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Your flight
What happens along the way
Good to know
Why this answer
Rules we check, and what we don't
We check: FAA airspace and airport permission zones, temporary no-fly zones, Giants home games, SF city parks, the Presidio, the national park land (Ocean Beach, Crissy Field, Alcatraz and more), Candlestick, jails, the Golden Gate Bridge, buildings and hills, wind and battery.
We don't check: private property, other people's privacy, filming permits. Port of SF property is noted (not checked) when an end is on a known Port site. Rules change — the dates below are when we last read each source.
Technical details
For experts: heights above sea level, airspace codes, data sources and timestamps, the full height chart.
All checks
Can you fly here?
Clear of terrain and buildings, and under 400 ft?
Is the weather and light OK?
Can your drone do it?
Can you keep it in view?
This route may go out of your sight — you must stay able to see it yourself, unaided (cameras, FPV goggles and binoculars don't count); beyond that needs an FAA waiver.
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Research prototype. Always check the rules yourself before you fly. How it was built
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No-go
Don't fly this route at this time
What you can do
1
Technical details
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Not available for a no-go flight.
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Couldn't plan
We couldn't plan this route
What you can do
1
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Not available — no route was planned.
Research prototype. Always check the rules yourself before you fly. How it was built
No-go
We couldn't check this flight
We couldn't load the data needed to check this flight safely.