Filming Los Angeles Above 10,000 Feet

I fly an airplane above 10,000 feet to film Los Angeles from a new perspective rarely seen before. Because of the airspace restrictions of LAX, it's difficult to fly over many parts of the city, especially at altitudes above a couple thousand feet. So I put some cameras on a small airplane and went above the LAX airspace restriction of 10,000 feet.
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Music (in order):
Michael McQuaid - Bones
Romeo - Fragility
DaniHaDani - Change
Borrtex - Rising of the Sun
Rex Banner - Human
Yehezkel Raz - Deep Blue Sea
C.K. Martin - Gate of Wonder

[@JosePlata]

"Distance adds enchantment to the view"... I agree whole heartedly.

[@jimdennis2451]

He could have put up 10 hours of unedited video and I would have watched it all.

[@bountyhunter4885]

The houses / buildings are so well arranged in a uniform pattern. Kinda looks like the inside of a complex microchip.

[@dm8994]

Beautiful. One thing is telling that 18 million people live in the city but another very different thing is showing the huge amount of houses. It brings 18 million into perspective. All those people, good people, bad people, people going through bad times, some enjoying good times. The contrast between the complexity of anyone's life and the ordered grid of the city. This is a really good video, good job.

[@Wolficorntv]

Excellent summation. You can't help but think about all the millions of stories happening down there

[@FreshTillDeath56]

And it cannot be truncated to a single post online. I like to imagine that most pilots are pretty humble people because we see the physical scale of everyone's problems compared to the world around them. And I firmly believe that kicking clouds and tasting the sun at altitude is a sort of spiritual cleansing agent that can only be acquired from other very specific places.

[@firstname3219]

Imagine if all those people farted at the same time

[@benjaminjo5430]

It also shows mankind being kinda cancer for the planet.

[@andypearlman4554]

Its 18 million in the region. LA City is 4 million, LA County is 10 million, so he's probably counting parts of surrounding counties.

[@mk500]

Awesome videos and storytelling! Growing up, weekends were when my Dad and I cleaned, fixed, or flew our little Cessna 172 in rural Wisconsin. Dad would always ask me where I wanted to go as we lifted off, and he let me take the controls for most flights. One day I asked if he ever flew up to 10,000ft. I don’t know if he was humoring me, but he said no. So that day we climbed and climbed until the whole world opened up. The forests, lakes, and rivers of my childhood took on a different perspective that I will never forget. I remember watching the temperature gauge on the vent drop and drop, and hearing the engine sound different. Now that he is gone; this is one of my fondest memories of my Dad. The sound of your prop as you flared for landing brings me right back. I must have some dust in my eyes.

[@Wolficorntv]

Great story and I’m glad I could help bring that memory back!

[@Arcticfox7]

❤

[@Borodin410]

LA is so ugly.

[@Herobrine2480]

What does that have to do with anything bro@@Borodin410

[@clip4er164]

@@Borodin410 No you have never been i live here and it is very beautiful

[@bobboberson2024]

Dude, this is excellent; well presented. As a native Angeleno and huge Google Earth fan - I recognized what I was seeing, with a refreshing perspective. L.A. is BIG. Thanks for the ride.

[@Wolficorntv]

Real life Google Earth!! Glad you liked it.

[@JustMeB729]

I wish I knew what I was seeing. The areas he mentioned, the San an Gabriel mountains and the Port of Los Angeles, I knew. But the rest ,I didn't have a clue. Maybe for the untrained eye, an arrow or circle would have been nice. Also, some of the shots didn't last long enough.

[@leechjim8023]

​@@JustMeB729I think I recognized the Rose Bowl and Malibu among things.

[@jimdennis2451]

In the 90s, I had a coffee table book "Above Los Angeles". Similar in view. Loved that book.

[@FromTheNard]

@@JustMeB729I tried to orient myself as the video went but after a few minutes I gave up, just enjoyed seeing the vastness of it all. Most impressive was seeing all the container ships in Terminal Island area. This could easily be several videos, covering different parts. Lived in the foothills in the 70’s, Long Beach in 80’s, last 20 years north of Malibu. It’s a big friggin place.

[@williamwhite3774]

Always amazes me when you see the crap on YT getting millions of views yet this sublime art gets so little. This was amazing in every way. ❤️❤️❤️

[@schmuckpuppet4842]

The crap gets mostly padded numbers so don't worry too much about it. Mr Beast instantly gets a 100 million views for a new video? Yeah right. That's just the social media companies doing some social engineering.

