Quote Originally Posted by nogaroheli View Post
I get it. The autopilots you can get in everyday aircraft are pretty sweet these days. However, I think those hobbyists sound uninformed when they call their Phantom, Iris or whatever they have that flies autonomously a drone. Its a UAV. Calling them drones is like calling semi-auto rifles assault rifles.
Yep, I don't disagree. I don't think any hobbyists are happy with that name, because of the negative perception, but they seem to be losing that battle (much like the "assault weapon" tag).