was windy, the cliff caused lots of turbulence so I bailed on that shot and pulled it away from the face. I'll have to try that shot again on a more calm day.