[@SailBoatJones]

Its only been a week chill chile

[@-M0LE]

Each to their own

[@edrrrk]

@@schmuckpuppet4842 no, there is just a very large amount of kids on KZbin. MrBeast's videos are directed towards younger people all around the world. I do not think kids would watch a video of someone flying over a city

[@stephenmcgeown]

That was truly wonderful. The cinematography, narration and production are top notch! So cool that you grabbed these rare views of LA.

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sky173]

What a great video. Everything looks so peaceful from these altitudes. Thanks for sharing these unique views.

[@xxxYYZxxx]

The LA/LB harbors @4:56 may be the most underrated civic mega projects I know of and worth seeing for visitors. The mountains surrounding LA are easily condoned by locals, but are absolute ginormous when compared to most of the lower 48, owing to their prominence. Cajon pass looks amazing after traveling through the flat Midwest, or even compared to much of the Great Divide.

[@jimdennis2451]

Used to be stationed on a ship at Long Beach Naval Station. Surprised someone didn't move a shipyard in where the graving dock used to be.

[@colinmontgomery1956]

​@@jimdennis2451, great point.

[@markfox1545]

Condoned? You might want to look up what that means, you clearly don't know.

[@xxxYYZxxx]

@@markfox1545 condoned means overlooked

[@ProduktOfEv0lution]

I live in dowtown and LB and cut through the ports of LA/LB to the 110 Fwy any chance I get just to awe at the port. It truly is amazing.

[@xKmotx]

This was really enjoyable. Quite a different perspective, than usual, as you said. The amount of concrete and asphalt is staggering.

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@UFOs077]

This was such a beautiful video! Seeing the LA metro area from that perspective is incredible. I do this often using Google Earth and MS Flight Sim and it's so amazing seeing it in real video. I've also flown around the area before IRL but not at that altitude and did not have that straight down view with a camera. I've always loved the geography of the whole LA metro area. Especially all the rolling foothills and the mountains. Seeing everything from this altitude, it makes everything down there look so calm. To think that this great number of people are down there, all next to each other trying to do life and exist, it's incredible. And btw I saw two of my old neighbourhoods in this video 😄😄. I only have my sport and haven't been up in a while because of a lot of depression nonsense that I've lost the drive for a lot of things but this video is so inspiring. This is the best video that I've ever seen of the area. Fantastic on your part for doing it. Safe skies!!

[@rags417]

I used to flay with my dad in his PzL-104 Wilga back in the 70s. One day we had to flight certify it for altitude so we took off from Chino and flew to around 14,000 feet. I was stunned - I had never seen clean, clear LA air - you could literally see all the smoke belching from the Fontana steel mills and the inversion layer topping out a few thousand feet below us. That trip ended up being one of my most memorable ever - the Wilga has auto lean for climbing but not auto rich for descending so at around 8,000 feet the engine cut off. Seeing as the starter used compressed air we only had a few shots at restarting, thankfully my dad got it going on the first try. Later on when we were descending into San Diego for some well earned food at the Red Baron restaurant the tower had problems eyeballing us, it was only when we were about 4 miles out that we realised that we were on final for NAS Miramar ! My best friend flew with me that time - first flight for him also his last !

[@lucasrem]

You must be extreme old now, you still fly ?

[@vicvega3614]

​@@lucasremextreme old? Ill be 48 is that extreme or im guessing over 60 is extreme? 😅

[@denver0102]

Holy wow!!! Amazing! I was in love with LA before but now I have a whole new appreciation for it. What a stunning city. Truly cosmopolitan. The best landscape contrasts. ❤ A city of Earth. 🌎

[@vanallen9453]

..thanks again..from a former resident.. of so many beautiful SoCal locations..spread way up and down the entire beautiful rugged coastline..first.. living near the hills of Hollywood ..and then ..moving way down to the beaches in SD ..and finally..way up to these still pristine..and small.. SLO towns and beaches ..many thanks for sharing all of this..with all of us..

[@Wolficorntv]

I love the SLO area. Would love to live in that area. Great airport too!

[@RandymanB]

Went to school in San Luis in the 80's. Was such a nice area then, hope it still is! I learned to fly there!

[@walterwhite1]

Man I just love aerial shots. Bravo

[@Grift76600]

Wow! This GTA V remaster looks amazing!

[@derricknyabuto-zp5uh]

A picturesque cityscape unfolds beneath, where rolling hills meet the coastline adorned with sandy beaches. Amidst the urban tapestry, an airport serves as a gateway, seamlessly blending nature and infrastructure from a bird's-eye view.

