dmwierz
Second Officer
Flight distance : 61427 ft
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Chicago is a big, big city, with close to 600 parks and thousands of points of interests. I don't know where he'll be staying or where he'll be visiting. I'm just saying to stay away from the downtown area.
Until recently I would have suggested one of the 9 Cook County Forest Preserve sites managed by the AMA, but rumors have been rampant lately that FP security folks have been chasing off drone operators.
I also might have suggested flying off the tip of the peninsula that contains the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planeterium, or even on Northerly Island, but DJI has added all those areas to their own form of drone dictatorship by making this a no-fly area because it's close to Soldier Field, and the morons who crashed their drones into crowded stadiums in New York and Kentucky were the impetus behind this
You might try one of the beaches north or south of downtown, like Belmont Harbor or North Avenue, flying over non-populated areas or staying mostly over water. You can get some spectacular views of the city, and in morning light this can be very dramatic.
Just don't fly over people or vehicles or public monuments. Be cool, be safe, be responsible.
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