Tag: Drone Club

March Drone Club Meeting Recap

Steve Simpson The Drone Club meeting was held on March 24 in Room 104 (Bluebonnet) at the Creative Arts and Technology Center (CATC). Our main program consisted of a Show & Tell, providing our associates a unique opportunity to show off their favorite drone(s) and to explain their inspiration and technique for flying them. We…

Drone Club Meeting

Dennis Brooks The February meeting of the Drone Club was held on Feb. 24 at the Creative Arts and Technology Center in Room 104 (Bluebonnet). Dennis Brooks and Steve Garvin presented on “Safe and Legal Flying at Robson Ranch.” The meeting agenda included the following: Safe Flying Checklist, Robson Ranch and FAA Controlled Airspace, Low…

Drone Club January Meeting

Steve Simpson The January meeting of the Robson Ranch Drone Club was held on Jan. 27 at the Creative Arts and Technology Center in Room 104 (Bluebonnet Room) starting at 7 p.m. Club officers Steve Simpson and Dennis Brooks presented “Christmas Magic at Robson 2024.” The meeting agenda included the following: Why, Strategy, Equipment, Locations,…

Drone Meeting

Dennis Brooks, Club Vice President The November meeting of the Robson Ranch Drone Club focused on the construction of the monument/tower at the front gate, from conception to completion. The Drone Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month (other than August and December) in Room 104 of the Creative Arts and Technology Center…

Drone Club Recap

Steve Simpson The Robson Ranch Drone Club general session meeting was held on Oct. 28 at the Creative Arts and Technology Center in Room 104. Vice President Dennis Brooks presented “Safe and Legal Night Drone Flying at Robson Ranch,” with emphasis on full dark, with mention of sunset and sunrise, legally “night.” This meeting was…

Clouds Over the Moon

Dennis Brooks, Vice President, Drone Club Because the drone camera averages the light across the screen to set the exposure, it is difficult to take photos of the moon and get more than a bright white disk. I put a neutral density (ND) 16 filter on the front of the camera and manually set the…

Drone Club Meeting

Steve Simpson The general session meeting was held on Sept. 23 in Room 104 at the Creative Arts and Technology Center. Our speaker was Dr. Rick DuBose (drone enthusiast and local resident) who presented “My Travels Using a Drone to Document a Recent Three-Month Small Boat Excursion from Seattle to Ketchikan and Back.” We heard…

Drone Club

Steve Simpson The Drone Club general session meeting was held on July 22 at the Creative Arts and Technology Center (CATC) in Room 104, starting at 7 p.m. Board officers Steve Simpson and Dennis Brooks spoke on the topic of “4th of July Drone Flying at Robson Ranch.” Attendees heard more about the following agenda…

Drone Club June Meeting

Steve Simpson The Drone Club general session meeting was held on June 24 at the Creative Arts and Technology Center (CATC) in Room 104. Board officers Steve Simpson and Dennis Brooks spoke on the central message topic of “Safe/Legal Drone Flying at Robson Ranch.” Attendees were informed about the following agenda topics: Purpose, Budget, Hardware,…