[@EnlightenedImages]

Almost meditative! Nice work

[@Wolficorntv]

Carlos! How are you man? Yeah I kinda wanted a mini ASMR vibe.

[@EnlightenedImages]

@@Wolficorntv doing good.looks like you’re having fun. Keep them coming

[@furst56]

Really enjoyed this new perspective! Kudos

[@Robert8455]

The density is incredible and the lack of any green space a little sad. Super cool view from 10,000 feet!

[@user-gx4qz2tk1n]

A really well-made film. Thanks very much for all the care taken in editing, etc. The sheer size and complexity of LA was vividly shown, some of it with a beauty of its own, some of it truly frightening in the way it seemed to take over everything

[@user-bu7jl6zy5d]

Great video! When I first moved to California (North San Diego County) fifty years ago, after seeing it, I thought then that the entire Los Angeles--Orange County--Riverside County--San Bernardino County megalopolis was akin to a giant cancer on what was once a beautiful landscape. My impression hasn't changed except for one thing---the air quality is genuinely much, much better today than it was in years past.

[@romanval69]

Yup, the air is much better thanks to strict CA emission laws (CARB). Although it took over 2 decades for the results to be obvious.

[@NicksDrone]

Absolutely stunning, honestly. I love how you narrate those videos 😊. Keep posting and you will be a legend.

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@j.devine9126]

Glad I ran across this video!!! Very very well done. I lived in Seal Beach and Laguna Niguel for several years and really appreciated every bit of the film. Keep them coming!!!!

[@ctechbob]

One thing you can be sure of when you see a Wolficorn video come across your subscription list. You're in for howevermany minutes of absolutely stellar video. Never disappointing. Fantastic work!!

[@maperna99]

Such a beautiful video, Bryan. Loved seeing all my familiar landmarks and hearing the statistics I was oblivious of. Really beautiful.

[@Wolficorntv]

Thank you Marilyn!

[@Pilot_Dad_Adventures]

We get so excited when you post a new video. We have enjoyed your channel and content for quite a while and have followed your lead and copied many of the same mission ourselves in our 182. This one is no different, I immediately knew we would fly this too! Your presentation and camera work are incredible and inspire us all to want to experience these adventures ourselves. Thank you for sharing another mini-masterpiece with us all. Best.

[@Wolficorntv]

Such kind words and so cool that these videos have inspired you to make similar trips. My experience from this one...SoCal was very accommodating. It's actually not very busy at 11.5 but you should def have a specific route planned and keep them in the loop. You can get in the way of big jets departing the area. I will say, I was closely monitoring LA basin visibility for about 2 months, waiting for the right window to shoot this. While it's often sunny on the ground, it looks like crap at altitude above the haze. The basin was reporting 25+ the day I flew. As you probably know, most of the super clear days are accompanied by strong winds and turbulence from the northeast.

[@Pilot_Dad_Adventures]

Excellent suggestion. Will do! Thank you!@@Wolficorntv

[@SevenLions122]

I really enjoyed watching this!! Great content and a new subscriber!

[@garygrandy9443]

Thank you for making this video and keeping it professional and safe!

[@rmct.879]

Welcome back! Great video.

[@Wolficorntv]

It’s been awhile hasn’t it 😉

[@marcelob.5300]

Nicely done, Wolficom!

[@Wolficorntv]

Thank you kindly!

[@kenskinner6948]

Simply breathtaking. Thank you for your work.

[@TheRobson61]

Amazing video. Wonderfully put together! I hope to visit LA one day.

[@AV8OR51]

Great job, well done with editing & narration!

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you liked it!

[@user-to8ni6be6z]

This is sick. LA is a city full of things to do! Yet in this video from Malibu to the top of Tujunga and the Rose Bowl, Long Beach it shows how close everything is! 90% of the media and people know famously have at least a connection to LA. Everything that ever was happened here! This video gives me an anxiety yet almost a calm and serene feeling it really highlights how cool LA as a city is.

[@kturbo09]

Great work and great perspective! Thanks for sharing!

[@mikeboulant8911]

Cool video! Loved the slow, peaceful flow of it.

[@Wolficorntv]

🙌

[@joshuapatrick682]

only been to LA once 20 years ago for a week long visit and there was no place else where I felt a sense of it being forsaken for lack of a better word. I walked through Downtown Manhattan and Queens during the 2003 east coast blackout and yet I have never experienced a feeling like that except being out in isolated deserts of Arizona and New Mexico where the stretches between civilization can be dozens or even hundreds of miles. It is weird because there were loads of people everywhere you went yet despite this it was unarguably the most isolated sense I have ever felt. Maybe it is exactly because of being near to so many people that it felt that way.

