New To Droning (Southeast Florida)

[Wings22]

As an amateur photographer, I am intrigued with (non-commercial) drone photography. Before I invest in the necessary training and equipment I want to make sure that There are sufficient legal (and worthwhile) flying sites. From what I can gather, there are not too many available. Am I pushing it in this part of the country?

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum

 

[THE CYBORG]

Hi Wings22 welcome to Mavic Pilots.
Can’t help with flying sites, I am in the UK

 

[Wings22]

Hi Wings22 welcome to Mavic Pilots.
Can’t help with flying sites, I am in the UK

Thanks for the welcome. Looking forward to speaking again.

 

[empennage]

As an amateur photographer, I am intrigued with (non-commercial) drone photography. Before I invest in the necessary training and equipment I want to make sure that There are sufficient legal (and worthwhile) flying sites. From what I can gather, there are not too many available. Am I pushing it in this part of the country?

Welcome to the forum. You want to shoot
non-commercial, new to drones just like me, and don't want to make a big investment starting out. Mavic mini
bypasses weight regulations for registration, considered the drone for newbies like us, from what I have seen takes respectable photo/video, and priced extremely well. I believe your area in Florida should have a considerable number of fly sites. I again am fresh off the boat, but I believe there is a Florida
group on this forum. Best of luck.

 

[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 .

 

[wjkrysak]

Welcome to the forum. Sorry unable to help you here with your question, but someone in the forum, that lives near you will help. You will find much support and advice here. We look forward to seeing your part of the world.

 

[THE CYBORG]

THIS thread could be worth a look

 

[Drone Master]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots! Enjoy the forum!

Well, you are in my area and there are plenty of beautiful areas to fly at as long as you are a responsible pilot and respect the rules and regulations of the FAA, state and local laws.
I would suggest that you get familiar with airports and Geo NFZ’s in the state of Florida.

There are apps that you can use for this.
B4UFLY Mobile App
Home - AirMap
These are just some examples.
Good luck on your endeavors and know that if you ever have questions,
The forum is here to help!

 

[mrjohnc1]

Welcome!

 

[itsneedtokno]

Welcome to the forum!

From beautiful NSB

 

[Wings22]

Welcome to the forum. You want to shoot
non-commercial, new to drones just like me, and don't want to make a big investment starting out. Mavic mini
bypasses weight regulations for registration, considered the drone for newbies like us, from what I have seen takes respectable photo/video, and priced extremely well. I believe your area in Florida should have a considerable number of fly sites. I again am fresh off the boat, but I believe there is a Florida
group on this forum. Best of luck.

Thanks for the warm welcome. If I find that there are enough flying sites that don’t require that I drive for two hours to get to them, then I will invest in either a Mini or Air 2. Looking forward to getting some input from local drone pilots.

 

[Oldbugs]

I don’t know if this helps but I’m In Deerfield Beach and here’s some screen shots of the map from my go4 app for the Hallandale area.

 

[trekgod3]

I am in palm beach county (Jupiter) . You are not allowed to take off or land at any palm beach county park. Kind of a bummer for me as that covers most of the local parks and beach/ waterfront areas.

 

[Wings22]

I am in palm beach county (Jupiter) . You are not allowed to take off or land at any palm beach county park. Kind of a bummer for me as that covers most of the local parks and beach/ waterfront areas.

 

[Wings22]

Thanks for answering. This is exactly what I am concerned about. I had heard that the Jupiter lighthouse was a good subject. Are you allowed to fly there?

 

[Rattydude77]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Wings22]

Welcome to the forum

Thanks for the welcome. Looking forward to reading and learning.

 

[trekgod3]

Thanks for answering. This is exactly what I am concerned about. I had heard that the Jupiter lighthouse was a good subject. Are you allowed to fly there?

Not sure. I believe lighthouse is coast guard property. I was going to film it from the large park next near it when I discovered the large green sign with the ordinance stating no drone launch or landings.

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!