One standard for 'them' and another for us... couldn't agree more, but what needs to be taken into account is that the licenses and fees being paid to the FAA by Amazon and all the other drone delivery fatcats represent massive and regular income...
Well, I have to ask, what do you think would happen to me if I were flying my DJI Mini toy and I hit a power line and it fell to the ground and on the way down, it struck a child sending him to the hospital?
Very interesting article - a modern reflection of a lot of the work I'm commissioned to do (inspect & survey heritage buildings to determine state, condition and disposition). Well written.
Good idea in theory.... but I was always concerned about the stress this would put on the Li-Po cells - forcing them to generate heat without power being drawn from them.