[@47nrubreddew]

I think all large city's are like that, I live in London.

[@PangoMi]

Really cool video, loved the shots of planes!

[@kennymcwilliams8972]

Unique perspective of a massive urban area. Great job! 👏

[@KISMpilot]

I moved from CA a year ago, with 100+ hours out of KVNY. This video really made me miss SoCal. Just stunning footage.

[@Wolficorntv]

Sounds like you are in FL. Kinda flat out that way 😉 Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@tailslapguru]

I love LA too but I will most likely have to move to a less expensive state due to being priced out and not being successful financially. It really sucks and I envy those who have successful businesses and high income. I grew up in LA but Will likely have to move to a crappy place like Texas or the mid west or the east coast.

[@TheWaterbouy88]

Nice views of SoCal.

[@0clockedin0]

Incredible! What a great video! Looks like the surf was up that day. This is a really cool vantage point to see the swell coming in.

[@dtetech4061]

Man.... This gave me chills watching this footage, and incredible narration and production quality!! We need more of this type of content on KZbin, and in the rest of the world. Subscribed!

[@Wolficorntv]

glad you liked it!

[@greggb1416]

Awesome..! Thank you sir.

[@GeezerGeekPilot]

Bryan, you picked a lovely day to film this unique and enjoyable video. Good narration with geographic and historical substance. Very nicely done! Wayne (DA40 KSBA)

[@Wolficorntv]

That was no accident. I had been tracking the weather like a hawk for a long time, waiting for the right day. I actually had to scrub two previous attempts after departing when I saw the visibility from the air was less than optimal. Glad you liked it.

[@wholelottapain8130]

whenever i’m flying into LAX i love this view of Los Angeles it’s so beautiful. Looking down at the freeway seeing all those cars and millions of houses and buildings. It’s so mesmerizing and I always think to myself down there’s millions of people living out their lives.

[@bo-ps5mz]

amazing to see LA from above good job

[@SkylaneGuy]

Very nice video! Enjoyed the content and the commentary. I'm just a few hangar rows away from you - next time I see you I will stop by and say hello. I once took a friend who happened to be a commercial helo pilot for a ride over L.A. in my 182. He kept saying, 'Wow, we're so high up!'. I said, "we're only at 4,000 feet?!" He said he rarely ever climbed higher than 1,500 AGL. He couldn't think of a reason to do so. LOL Guess it's all in your perspective.

[@Wolficorntv]

Have we met before? Please swing by and say hi if you see me!

[@BoOmBANG_]

Being a current active gang member in South Central Los Angeles I can’t helped to feel so useless and little holding down a neighborhood that looks so small from above and witnessing so many homies and love one lose their life for it 😔🙏🏽

[@xcxangel9948]

Imagining a real LA gangsta sitting on his couch watching this beautiful, calm video makes me laugh. Please stay safe out there man, don’t become a statistic. ♥️

[@BoOmBANG_]

@@xcxangel9948 I was hi af when I made this comment 😮‍💨😆

[@xcxangel9948]

@@BoOmBANG_ I’m laughing so hard 😂 love you brother

[@bountyhuntermk2520]

Bullsh*t

[@kevinabeard6904]

Your best storytelling through visuals yet; and, as a new pilot, inspiring.

[@Wolficorntv]

Thank you Kevin and congrats on the PPL!

[@samiecain1244]

Oh the excitment of seeing you've posted another beautiful journey for us to enjoy :) Another gorgeous video :) Love from the UK

[@Wolficorntv]

I know my videos are few and far between but thanks for your kindness.

[@brenmuk]

Fantastic video

[@Wolficorntv]

Thanks! 😃

[@cartercreatives]

Wow this is awesome! I could watch this for hours. Well done!

[@YANKYVICTOR]

What a lovely views! A masterpiece, Well done.

[@FLASH-MATT]

Wonderful and interesting. Thx Wolficorn!

[@Jefflurr_]

That was absolutely beautiful. The scenery, the music and the commentary made me enchanted and locked to the screen. Thank you for making this video!

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@richardgibson7277]

I can't say thank you enough for this video, brilliant idea, beautifully created and thoughtfully narrated. It would be wonderful to see this expanded to other cities / locales.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Incredible footage. So interesting to view the vastness of the landscape.

[@frankmorris8207]

Love these aerial videos

[@Wolficorntv]

I hear ya. That said, while it can look dense from the air, alot of the housing is single family or 4-plex type units. Very different from cities like NYC, Mexico City, London. There are pros and cons to that arrangement.

