These days drones are buzzing, not only in the skies, but throughout the maker community! Makers' love affair with drones is easy to understand: it has all the trademarks of the maker movement. From open source hardware, robotics (like sensors), cameras, to innovative applications to solve real-world problems, drones are fun and functional. In Volume 44 of Make:, the editors dive into the red-hot world of quadcopters, with drone builds and inspired aerial activities.In this issue:

• Build the maker hangar R/C tricopter


• 3D print a quadcopter


• How to waterproof your drone


• Setting up an FPV drone race


• Pilot's checklist

Projects include:

• DIY carbon fiber acoustic guitar


• Singing plasma-arc speaker


• 3D printable electric motor


• Easy infinity mirror


• Clone a fig tree


• Raspberry Pi super security camera