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John Blair commented on Julian's blog post 3DR's Rise and Fall
"So sad to learn of this news. Chris Anderson is a key contributor to the growth of the whole drone market with his insights and vision. He is one of the best industry spokespersons. It's a shame the company made a couple of strategic errors.. I wish…"
Oct 7, 2016
John Blair commented on Patrick Meier's blog post Combining Human Computing and Machine Learning to Make Sense of Big (Aerial) Data for Disaster Response
"Hat's off to you Patrick for the good work you do around the world. We are pleased to help."
Mar 24, 2016
John Blair commented on Chris Anderson's blog post "A 2kg drone is likely to cause injury to a human passenger once every 187 million years of operation"
"Thank you for publishing this good analysis. It makes a good starting point for further research -- and that is what all of us want - rules based on data and common sense."
Mar 15, 2016
John Blair commented on Rosalie (@rosalieinc)'s blog post Commercial Drone Industry: 20 People To Follow On Twitter
"awesome post Rosalie.. thanks for compiling this info!"
Jan 10, 2016
John Blair commented on Rosalie (@rosalieinc)'s blog post What will the Commercial Drone Industry look like in 2016?
"Nicely done, Rosalie. Thanks for putting this together!"
Jan 4, 2016
John Blair commented on Chris Anderson's blog post 3DR's evolution from micro to mass
"Acknowledging 3DR as a pioneer in our field and wishing Chris and the team the very best of luck going forward!"
Nov 3, 2015
John Blair commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Announces Unmanned Aircraft Registration Requirement
"There seems to be a very large over reaction to a forecast that someone pulled out of .... Who has any details on how many drones are forcasted to be sold vs last year when many of us think that more than 1-Million were sold last year?"
Oct 19, 2015
John Blair commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Announces Unmanned Aircraft Registration Requirement
"Who came up with the 1 million drone sales forecast? How many were sold last holiday season?"
Oct 19, 2015
John Blair commented on Sgt Ric's blog post More unfortunate publicity?
"Any idea where he came up with these data?
 "Since 2009, there have been 23 accidents and 236 incidents deemed “unsafe” by the FAA in which registered civilian drones were involved, Schumer said""
Jan 17, 2015
John Blair replied to Jim Joy's discussion UAV for Construction Surveying
"Dear Jim, You dont need to spend $50k, but rather less than $3,000 for a solution. Here is how one DIY member is using a less expensive solution by www.event38.com

Northern Uganda investigation of a possible dam site. Note some interesting reader…"
Dec 1, 2014
John Blair commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post The Solution Has Got To Be In Here Somewhere
"Patrick, please know that many of us share your concerns and want to help!"
Nov 11, 2014
John Blair commented on Mario's blog post In Canada...Simpler rules for small unmanned air vehicles
"Hat's off to Canada. I sure hope the US FAA is viewing this.
The important consideration is that Canada has issued regulations that are reasonable from a safety consideration AND do not hamper competitiveness in a worldwide marketplace. Seems to me…"
Nov 6, 2014