[@spadeyspacely]

I added to the list of best years of my life living in LA. An experience I realized most would never have, and I explored so many areas that even natives hadn’t frequented. Living in DTLA, to further inland, and ended out on a beach front next to palos. I miss every nightly bike ride up the coast from Redondo to Santa Monica. I often think of returning to live instead of visiting, but if not, it was years well spent and certainly learned from. Thanks for capturing a view of a place I did many hours of development in.

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Spectacular views. Great idea to show this.

[@Itsjustme1982]

these views are simply amazing. I'm 40 and grew up in Los Angeles or So Cal my whole life. It's crazy too see all these areas where I've lived my entire life from this perspective.

[@kotygoroschkostudios8326]

This is a truly amazing video! It show how small we are but at the same time how much of an impact we can have. I will definitely share this video with people. Thank you very much!

[@tonyparete6892]

Beautiful views! Well done.

[@hamidrezasaleh7115]

Why did this video make me cry?! I don't even live in LA...

[@tombirkland]

I love this. I love Los Angeles, even though I don't live there, so this was a fun way to see LA in a way I'd never really seen before. Very well done.

[@DanRustle]

wow this was incredible. LA is so freakin HUGE

[@gilessb]

Wow, loved this - spectacular rare views of the City of Angels and surrounds

[@daddythomas1389]

Very very well done. Got a new subscriber. Love the deepness of your narration.

[@rhesaramadhan8474]

The storytelling is just magnificent! The scenery lives on with your story :)

[@sanchoancho6510]

This is an awesome video!!!! Thank you for making it for my viewing pleasure.

[@TimmyCookies]

Beautiful city and a beautiful video!

[@Khemani_RL]

Absolutely wonderful video! I love Los Angeles! 🙌🏾

[@WhiteRockBoy]

Amazing work! Very beautiful.

[@mattcollins4550]

Awesome! I did aerial survey in LA County for 3 months and got to have these views every day. It was amazing. Thanks for bringing back some memories.

[@dannycrooks8462]

Loved the straight down shots

[@Denso59]

Great choice of music .. the ending got me teary.

[@Gudi102]

What a great video! Thanks for posting.

[@ClayLud]

thank you so much for making this video. I loved it!

[@Wolficorntv]

awesome!

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

I really enjoyed your presentation. Nice work, bud! Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@user-kj4kf2cn3h]

thanks for sharing you're perspective appreciate it from Australia.

[@paulweiler8967]

Amazing 🤩 absolutely beautifully made 👏😍 Subscribed

[@dohran]

Amazing shots

[@dougOptics]

This was amazing. I only get a glimpse of whatever is around me @ 10k feet when we come in for a landing @ LAX. Thank you for making this video.

[@motocowboy]

Great video and narration, a joy to watch.

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@midlifeppl4969]

Good to see you back - some of us have missed you!

[@Wolficorntv]

I know my videos output is pretty sporadic...thx for sticking with me!

[@ronmarden6339]

Need a book now pointing out places of interest so us people on the ground know what we are looking at. DO MORE. This is great, can't wait to see more.

[@NyghtWolf]

Absolutely FASNTASTIC. Beautiful editing, amazing choice of music, clean audio with inspirational & informative voice over... this is a masterpiece in ever sense of the term. Thank you, thank you so much for sharing this- just incredible.

[@Wolficorntv]

Thank you so much. I genuinely appreciate comments like yours. It reminds me why I like to make these kinds of videos.

[@Azuregos]

Awesome shots!

[@BB31official]

Thank you for this, truly unique way to look at the city

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@darrenobrien6253]

Great video work and great talking us through it.

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@santiagolucero4014]

It is an amazing way to see a big city I wish I could be flying up there just to experiencethe view and the freedom up there in the sky hope to see you soon again

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Thanks for doing this..I love southern California geography.

[@TheGlamorousLifeofNae]

This is sooo cool!! Thank you so much for taking us along! 💖

[@Wolficorntv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlphardV55WR35]

Amazing ! Thank You for upload this video!

[@heutemalnicht]

Incredible Footage. Thank you!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Lovely video - thoroughly enjoyed that - makes me want to come and visit LA again soon!

[@Wolficorntv]

C'mon out...but don't expect the visibility to be as good as this video :)

[@blancolirio]

GREAT Production Wolfie!

[@Wolficorntv]

Thx Juan! Always a pleasure to have your support.

[@cxar71]

Gorgeous images. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@guidepost42]

Great video. Thank you for posting