Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by mrfusion on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:44PM
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I think your comment makes a lot of sense and makes some good points. Sorry you were downvoted. HN is very pro regulation of drones. I never understood why.
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Re:FAA Moves Toward Treating Drones and Planes as Equals
by prawn on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @12:21AM
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People often overreact to new things. They did it with books, televisions, cars, etc. Maybe unease about change?
You'll see people react one way to the annoying sound of a nearby drone but not bat an eyelid when it's a helicopter (let's say it's a sightseeing helicopter rather than rescue chopper) or a lone person on jetski terrorising an otherwise quiet harbour.
I have a friend who will say "I hate drones, I just don't like them" with no real explanation. Nothing about the sound or risk. No bad history with them. I'm not discounting the risk or annoying sound, but I firmly believe a non-negligible percentage of people dislike them and then later retrofit an argument.