Tacoma, WA drone woes.

[Jim Bow]

Got my Spark after practising with several cheapo toys. Here's my problem.
Tried to fly from my front yard only to discover I'm warned about heliports. Went to the west side of downtown only to be warned about Narrows Airport. Went by the Port Defiance boat launch. Spark was attacked by birds nesting in the rocks.

Guess I'll have to find some open fields out in the boonies.

 

[Dronason]

Got my Spark after practising with several cheapo toys. Here's my problem.
Tried to fly from my front yard only to discover I'm warned about heliports. Went to the west side of downtown only to be warned about Narrows Airport. Went by the Port Defiance boat launch. Spark was attacked by birds nesting in the rocks.

Guess I'll have to find some open fields out in the boonies.

Hi and welcome to the forum.
Yes, not always easy to found nice spot for practicing.
Here you can see what DJI use as warning and protected areas: DJI - The World Leader in Camera Drones/Quadcopters for Aerial Photography
The restrictions are not same for all drones so be sure to select Spark as your drone.

• Green are just warning, there could be a message in the Go4 app but you can cancel it from the app.
• Yellow, you need to get an authorization from DJI, but it is possible to fly (if the law allow and you take the needed actions).
• Red, the drone will be grounded.

Also in the app, in the map view, you can enable/disable the layers showing these restrictions area. If I remember well, they are disabled by default.

Happy flights

 

[Kidroc]

just watch out for and listen for planes and helicopters. by the way i was born in Tacoma. Miss it there!

 

[Northwood Mediaworks]

There are some great free tools for finding good places to fly.... and the right weather too. Check out AirMap for Drones, you can install that on your mobile device, and also review zones from your computer at AirMap Web App

I would also recommend UAV Forecast.. its both an App and website... UAV Forecast

Also, FlightRadar24 - app and website, lets you see whats flying around above you in real time.
flightradar24.com

Fly safe!

 

[Dronason]

UAV Forecast is really nice for drones.

 

[Drones_ES_MD]

I use UAV all the time, great app.

 

[Hddeuce03]

Just because you are warned, doesn't mean you can't fly! A warning is just that...to be careful. You can still fly!