{"id":2128,"date":"2015-08-02T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2015-08-07T13:46:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T18:46:41","slug":"this-drone-video-of-chicago-is-absolutely-insane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/this-drone-video-of-chicago-is-absolutely-insane\/","title":{"rendered":"This Drone Video of Chicago is Absolutely Insane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1278\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n4A9o2iQubs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Half the time I\u2019m at my desk, I\u2019m surfing the web for pics of Chicago\u2019s skyline, I mean writing\u2026 I\u2019m definitely writing.<\/p>\n<p>A few videos of the city&#8217;s\u00a0most breathtaking sights have popped up this summer, and we have another new one to add to the list with this drone video of Chicago from Soaring Badger Productions. The clip captures some never-before-seen angles of Chicago\u2019s most famous attractions.<\/p>\n<p>It sure took a long time for summer to arrive this year, but we\u2019re sure glad it got here eventually. It\u2019s probably not too much of a stretch to say the gorgeous summer scenes in the video will help you appreciate it even more as well. All of the large attractions make an appearance, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/willis-tower-skydeck-a-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sears (Willis) Tower<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/grant-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Park<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/navy-pier\/\" target=\"_blank\">Navy Pier<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/a-complete-guide-to-the-606\/\" target=\"_blank\">the new 606<\/a> showing off their beauty from all angles.<\/p>\n<p>Soaring Badger Productions is owned by Colin Hinkle, who recently became the first person in Illinois to gain approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones for commercial purposes. Hopefully this means we\u2019ll be seeing more like this in the future.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more from Colin at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soaringbadgerproductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SoaringBadgerProductions.com<\/a>. You won\u2019t want to leave, so make sure you\u2019ve got some time on your hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half the time I\u2019m at my desk, I\u2019m surfing the web for pics of Chicago\u2019s skyline, I mean writing\u2026 I\u2019m definitely writing. 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