Open Fly Drone Meetup -- Sunnyside Beach Park, Steilacoom WA

Hello all, and welcome to our next Open Fly event!

This event is of course open to all... Whether you're brand new, or bringing 10 years of experience and $10,000 worth of gear! We're all there to hang out, trade knowledge, fly our drones and get some cool shots, so lets have some fun!

Today we're hanging out at Sunnyside Beach Park in Steilacoom, WA! This park has some great views of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, as well as some awesome beach and Puget Sound / Salish Sea shots... We may even see some ferries or trains, as there is a port and tracks nearby as well! (Of course, you will need to stay a reasonable distance from moving trains and ferries as they are both considered Critical Infrastructure and are labeled as moving No-Fly zones)

This is another fairly popular park, but there are lots of wide open areas and beach, so we should be fine - We just ask that you are extra careful not to fly too close to or over other people.

As always, other than the special rules at this location there are some basic rules, laws and etiquette we ALL need to follow, so we're listing these below:

Follow all local, state, and federal regulations - Under 400ft, LAANC as required, etc
Follow any rules set forth by property / park owner
Do not fly over people
Do not fly over vehicles
Keep a minimum distance of 5ft from people and property
Respect others - This means everyone, including their property! We aren't here to break each others stuff, or the confidence the public has in us.
Safety is priority #1! If ANYONE sees ANYTHING dangerous, even if you're not sure, call it out! We would rather have 100 false alarms as opposed to 1 accident due to someone being unsure!

For FPV Specifically:
Check Band and Channel with other FPV pilots BEFORE power-on
Respect others - Yes, we're saying it again! FPV is typically rowdier than cinematography drones (It's just part of the territory), so it's worth saying twice! This just isn't the place for guerilla flying, so please pay extra respect to civilians, vehicles, and other pilots / their aircraft.
By keeping to these rules we can keep these events safe and fun for everyone, as well as making sure they don't get shut down, so thank you so much for adhering to them! Now let's go have some fun!

Parking info:
Parking at the pin, check the picture! If tons of people show up we may move to the parking lot directly across the road from the pin, but we believe this spot should be fine.

As always, we're excited to see and fly with you all again!