http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/06/03/479457515/in-aircraft-modelers-friendly-skies-drones-bring-turbulence?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
"For eight decades, aviation enthusiasts have been flying at local
Academy of Model Aeronautics clubs like DC/RC — with their mentorships,
insurance and safety rules that predate even the formation
of the Federal Aviation Administration. All of a sudden, fly-by-night
drone rookies started taking to the skies whenever and wherever they
wished, often aimlessly, and landed, constantly, in the headlines.
'Honestly, I could see it right away,' Pfarr says, 'the idiots are going to kill us.'"
I love this article. It shows that remote control flying has been around forever, but that the newest quadcopters aren't really flying since they're so automated. Great points throughout here.
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