Hi all! Looking for fellow drone pilots in the San Francisco bay area, preferably the city. If there are groups that get together and learn and build a community, would love to join
Looking for fellow drone pilots to share and learn
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Welcome to our forum, from Hauptmann in North Texas!
I'm heading to SF next weekend to hook up with my son and fellow droner. We'll probably start at the Dog Park on Treasure Island early Sat AM. You get to fly the Financial District and ferry/ship traffic from there. Send me a PM if you're interested in joining us. There are LOTS of good spots to shoot in SF. Below is a copy of a link I posted for another Bay Area droner:
The SF Bay Area is GREAT for droning. Just ask a Texan!
1. Try Treasure Island, just west of the dog park. You get a terrific view of the Bay Bridge and the SF Financial District. Early morning is best. You can also reach Alcatraz from there if you have Superman's vision.
2. Another good spot is the parking lot behind the Palace of Fine Arts, from which you can reach the east side of the GG Bridge (again, with Superman's vision).
3. A good spot for taking off to fly the west side of the GG Bridge is the cul-de-sac at the end of 25th St.
4. Alamo Park will give you a good view of the "Painted Ladies", with the Financial District in the background. The streets SURROUNDING Alamo Park have several beautifully-renovated Victorian houses even more spectacular than the Painted Ladies.
5. Flying above Coit Tower is a nice shoot. You can legally take off and land on the surface streets nearby. City employees have seen us controlling our drones from the Coit Tower parking lot, and didn't interfere.
6. Lombard Street, with its twists and turns, is a fun shoot. You can legally TO/Land from the sidewalks by the tennis courts.
7. JapanTown has a Pagoda and a really spectacular church. Be sure to go inside--the architecture and stained-glass windows are beyond belief.
8. Alcatraz is pretty ugly up close, but every Bay Area droner needs to fly it at least once. The best launch spot is the wood pier at the end of pier 45 ( I think that's the one). Nobody minds if you park right by the dumpsters. But watch out for the seagulls. They can get pretty aggressive while you're trying to land.
9. The East Bay: the wood fishing pier at Port View Park is a nice spot for shooting shipping activity and the south side of the Bay Bridge.
10. Most if not all city parks are off-limits to TAKE OFFs and LANDING of drones. You can legally TO/Land from city sidewalks and fly the parks. We've had the cops watch us take off and not bother us. SF is really a pretty drone-friendly town.
That's all I can think of for now. There's a LOT more!
I'm heading to SF next weekend to hook up with my son and fellow droner. We'll probably start at the Dog Park on Treasure Island early Sat AM. You get to fly the Financial District and ferry/ship traffic from there. Send me a PM if you're interested in joining us. There are LOTS of good spots to shoot in SF. Below is a copy of a link I posted for another Bay Area droner:
The SF Bay Area is GREAT for droning. Just ask a Texan!
1. Try Treasure Island, just west of the dog park. You get a terrific view of the Bay Bridge and the SF Financial District. Early morning is best. You can also reach Alcatraz from there if you have Superman's vision.
2. Another good spot is the parking lot behind the Palace of Fine Arts, from which you can reach the east side of the GG Bridge (again, with Superman's vision).
3. A good spot for taking off to fly the west side of the GG Bridge is the cul-de-sac at the end of 25th St.
4. Alamo Park will give you a good view of the "Painted Ladies", with the Financial District in the background. The streets SURROUNDING Alamo Park have several beautifully-renovated Victorian houses even more spectacular than the Painted Ladies.
5. Flying above Coit Tower is a nice shoot. You can legally take off and land on the surface streets nearby. City employees have seen us controlling our drones from the Coit Tower parking lot, and didn't interfere.
6. Lombard Street, with its twists and turns, is a fun shoot. You can legally TO/Land from the sidewalks by the tennis courts.
7. JapanTown has a Pagoda and a really spectacular church. Be sure to go inside--the architecture and stained-glass windows are beyond belief.
8. Alcatraz is pretty ugly up close, but every Bay Area droner needs to fly it at least once. The best launch spot is the wood pier at the end of pier 45 ( I think that's the one). Nobody minds if you park right by the dumpsters. But watch out for the seagulls. They can get pretty aggressive while you're trying to land.
9. The East Bay: the wood fishing pier at Port View Park is a nice spot for shooting shipping activity and the south side of the Bay Bridge.
10. Most if not all city parks are off-limits to TAKE OFFs and LANDING of drones. You can legally TO/Land from city sidewalks and fly the parks. We've had the cops watch us take off and not bother us. SF is really a pretty drone-friendly town.
That's all I can think of for now. There's a LOT more!
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There's also a Meetup group that gets together at various spots around the area: Flying Drones for Fun | Meetup
Roofdrone
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You said early is best for treasure island. Is that because of the wind? I went there the other day in the afternoon and the wind was blowing so hard I had a hard time opening the car door. Wow. I couldn't believe there was even a drone school down the street with all that wind.
No. It was because of the city lights, the morning activity, and the Sun rising behind you. Never been there in the PM. My guess is that the Drone School postponed the session because of the wind when you were there.
Roofdrone
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Thanks Hauptmann! I guess I will have to get up early. There are tons of photo ops there.
