Anyone concerned about drones in the future?

[ColoWyo]

Not concerned at all. 'Cept when things like this happen on short final into Bagram...

Pretty scary stuff. It's amazing how fast things go flying past you in the air. It's usually just enough time to say HOLY SHI............

I've seen so many big birds come out of nowhere and just barely miss the plane. Even when your "slow" on final approach. Especially when they are just below the horizon. We see balloons all the time. You can tell when you are flying over a Red Robin. Red and Blue balloons.

[HoneyBadger]

Totally relevant:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ing-drone.html

Are paparazzi flying drones over your garden to snap you sunbathing? You may need the Rapere, the drone-hunting drone which uses 'tangle-lines' to quickly down its prey

[kidicarus13]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/26/politi...ice/index.html

[HoneyBadger]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/26/politics/white-house-device-secret-service/index.html

Oh great.

I can see the headlines now:

NEW LAW ENACTED: No more fun hobbies!

[Doc45]

Two bills going through the motions now at the state house dealing with drones. I'm not paranoid about them, a fun hobby that like virtually anything can be turned to nefarious uses by the wrong person.

[hatidua]

There are homemade signs around my neighborhood, much like lost dog signs. "I lost my drone somewhere between Iris St and Alpine St, if anyone finds it in their backyard, please call X".

I'd return a lost dog. I'd use a lost drone to test the strength of an aluminum baseball bat.

[kidicarus13]

Who saw this coming? I DID I DID!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015...ial-drone-use/

[buffalobo]

Officials have not made public an estimate of the total annual economic benefit of regulations but say it would exceed $100 million a year.

Regulations will bring about economic benefit?

Newspeak in action.

[wctriumph]

FAA license and pass a TSA security test? I think this more about keeping the public from watching the government.

[Ridge]