Recent content by SoCalDude

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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    I was up at 07:00 this morning and watched the "Adventure Unfolds" launch for the Mavic Air, and was ready to pull the trigger on ordering one. However, I was hoping for a better camera in the Mavic Air than what is in the Mavic Pro Platinum today. It is marginally better, but at a shorter...
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    Here is one of my videos from The Wedge in Newport Beach. I actually walked out onto the west jetty when launching and performed hand-catches because of the rocks... .
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    The FAA has no jurisdiction inside structures and dwellings. Local competitive quad flyers regularly hold races inside parking garages at UCI, which is in the Class C airspace—if flying outside. I believe that CSUF parking garages also host some of these races.
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    Phantom Pilots of Southern California

    I've flown that area a few times. There are some old deserted buildings throughout that area that are drone-video worthy. I'm not talking around the military installation, but the small towns around there, within their GPS testing range that's going on.
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    Phantom Pilots of Southern California

    There is no May 17 testing scheduled. It looks like April 27 and May 3 are good days to fly.
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    Phantom Pilots of Southern California

    Hey my fellow remote pilot peeps...I would be careful flying out in the high desert for the next couple of weeks, specifically around Barstow (within a 50 NM radius). Here is the Flight Advisory (with NOTAM info).
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    Unfortunately, I am unable to make it this evening. We'll have to reschedule, but as of right now, I'm not sure when that time is. I'll keep you posted.
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    I can get there around 6:30 PM or so.
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    The earliest I can go would be Wednesday evening.
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    Certain parts of the river should be okay, depending on if it falls inside a radius of five miles of an airport or not. It also depends on if there are any NOTAMs/NFZs for the area. If you prefer to have local lessons, check out CraigsList.
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    Ah! I didn't think about losing VLOS. On occasion, I'll fly outside a restricted area (like a park), but then fly over it to capture video/pics, etc. The California state park rule out here is that it is allowed unless specifically posted not to fly.
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    No argument necessary. That's why I stated that it doesn't affect us sUAS pilots since we would never (legally) hit the 700' floor of Class E. ;) I also changed that post to include the 700' requirement. I hope this doesn't confuse anyone. Bottom line is that it is generally FAA legal to fly...
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    HB (and, thus, the pier) is in Class E airspace starting at 700' AGL, but as I mentioned previously, it doesn't matter to us sUAS pilots. Look at the sectional map below and I've drawn red arrows pointing at the Class E boundary, as well as an arrow pointing at the pier. There are no other...
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    *** Posting About Your 107 Results? POST IT HERE!

    In the www.remotepilot101.com course, there was a session and walk-thru on completing the IACRA form online and the trainer specifically mentioned the pop-up blocker situation. LOL!
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    As seen in my various posts/videos here in this thread, Huntington Beach (being from here) is my most popular place to fly. It also helps that I live here. ;) You're good along the coast and beaches as long as all other FAA and community (AMA) rules are being followed. If you fly away from the...