Flying in Alaska.

owg666 · Mar 23, 2019

Hello
We're traveling to Alaska in June of 2020. Has anyone here flown their drone in Alaska ??
Anything I should know other than the national park
thing ?? Taking my M2P with me.
Thanks

BD0G · Mar 23, 2019

If you are going to Anchorage . Fly Baluga Point and Talketna is also awesome . If you can make the long journey try and drive out to Denali. Lots and lots of places to fly. Be aware of float planes . They can descend into a location with little or no warning.

Fuzzman18 · Mar 24, 2019

I am leaving May 20th to Juneau then after a few days to Anchorage and will be driving to many places for 2 weeks. What I know, is there are a lot of airports in almost every small town, but they are mostly uncontrolled, so you may or may not be able to fly. Once you are away from any town, you should be good to go.

Madmax229 · Mar 24, 2019

owg666 said:
Hello
We're traveling to Alaska in June of 2020. Has anyone here flown their drone in Alaska ??
Anything I should know other than the national park
thing ?? Taking my M2P with me.
Thanks

Enjoy your trip and be sure to post your videos/pictures

owg666 · Mar 24, 2019

Thanks for info. We'll be as far north as Skagway. Taking an interior train excursion too. Hopefully they stop long enough to get some flying in. This will be my first airline experience bringing a drone. Hopefully no issues. I'll also scope out the areas before I get there for possibly geo unlocks ahead of time.

Turn11 · Mar 28, 2019

You will be flying in areas with NO cell coverage. To ward off evil spirits I would suggest the Marco Polo tracker and a mount from @Aerial-Pixel

JakeS · Apr 6, 2019

owg666 said:
Hello
We're traveling to Alaska in June of 2020. Has anyone here flown their drone in Alaska ??
Anything I should know other than the national park
thing ?? Taking my M2P with me.
Thanks

Lots of great places to fly up here! In the Anchorage area Beluga point is good. Drive a little further south and you can fly some of the glaciers in the valleys around portage lake. I do that often. (My YouTube channel has a few examples). Further north is good until you hit Denali National Park. There are areas to fly around it but be careful to stay outside. They have been very strict about enforcing no flying over national parks up here including investigations based on video posted on social media and YouTube. Chugiak State Park (also near Anchorage) does not allow drones either. Other than that Alaska is basically super cinematic in every direction! I hope you enjoy your time up here!

Jake

Oh FYI we have more small aircraft up here than people so always be listening and watching for low flying aircraft. Loads of people fly well bellow 400’. Part of living in a state where about 98% is only accessible by small plane.

AltaDava · Feb 24, 2020

Thanks for starting this thread. I’ll be on a raft trip on a remote tributary to the Kuskokwim River in August. I recently bought a Mini for the purpose of scouting the river downstream for hazards. I’m aware there is no cellular service within at least 150 miles, but I hope there is sufficient GPS to establish a reliable RTH. I welcome advice from anyone who has flown in the isolated northern latitudes.

Mike Oz · Feb 24, 2020

I am planning on heading to Alaska in June on a motorcycle trip.
I plan on bringing my mavic pro.
Curios to the info in this thread.

Oneball 1971 · Feb 24, 2020

All the posts and trips above sound amazing guys. Look forward to photos and videos

owg666 · Feb 25, 2020

Good info and discussion. I appreciate the responses.

bvsolutions · Feb 26, 2020

Mike Oz said:
I am planning on heading to Alaska in June on a motorcycle trip.
I plan on bringing my mavic pro.
Curios to the info in this thread.

Stop by on your way. I live on northern bc.

Mike Oz · Feb 27, 2020

bvsolutions said:
Stop by on your way. I live on northern bc.

Thanks for the offer. It will really depend on our timing.
We are on a really tight schedule.
But if it works out, I'd love too.
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