My name’s Herb — let me show you around the Bay Area
Date: October 2, 2013 Place: San Francisco Goal: To view the world from a higher vantage point. Hello world, my name’s Herb. I’m a remote-controlled quadcopter who’s just learning how to fly. I was...
View ArticleSights from high above SoMa
Place: SoMa Goal: To get off the ground A recent Monday… 4:02 pm – WiFi on, phone app check, props engaged. 4:06 pm – We have take off. Oh man it’s windy out here, I don’t know how long I can last up...
View ArticleFlying high above Berkeley
Place: Berkeley Goal: Master hoovering A recent Tuesday, 9:45 am – ok I’m here! I’m ready to give this flying thing another shot. Since my last time in the air I learned a few thing. Who knew I had a...
View ArticleBirds eye view over Lake Merritt
Date: October 10, 2013 Place: Oakland Goal: To go high enough to do a 360 and see Lake Merritt and Highway 580. 11:08 am – Take off number one, no looking back…. wish me luck. 11:08:09 am – I did it! I...
View ArticleNorth Berkeley
Date: A recent Tuesday Place: north Berkeley Goal: Fly high and steady 10:52 am – Today’s goal has put a little bit of pressure on me, but I think I have this figured out. This week my pilots have been...
View ArticleHigh above Ocean Beach
This week, one of my pilots took me out to Ocean Beach to help see a little differently for his City Exposed column. It was such an interesting perspective flying high over the sand on one of San...
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