Aerial Video of Grandfather Mountain Park, North Carolina

Grandfather Mountain State Park is in the NorthWestern corner of North Carolina near Linville, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This footage was taken on Friday, Oct-30th, 2015. After nearly a week of rain (courtesy to the remnants of Hurricane Patricia) a high pressure system brought one day of cloudless sky and clear air. Temperature was around 42F with frigid winds. Enjoy!

[@BarChrome]

Awesome edit! My favorite mountain in North Carolina.

[@debbiescott9507]

Thx, I had the camera strapped to an eagle, I too was amazed how well this video turned out.

[@shinyprimer3459]

Nice video. This is on my bucket list for sure. I’ll be up that way Nov 12-18!

[@tammyl3726]

I was here. Truly Beautiful! Felt things on that Mountain. Prayed on the very top of Grandfather to GOD. WIND

[@maojimenezcr]

Beatiful !!!!!! Greetings from Costa Rica.

[@israeliteram8503]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@AngelaBock]

(y) Again a wonderful video, thanks for sharing and showing us this part of a very impressing landscape in US, Thomas. As always you also chose appropriate music. Go on filming and have much fun! As I have when looking. Cheers, Angela

[@knightingalesaid]

Thanks for the beautiful aerial view.

[@ricman3434]

best hiking in NC, love that place

[@jimmiepatrum]

Well, there just went my stomach! Diane

[@gj0628]

Awesome job great thx for sharing

[@wlouisharris]

Awesome video. You really cover the full span of Grandfather mt; even reaching McCrae's Peak(sorry if spelling error).

[@Iyswift]

That is amazing!!!

[@MarcBrittniMcCann]

Love the ariel views! Next time we go I should bring my drone! I was focused this past time on not dying while hiking the ladders trail! That trail is so crazy awesome! Would love for you guys to check out video out from our trip :)

[@kendurham184]

This is a great video. Grandfather is my favorite mountain east of the Mississippi?

[@hi-techhikers]

Awesome!

[@petergosinya9742]

Great video !!!

[@2007nobody]

Good ariel view! Only the mountain is too small and the visit will be over in literally half an hour.

[@msburrage74]

If you pause the video at the 1:31 mark and zoom in to the left part of the screen you can see people climbing the ladders on the rock parts. I took my drone on this trip but was told it was illegal to fly drones there so I didn’t take it with us on our hike from the profile trail to Callaway peak. I personally think that it being illegal to fly in national parks is ridiculous.

[@freddiestewart9233]

Incredible Video wow I really think you did a great job capturing the Majestic beauty of Grandfather Mountain! Can I ask what type drone do u have? I have a Autel Robotics-EVO drone .

[@tlausser]

Hi Freddie, glad you like the video. At the time I was flying a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. Since upgraded to Phantom 4 and more recently added a Mavic 2.

[@nchighwayman]

Great shots and perfect music!! I've been wanting to make an aerial video there but figured I would get shut down. Did of the State Park Employees say anything about you flying there? What are you flying? Thanks for sharing!

[@tlausser]

+Jamie Hastings I'm flying a Phantom 3 Pro. Nobody said anything. It's actually not a State Park, but a privately managed property. Only later did I find out that you have to obtain permission prior to flying by contacting their Communications team on their website. I reached out to them after finding this out, but haven't heard back. If you want to fly up there, you should reach out to them. Others are granted permission as well, such as this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3LSfXaGmst0kLs

[@nchighwayman]

Thanks for the info! I will definitely contact them to see if I can fly there someday. It's beautiful up there!

[@juanmonzon5856]

Jamie Hastings ty

[@juanmonzon5856]

Maintenance work today and working today

[@juanmonzon5856]

Maintenance work today

[@MetroOnTheMove]

Incredible drone footage! What type of drone are you using? Just subbed #366!

[@siphilipe]

Our mountains in Chicago are the buildings.Thanks for sharing these nice aerial views. By the way around 2:10, how those guys got there?

[@alexandersalter6686]

I think that they climbed up there from the other side.

[@danielaguilarlopez1200]

Which drone used for make this video

[@zacharybyers]

Curious, where did you launch from. I've thought about taking mine up there

[@tlausser]

I launched right from the parking lot on the top of the road. In fact, you get a sense of it at the end of the video from the landing. I must emphasize, though, that it is privately managed property up there and I believe they do NOT allow flying drones on their property. So please inquire and find out if they will grant you permission...

[@zacharybyers]

I thought about carrying it up to Callaway Peak in my backpack on the profile trail. Although once you get away from the swinging bridge area you are in state park property. Can't launch from the parkway because it is National Park Service property.

[@tlausser]

Launching drones is prohibited in all National Parks. As for State Parks, it varies by state. It looks like NC also has a general rule that it is prohibited: www.ncparks.gov/park-rules Note that these restrictions don't apply to flying, just to launching and landing. The only agency which can restrict flying in any airspace in the US is the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). Landowners or park services can prevent you from launching or landing on their property (as all National Parks do). In some cases you may be able to launch from a public place (road, waterway, etc.) and fly in the vicinity (as long as you have visual contact and respect the altitude limitation of 400ft and other restrictions).

[@zacharybyers]

I've seen that. I've taken video of Chimney Rock Park before but I was filming from down in the village so didn't launch from inside. But totally within line of sight haha

[@Zeldapower924]

Hey is there any way I could use some of this footage for my non-profit film? It will make us absolutely no money, it's just a fan project for fans. If you want to know more about the film just check out our youtube channel. You will receive full credit for any shots that you own, and a special thanks in the credits.