I’ve had my Mavic Pro drone for less than a year - and never thought much about them before I received mine as a 70th birthday gift, but, surprisingly, I have found my friends are quite critical of them.
I absolutely love flying it and think drones are magnificent photographic tools, exciting IRL “video game” racers and a fun way of extending your personal horizons and viewpoints. But, whenever I bring up the subject of drones, most people seem quite negative: they emphasise the invasion of privacy, the annoying noise, the reports of people shutting down airports with them, and more.
Admittedly, most of my acquaintances are “old” - and most of us old people are more conservative and curmudgeonly than younger people - but still - I’m a bit nonplussed by the general negativity about drones. It surprises me.
Do you experience this also?
I absolutely love flying it and think drones are magnificent photographic tools, exciting IRL “video game” racers and a fun way of extending your personal horizons and viewpoints. But, whenever I bring up the subject of drones, most people seem quite negative: they emphasise the invasion of privacy, the annoying noise, the reports of people shutting down airports with them, and more.
Admittedly, most of my acquaintances are “old” - and most of us old people are more conservative and curmudgeonly than younger people - but still - I’m a bit nonplussed by the general negativity about drones. It surprises me.
Do you experience this also?