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    Anyone in near Philadelphia?

    Hey there! Back on page one of this thread I posted a link to an extensive map of various places to fly (June or July 2018 I think). It definitely includes some parks and other places we're not "technically" supposed to be flying, so use your own judgement on risk. Tons of good spots on there...
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    US GOV SHUTDOWN INCLUDES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE!!

    So ya know that national state park you’ve been dying to fly in? No rangers (unless they’re volunteering) until the US government reopens. Enjoy it while it lasts folks! Happy flying
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    Anyone in near Philadelphia?

    Definitely! I really enjoy parking almost anywhere along Kelly Dr and shooting the skyline/boathouse row. Just remember that cities = lots of metal buildings, so watch your compass errors and keep it within LOS. I've been kicked to ATTI mode from GPS midflight due to compass interference near...
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    Anyone in near Philadelphia?

    Spark 317's suggestions are good ones. Most parks are technically off limits, but very few people I know observe this (from racing/freestyle flyers to camera craft pilots). You're most likely to have issues in the national parks that are heavily patrolled by Rangers. Valley Forge park is...
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    Drone vs aircraft wing

    Silly me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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    Drone vs aircraft wing

    Those with a soft spot for the Phantoms should probably avert their eyes, but for the rest of us, this is a great lesson on why altitude and airspace restrictions exist and should always be observed. ...definitely one of those things where you REALLY don't wanna be "that guy", lol...
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    Graffiti Highway

    No prob, sorry about that:
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    Graffiti Highway

    Yeah, no kidding! Locals said something about the fact that since natural coal requires so little oxygen to continue smoldering, there was just no way to get it all put out. Apparently, several attempts were made to tunnel into the coal seam/douse the fire, but there was always at least one...
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    filters/video

    Several sunset stills in this video for you to compare to. Best one is last few seconds of vid if you'd rather not watch the whole thing (it's a "thank you" video for the all our wedding vendors that had to endure hurricane Florence a week later). ZERO post editing, so this is all Spark with no...
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    Anyone in near Philadelphia?

    No idea, sorry homes. Against the key on the left, it looks like he started color coding based on location and got away from it after a while, but that's just a guess. The names associated with the individual points have been most "telling" about each location in my experience with this map thus...
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    Graffiti Highway

    So this was fun. Quick back story: This town tried to get rid of their landfill by setting it on fire in 1962. This ignited the underground coal seam (mining town) - they couldn't put it out. It's still burning underground today, and when it was under this 1.1 mile long section of highway, it...
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    ...and you thought Spark was flammable...HA!

    Looks closer than it was ;-) but fun screen grab from a video (was very last frame).
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    Rapid descent issue

    I had a similar issue where my Spark ignored commands, just the opposite problem - rapid/uncontrollable climb instead of dive. Pulled the logs, consulted all the guru's, eventually landed in support. Sent it back, they replaced the whole camera/gimbal assembly (apparently the main camera plays a...
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    Anyone in near Philadelphia?

    Hey all - hope everyone's getting some good flight time in between all this rain! Wanted to share this map that a guy on one of my FPV drone groups just shared on the book of faces. There are definitely some parks and other things in here that are technically off-limits to drones, so use your...
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    Anyone in near Philadelphia?

    Sorry guys - been awhile since I checked back...winter sucks, haha. Good to know there are so many local Spark'ers! We'll definitely get together soon! Dude - sick spot! I will absolutely try that this weekend if the weather stays the way it's currently forecast. Good stuff man - I'll post...