With respect, could you name me one incident that a non-military drone has hurt someone? Could you name me one event that a drone has brought down a plane? There are thousands of RC planes of all types: prop, jets, hilos that have been flying for ages, and I know of not one that has caused real problems.

Pilots can have visibility of 10-20-50 miles while flying - Oh I see a drone land all planes! Yet commercial planes can be within hundred of feet of each other and doesn't cause alarm. Yes they are under the direction of a tower controller but not all planes are. Private fields are everywhere and private planes fly the sky everyday without incident. Why is there no cry for "I see a private plane - land all planes?"

It's a shame that drones are getting such a bad rap because of a few idiots that mis-use them. I saw now they have made actual shotgun shells just to shoot down drones. I saw one video where a photographer was flying one high up over a house fire and the firefighters started to hose it down. Fortunately he was able to steer it away and avoid damage. The drone was not causing any issue at the scene, unless there were choppers in the vicinity. That's a real problem with them.

Even birds don't like them, by evidence of the hawk video link I posted a couple weeks ago.

Now I heard last night on the news they are banning drones from covering the Pope's visit.

If people would just use common sense there would not be so many problems. I foresee the day when drones could replace helicopters for a lot of events (good and bad). It's just like any other technology, people will find a lot of good uses for it. Then there are those who just must do evil. OK I'm done ranting. Thanks for listening...peace.

I was considering getting one just for fun, but now, not so sure.

I have to agree about some idiots using these things. Now some of these have flight restrictions built into their craft. No fly zones,height etc. Unfortunately just about everything can be misused. Maybe ban long range camera lenses (over 100mm) in populated area's. Ya know they can see in your windows and yards from a distance. (yes over exaggeration) As to the aircraft issue my thoughts somewhat are these drones are small and at a distance very hard to see so an aircraft coming into a landing the pilots are really busy with stuff. I know seeing drones at a distance in the sky from the ground is hard unless you know where to look. I did a demo for some people to make a point and they were surprised. All kept saying where is it where is it. I also have heard pilots that do aerial photography don't like them since it really cuts into their business. In most cases a drone can get the same shot for much cheaper. I agree safety is paramount with these and there should be some regulation but be careful what you wish for concerning gov't regulations. By the way our town just got one. They asked me to demo some of the uses and were excited.

It's a shame that drones are getting such a bad rap because of a few idiots that mis-use them. I saw now they have made actual shotgun shells just to shoot down drones. I saw one video where a photographer was flying one high up over a house fire and the firefighters started to hose it down. Fortunately he was able to steer it away and avoid damage. The drone was not causing any issue at the scene, unless there were choppers in the vicinity. That's a real problem with them.

Even birds don't like them, by evidence of the hawk video link I posted a couple weeks ago.



Now I heard last night on the news they are banning drones from covering the Pope's visit.

If people would just use common sense there would not be so many problems. I foresee the day when drones could replace helicopters for a lot of events (good and bad). It's just like any other technology, people will find a lot of good uses for it. Then there are those who just must do evil. OK I'm done ranting. Thanks for listening...peace.

I was considering getting one just for fun, but now, not so sure.