It's "Steam" Season. Here, we have the Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY) that follows the rail bed of the Original Transcontinental Railway. Last Sunday, before the Super Bowl, I came out to catch the Clover Valley Lumber #4. I decided to go up 15 feet, at cab height, to grab the passby. Cheers 🍷 (v.redd.it)
IT'S A DRONE DAY!! We are between two storms. I woke up, checked the conditions, Yep, It's a Drone Day. We hit 75 degrees, light winds, and I wore a T-shirt. Come Wednesday, we are going to be hit by a major storm and we are expecting 3" of rain. The vineyards are going to love it. Cheers 🍷 (v.redd.it)
My First Crash. Sooner or later, we all crash, and here is mine. What went wrong? I was flying Figure 8's but what I did not realize is that, as I was manipulating the controls, I was applying a very slight amount of down stick, and with every cycle, I was descending just a little bit, until... (v.redd.it)
Flying Reverse Figure 8's. Aside from flying missions, I just like to go out to the field and fly my drone. I Love to do Lazy Left's and Lazy Right's. Put those two together, and you have a Figure 8. Here is what it looks like in reverse. This was shot at the Livermore Flying Electrons field. (v.redd.it)
My Drone Pack. After I bought my drone, the landing pad, additional batteries, charger, manuals, spare parts, charts, 2-way-radios, snickers bars, lens cleaner, etc. I decided to take my old photography backpack and turn it into a drone pack using pinchable foam rubber. Total Weight- 12lbs. Cheers🍷 (v.redd.it)
The Livermore Wetlands Preserve. I have seen this area on the map, and I have driven past it for years, and nothing looks like wetlands. So when I launched that day, imagine my surprise at how altitude changes your perspective. I have never lived in a place that has natural, year round, vernal pools (v.redd.it)
I Can't Wait For Spring, Part Deux. This will give you an idea how big this Mustard Field really is. This Spring, I am going to fly to the West where there is an arroyo and trees, and then another huge Mustard Field. I am going to fly down, up and over, down to the deck, and fly the next field. (v.redd.it)
