Developer Comment by R_Lefebvre on February 28, 2013 at 10:13am

Cool, are they allowing tradhelis too?

Comment by Drone Savant on February 28, 2013 at 10:28am

Zen and I hope to see ya there!

Comment by Neill McOran-Campbell on February 28, 2013 at 10:36am

Sounds like an awesome idea!

 

Hopefully I will be able to show up.

Comment by FPV Quads on February 28, 2013 at 10:43am

Hey Chris,

I think this is great idea. I would also like to suggest something much larger. I think we should get a group together and setup the First Ever DIY DRONE Convention like a smaller CES with total focus on UAV. A nice place in LA California, like where E3 game convention is held. Sell booths for UAV and DIY and have a nice Exhibit hall with all the newest products. Safe in doors net area for flight demos, class room for flight training and some great speakers LIKE YOU on where the UAV space is at now and where it is headed. I for one would love to be able to connect with the DIY Community in person and show our new Frame designs we have been working on for sometime now so we would buy a booth and offer flight demos, training, build your own DIY drone class. I think you would get a major turn out from all over the world with so many companies that would love to showcase current and new up coming products. Maybe we setup a poll to the DIY community and poll who would be interested in attended and who would like to purchase a booth. I would donate product for drawings that could be offered each day and I am sure other MFG would love to offer this as well. Just an idea, I think the community could get some fantastic media coverage from this type of even worldwide.  If you are interested or if I can help let me know. 

Steve

FPVQUADS

Comment by Drone Savant on February 28, 2013 at 10:46am

@FPV Quads: Come see us here in Ohio for the 2nd annual Ohio UAS Conference April 23-25, 2013, at the David H. Ponitz Center of Sinclair Community College, located in Dayton.

http://www.ohiouasconference.com/pages/agenda.html

Admin Comment by Thomas J Coyle III on February 28, 2013 at 1:17pm

Hey Chris,

Great idea to get more people involved with UASs!

How about considering a DroneCon East too? I would be glad to help get one together.

Regards,

TCIII

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on February 28, 2013 at 1:47pm

Tom, FPV: we do intend to do more of these, but we'll start with the Sparkfun event and build from there. One point worth repeating is that we're going to be using these events as an opportunity to build an online resource of educational materials (video and text), so people will be able to have access to it, even if they can't make a physical event. We may end up calling it something like Drone Academy.

Comment by Drone Savant on February 28, 2013 at 2:08pm

Chris... mental note. Parrot introduced "Drone Academy" in August of last year. I'd suggest out of courtesy you call it something else. =]  http://ardrone2.parrot.com/ar-drone-academy/

Comment by Jack Crossfire on February 28, 2013 at 4:42pm

Now to make it go around the reservoir, grand challenge style.  It should be bigger, the justify the cost of traveling.

Comment by Nick Scott on February 28, 2013 at 7:55pm

I am excited for this. Boulder and the flat irons are an awesome setting for the Drone gathering, not to mention that CU is doing a lot of drone work just up the road. They used to have an annual race/event called Kinetics at the Boulder Resovoir, which consisted of teams racing in homemade "crafts" across the lake. So it seems very fitting to be hosting the event there.

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