Hello from Elmsford!

[princephoenix]

Hi there,

New pilot checking in! Just got Part 107 certified and looking to become a paid pilot! Looking for new areas to fly in to photograph and film in the tri state area, as well as in PA! Let's network!

-Princephoenix

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots .
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

 

[msinger]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots!

 

[princephoenix]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots!

Thank you! Glad to be here!

 

[Bunny Too]

Hi there,

New pilot checking in! Just got Part 107 certified and looking to become a paid pilot! Looking for new areas to fly in to photograph and film in the tri state area, as well as in PA! Let's network!

-Princephoenix

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

 

[LuvMyTJ]

Hello,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Mavic Pilots forum.
I hope that you will be able to use the forum to further your safety knowledge and for the exchange of innovative ideas and as a resource for current developments in Mavic quadcopters.
Enjoy!
*MAVIC MANUAL: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/mavic/20171012/Mavic+Pro+User+Manual_V1.8.pdf
*GO 4 APP MANUAL: DJI Go 4 Manual

 

[princephoenix]

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

Hey Bunny, thanks for the welcome! Would love to go to fly in Wyoming one day, I imagine its a lot easier than NY.

 

[princephoenix]

Hello,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Mavic Pilots forum.
I hope that you will be able to use the forum to further your safety knowledge and for the exchange of innovative ideas and as a resource for current developments in Mavic quadcopters.
Enjoy!
*MAVIC MANUAL: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/mavic/20171012/Mavic+Pro+User+Manual_V1.8.pdf
*GO 4 APP MANUAL: DJI Go 4 Manual
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Thank you!!!

 

[mikegrad]

Hi there,

New pilot checking in! Just got Part 107 certified and looking to become a paid pilot! Looking for new areas to fly in to photograph and film in the tri state area, as well as in PA! Let's network!

-Princephoenix

Hi ! I'm a new drone owner in Briarcliff, just up 9a from you. would like to hear about where you fly in the area, and your 107 experience!

 

[princephoenix]

Hi ! I'm a new drone owner in Briarcliff, just up 9a from you. would like to hear about where you fly in the area, and your 107 experience!

Hi Mike, I just responded to you in the other Elmsford thread. Like I said, I fly in Carol Nichols Park, but recently I've also flown over the Tarrytown Reservoir, and also by the Tappan Zee Bridge. Up and down the shoreline, there's a few parks you can fly from with great views.

As for the Part 107, test, I originally took some ground school classes from Dart Drones in addition to some actual hands on flying lessons. After that it was just a matter of continuous studying, using other materials and resources from the web and Youtube. I found this to the most helpful:

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Also check out their study guide in the description below. All in all, ended up getting a 90 on the test.

 

[mikegrad]

Thanks, I will check out the park. How do you handle flying around here with all the heliports? Seems to me there are a lot of people you are supposed to notify. And I’m surprised they let you fly around the bridge. I think it would be a cool video to fly around d the tapanzee or bear mountain but I figured it was a no fly zone.

 

[princephoenix]

I use the airmap app to stay clear of the heliports for now. And as far as I know, you can fly near but not on top of the Tappan Zee. I just stay a safe distance away honestly. But I know you get too close and yeah you do have to start asking for permits and notifying people.