I'm in Saint Clair Shores. Been practicing out at Memorial Park. Planning to go to Belle Isle, also downtown Detroit to see if I can't find a safe place to snap some arials of Campus Martius. Also a few river front parks that look safe enough to fly around.
West Riverfront Park - Detroit
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Belle Isle would be the safest was there myself this past summer. With the new FAA registration and them asking police to do their enforcement for them I'd stay out of the downtown area altogether..