Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming Sunrise

Chuggie · Jul 21, 2015

I woke up this morning at 4:30 AM in order to reach Devils Tower, so I could fly my Inspire at the first crack of Daylight. Here are the Results... Let me know what you think

Have Fun,
Chuggie

dspear237 · Jul 21, 2015

Nice video!

Gregg G · Jul 21, 2015

Chuggie said:
I woke up this morning at 4:30 AM in order to reach Devils Tower, so I could fly my Inspire at the first crack of Daylight. Here are the Results... Let me know what you think

Have Fun,
Chuggie

Very nice. one question, at about 1:30 there was a bit or a roll in the video. Was it windy when you shot this?

Black Sky · Jul 21, 2015

Nice Job!

Chuggie · Jul 22, 2015

Gregg G said:
Very nice. one question, at about 1:30 there was a bit or a roll in the video. Was it windy when you shot this?

Yes, It was quite windy at elevation. You can see the wind profusely blowing the vegetation when viewing the 4k video file from a hard drive.

The Editor · Jul 22, 2015

Chuggie said:
I woke up this morning at 4:30 AM in order to reach Devils Tower, so I could fly my Inspire at the first crack of Daylight. Here are the Results... Let me know what you think

Have Fun,
Chuggie

Was getting permissions for the shoot difficult?

Daniel Mascheck · Jul 22, 2015

Fantastic!

Yardman · Jul 22, 2015

Please share with us how you got permission to fly in a National Park.

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InspiredOne · Jul 22, 2015

The Editor said:
Was getting permissions for the shoot difficult?

"Permission? We ain't got not permission. We don't need no permission. I don't have to show you any stinkin' permission!"

The Editor · Jul 22, 2015

InspiredOne said:
"Permission? We ain't got not permission. We don't need no permission. I don't have to show you any stinkin' permission!"

You need permission to post that!

InspiredOne · Jul 22, 2015

The Editor said:
You need permission to post that!

Hmmm... How would Humphrey Bogart have replied to that?

AllanVB · Jul 22, 2015

Nice video. I have been there many times.

Arriguy · Jul 22, 2015

It looked flatter on top in Close Encounters. How did they get all that gear up there anyway?

Gregg G · Jul 23, 2015

You have my permission!!!! Just ask anytime and it will me granted by the gman!

Chuggie · Jul 23, 2015

Yardman said:
Please share with us how you got permission to fly in a National Park.

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I checked the list of No Fly Zones, and Devils Tower was not on the list, so I flew. I would Love to fly at Yellowstone, but Yellowstone National Park is on the no fly list, and I can understand why, Yellowstone is a wildlife preserve, and a RC helicopter could disturb the wildlife. I am also sponsored by a Wyoming government agency, which will help if I need to obtain flight permits.

Chuggie · Jul 24, 2015

Gregg G said:
You have my permission!!!! Just ask anytime and it will me granted by the gman!

Thanks

Chuggie · Jul 25, 2015

Yardman said:
Please share with us how you got permission to fly in a National Park.

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Devils tower is not a National Park, it is the First National Monument and still has yet to be upgraded to a National Park. I checked the DJI No Fly Zones list before I went to Devils Tower, and it was not on the list or map. I actually took off from outside the National Monument boundaries from a place where there was no one around, and then flew toward the tower. My flight was at 5am in the morning so I could get the very first light of day on the tower, which is why there aren't any climbers on the tower or other people seen on the ground below. If Devils Tower is a place where I am not supposed to fly, then I will not fly there again; however, I checked every resource I could find, to see if it was a no fly zone, before I made my flight there.