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Thursday
Feb062014

Drone meetup in Decature, Texas

The North Texas Drone Users Group, drone enthusiasts, meetup in Decature, Texas to fly their unmaned aircraft.

Ian McDougal calibrates the GPS and compass on his drone before taking flight during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade

President of the North Texas Drone Users Group Chad Frazer, left, helps Ian McDougal determine what might be causing his drone to drift slightly during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade

Ian McDougal inspects his partially disabled drone for damage that may be causing it to drift slightly during flight during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade

Ian McDougal inspects his partially disabled drone for damage that may be causing it to drift slightly during flight during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade

Kevin Rowe makes adjustments to the gimbal that several different cameras can attach to before taking flight during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade Kevin Rowe checks the wireless video feed from a camera mounted to his drone, not pictured, transmitted to a pair of goggles during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Rowe is able to view the feed on either the goggles or a standard video display in the foreground. Special/Brandon WadeKevin Rowe pilots his Cinestar drone with a GoPro camera attached to the bottom during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade

Kevin Rowe pilots his Cinestar drone with a GoPro camera attached to the bottom during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade

With his Cinestar drone in GPS hover mode Kevin Rowe is able to walk up and make adjustments to the GoPro and the gimbal that its mounted to during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. Special/Brandon WadeKevin Rowe, left, and Ian McDougal pose for a photo while flying their drones during a North Texas Drone Users Group meet-up in Decature, Saturday, January 11, 2014. McDougal's "Phantom" drone, left, is a entry level model that can be found online for about $500, while Rowe's "Cinestar-8" drone starts at about $3,700 for a basic kit, but has added several options to bring the price up to $17,000, not including the DSLR attached below. Special/Brandon Wade