Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach Flying

[1dr1]

Will be in the Cape Canaveral /Cocoa Beach area at the end of February. Any recommendations on the best places to fly? Especially for sunset/sunrise shots?

 

[LuvMyTJ]

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[dirkclod]

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[All_is_Sun]

I'm new to flying drones, but just wanted to let you know there is a huge no-fly zone around NASA/the cruise ship areas, as well as an air force base on A1A a bit south of Cocoa.

That being said, I think the cocoa beach pier is out of those limits and could be a pretty backdrop for a sunrise I've always found the causeways going over the river to get to the ocean to be pretty too, maybe you could do that for a sunset.

 

[1dr1]

I'm new to flying drones, but just wanted to let you know there is a huge no-fly zone around NASA/the cruise ship areas, as well as an air force base on A1A a bit south of Cocoa.

That being said, I think the cocoa beach pier is out of those limits and could be a pretty backdrop for a sunrise I've always found the causeways going over the river to get to the ocean to be pretty too, maybe you could do that for a sunset.

Great!! Thanks for the tip. I'll check out the no-fly zones and be sure to stay clear of them.

 

[Harrier]

Per Cocoa Beach Police this evening while attempting to video fireworks. Cocoa Beach is a No-Drone city. This is recent. Just FYI.

 

[neggy]

Per Cocoa Beach Police this evening while attempting to video fireworks. Cocoa Beach is a No-Drone city. This is recent. Just FYI.

And under what authority did they do that?

I guess they don't agree with this ruling
Singer v. City of Newton

 

[Harrier]

Hmm. Just saying what a police officer told me?

 

[neggy]

Merritt Island is a National Wildlife Refuge and a no fly zone, and there are military installations/ class D airspace, but those NFZ's are established by the Feds, same as the the restrictions around private airports.

I see no mention of a local regulation banning sUAV's above and beyond the NFZ's on B4UFLY

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots from Dayton Ohio! I used to live there when I was younger, lived in Port St. John and went to school on Merritt Island (way before my drone days). Fly safe and have fun!

 

[Bunny Too]

Will be in the Cape Canaveral /Cocoa Beach area at the end of February. Any recommendations on the best places to fly? Especially for sunset/sunrise shots?

Howdy from Wyoming @1dr1 , welcome to the community, plenty of fine folk and excellent information here.