What Do you Do?

[hank970]

I served as an enlisted Marine and later earned a degree in geology. I enjoyed a 27-year career as a national park ranger, with assignments in AZ, MS, ND, SD, and finally, in CO. I had multi-disciplinary duties in law enforcement, interpretation, and resource management. I retired in 1994 as Chief Ranger at Colorado National Monument. Two days later, I began working for a custom cabinet manufacturer, first as a craftsman building specialty items outside the normal production stream, and then as a production planner, where I used a three-dimensional design software to translate customer orders into cut lists and shop drawings. After nine years of that, I hung up my spurs and began playing. I pursue interests in photography, writing, hiking, avocational archaeology, canoeing, woodworking, fishing, cycling, reading, and cooking, and I organize bi-weekly dinner outings for a large group of Park Service retirees who reside in my area. Next July, my wife and I will celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary. We have three kids and five grandkids. I'm new to drones, having bought my Air 3 less than a year ago as an adjunct to my photography hobby.

 

[sarahb]

Professional Photographer doing real estate.

 

[Flightplan]

My career has mostly been in Maritime and Ocean related positions. 7 years offshore hydrographer, sonar and lidar data analyst, subsea robotics, and now Business Development around Safety of Life at Sea and Maritime Navigation.
But on the weekends I like to ride my Scrambler around SoCal and occasionally fly my mini 2.

 

[Lens]

Last 20 years been working as an RF engineer. First 20 years worked as field engineer in Public Safety recording systems.
Love outdoor activities. Been hooked on DJI drones since the Spark days.

 

[Max Headroom]

Covered? Oxen or horses?

Bin.

 

[JDubyaM]

I've been an RC enthusiast since the color designated frequencies (orange & white, etc...) built up a Gentle Lady sailplane with an electric motor and "Heavy" ni-cad batteries that wouldn't climb above about 5', lol.
Career consisted of family farming, multiple delivery driver and managerial positions and finally pursued my dream of flying. Our savings bankrolled my flight training and I enjoyed a 25 yr career as a helicopter pilot & manager, the last dozen or so in EMS, until I retired. It was a great, very rewarding gig, wouldn't have missed it for the world!

 

[Rchawks]

I was a Machinist and spent 45 years working in a Factory environments. My first Factory Job in Texas was manufacturing Heat Exchangers for the Refineries. Very Long hours and very dangerous work. Almost lost a hand the first month working at my first job at 19 years old. Steep learning curve for sure. Even so, each day there was something new to learn from my job everyday I went to work and then the years just seemed fly by and now I'm retired. To those of you close to Retirement I would suggest not counting the days to go, it just seems to make it worse, lol.

(I've been an RC enthusiast since the color designated frequencies (orange & white, etc...) built up a Gentle Lady sailplane with an electric motor and "Heavy" ni-cad batteries)

Same here, I still have airplanes and radios from the past and been flying since I was 21. My first plane was a Gentle Lady. My second was a Coyote

 

[Cafguy]

I still have an old futaba 6x Super and It still gets used every now and then. along with a bunch of other antiques lol.

 

[Rchawks]

Yeah I keep the batteries cycled as well.

 

[Webheadfred]

I’m a retired Air Traffic Controller. I started out at Miami ARTCC and then West Palm Beach. In 2006, I transferred to Knoxville, TN as a supervisor / frontline manager. I actually was on several committees concerning drones and their usage. In 2009 I built several drones that could carry SLR cameras and Go-Pro’s. Then I discovered DJI Phantom 4 Pro. The rest is history.