New Forum Member- Bay Area first time drone owner Mavic Air

[BigskyBob]

Wanted to say hello and introduce myself to the forum. I’m a recent purchaser of a Mavic Air and am super excited to see everything it can do. I’ve wanted a drone for years and finally have one. Got it all set up, registered with FAA, and even did my first 50ft class c authorization in the Kittyhawk app for just over my house (pretty close to OAK). Scared the crap outta myself. I definitely get the new owner scared sensation. Just added DJI care and that’ll reduce my anxiety a bit.

I live in the Bay Area -east bay - and would love some great recommendations for some beginner locations around me. My wife and I do a lot of off-roading around the state and think this will be a nice complement to that activity. She’s already into photos and we like doing cool panoramic shots.

Looking forward to meeting some new friends in this activity and forum. Cheers!!

Rob

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[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 .

 

[BigAl07]

Welcome to the forum and the hobby

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[JoelP]

I am located in the South Bay and also have a MA. I have a practice field near Evergreen College, but for more open flying I go to BLM land south of Morgan Hill. I am away for 2 weeks, but if you are interested and provide me with your contact info, I would be happy to fly with you to help you through your early flying jitters.

 

[Steve LaBranche]

Welcome to the For

Wanted to say hello and introduce myself to the forum. I’m a recent purchaser of a Mavic Air and am super excited to see everything it can do. I’ve wanted a drone for years and finally have one. Got it all set up, registered with FAA, and even did my first 50ft class c authorization in the Kittyhawk app for just over my house (pretty close to OAK). Scared the crap outta myself. I definitely get the new owner scared sensation. Just added DJI care and that’ll reduce my anxiety a bit.

I live in the Bay Area -east bay - and would love some great recommendations for some beginner locations around me. My wife and I do a lot of off-roading around the state and think this will be a nice complement to that activity. She’s already into photos and we like doing cool panoramic shots.

Looking forward to meeting some new friends in this activity and forum. Cheers!!

Rob

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Welcome to the Forum Rob. Lots of knowledge here. I recommend searching forums first before posting a question. Lots of answers to simple questions can be found.

I'm fairly new myself, flying a Mavic 2 Pro. If you're ever in the Russian river area I can show many great places to fly. All away from people and buildings.

 

[BigskyBob]

Really appreciate the kind welcome here. Took a few videos yesterday and am just trying to publish some for the first time. here's my third flight:

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[Thomas B]

Welcome to the forum from the deserts of Arizona! Enjoy!