Dennis Brooks hand-launching a Mini 3 Pro drone to show how to launch when a suitable surface is not available—not recommended for beginners. The picture was taken during a Drone Club training video. (Photo by Steve Simpson)
Steve Simpson The May general meeting of the Drone Club was held on May 26 in the Creative Arts and Technology Center in Room 104. This meeting was open to any Robson resident. Club President Steve Simpson and Club VP Dennis Brooks presented the following agenda: Pre-flight with Dennis, Flying with Dennis, Flying with Steve,…
Steve Simpson Our main program featured Club President Steve Simpson who presented the “DJI Drone Buying Guide for 2025” with agenda topics that included a YouTube instructional video of price and accessories, style, weight and size, obstacle avoidance, photos, and a video, with a lively discussion that followed. We had much interaction by all attendees…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…