Hello DIY Drones Community:

I have come up with some interesting articles regarding UAV legislation and projected sales for the upcoming holiday season that might affect the use of drones for regular folk and businesses.

Jason Koebler of Motherboard.com wrote an interesting piece on how the FAA missed its Congressional deadline to regulate drones.

According to the FAA Modernization Act of 2012 passed by Congress, the commercial use of drones should've been fully regulated by September 30, 2015. We are now in October and no mandate by the FAA has gone into effect yet.

A concerning thought considering how the article by Justin Peters of Slate.com says that the FAA predicts that 1 million drones could be sold this holiday season.

This could pose a problem if drones are given to children or careless persons as gifts. The reckless use of drones could lead to accidents that in turn could push for harsh legislation against the use of recreational and commercial UAVs for everybody, including responsible pilots.

I would like to know your thoughts on these issues and if you have any plausible solutions.

Thank you and have a good day,

Daniel

Hi DIY drones community,

I just wanted to share this list of top five drones of 2015 made by the website GeekSnack.com

At the top of the list is 3DR's own and Tijuana-made drone Iris+.

What do you think of the list, would you add or subtract any model from it?

Cheers,

Daniel

Hey DIY Drones community,

I just wanted to share this video with you. It's a teaser for the new upcoming original sci-fi series "Life After Gravity" which was shot entirely with 3DR's Solo and GoPro to showcase their filmmaking capabilities.

Life After Gravity will debut next week on our YouTube channel and the next 6 episodes will be release in intervals in the remaining months of 2015.

Let me know what you think :)

Daniel

Hello DIY Drones Community! I am Daniel Iglesias, 3DR's the new Communications Specialist down at the Tijuana plant (where a lot of the magic happens). I am thrilled to join this awesome team of brilliant minds that work together to bring you the finest products.

Here in Tijuana we assemble a lot of pieces used in our products like the Pixhawk, PMs, etc. as well as UAVs like the Iris and Areo. We also run tests like the Pixhawk jig test to ensure the top quality of our products.

It's incredible to think of all the limitless options and creations that can come up from these tiny pieces when put together by all of you.

We interested in seeing the projects you are working on so please share some pictures and tell us about your creations, we would love to hear from you :)

Thanks and have a good week,

Daniel