Drone Flight

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Tuesday ~ September 12, 2023

Posted by Dave Updegraff on September 12, 2023
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Happy Tuesday!

Yesterday I drove to Manchester, Iowa and had lunch with my dear Friend John.  We have been friends for 46 years and as usual it was a very enjoyable time spent talking, reminiscing, remembering, and looking forward.

I don’t remember the name of the place we ate at but the first two places we went to were closed.  I was telling John about my done adventures and he pointed out there was a nice park / stream just next door to the restaurant.  So what’s with this creature?  Well, you’ll have to watch the 6 minute video below to find out.

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Sunday ~ 09-10-2023

Posted by Dave Updegraff on September 10, 2023
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Happy Sunday!

I was downtown at 1st & Main, a great little restaurant & grill.  Go to spend some quality time with Angie, Ben and their kids and Jeff & Tina Bower, Kelly Bower, and Tina’s Mother.  Also Mark, Julia and little Brooks were there.  It was a great time for fellowship, for reflecting, for remembering, and for consoling.

After we all left the restaurant Jeanne and I went to the Town Clock Plaza as I wanted to fly my drone around the Town Clock.  I have wanted to do this for some time but never a good time to do it.

On a Sunday afternoon there was almost no traffic and no one around.  Hope you like the video below, it’s pretty short 4 minutes 30 seconds.

Enjoy your day and be careful.

Wednesday ~ May 23, 2023

Posted by Dave Updegraff on May 23, 2023
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Happy Wednesday!

I use to fly drones a lot, a few years ago.  They were much more difficult to fly and had very few safety features.  I had several crashes during my time, some of which were my fault and some were system errors.

I had enough problems with them that I finally stopped flying drones altogether.  I have to admit, that even with all the problems, I did have fun with the drones and did some neat things with them.

Now fast forward to 2023 and the whole drone system is drastically changed (I think for the better.)  Now the drones are much smaller (most of them) and they have a lot of built in safety systems, including hazard avoidance (front, back, and sideways.)  Additionally your can make inputs to the system which will let the drone fly itself with very little action by you.

Having said all that, there is a lot of new stuff to learn and some things to unlearn.  I’m still practicing my flying skills and getting there slowly.  Below you will find a short video I filmed of my drone flight over Asbury, Iowa last night.  I hope you like it.

Enjoy your day and be careful.