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…
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December 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
October 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
August 2024, Clubs & Classes
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…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
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,…
June 2024, Generals
Front Gate Tower Progress
Dennis Brooks Progressing right along, here is the current state of the tower and sign at the front entrance. The Drone Club has monitored its progress since there was only grass.
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Drone Club Meeting
The Robson Ranch Drone Club meeting was held on April 22 at the CATC in Room 104 and started at 7 p.m. The general meeting session topic was “Fixed-Wing Aircraft: What You Need to Know to Fly.” Robson resident Frank George shared his personal experience regarding all aspects of flying fixed-wing aircrafts. The agenda included…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Flying in Cold Weather
Dennis Brooks, Vice President, Drone Club The Drone Club at Robson Ranch Denton met on Feb. 26 in Room 104 of the Creative Arts and Technology Center from 7 to 8 p.m., to discuss “Flying in Cold Weather.” Of course, being Texas, it was a 90-degree day. The presentation images showing snow and below-freezing temperatures…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Gyrocopters: Letting the Air Do the Work
The Drone Club meets the fourth Monday evening of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 104 at the CATC. We have no dues, and attendance is open for any Robson resident who is interested in anything that is drone related, regardless of what they own or understand but have a desire to…