There will come a time soon when all these increased regulations globally will need to get revised - in many cases challenged by increasingly over-zealous regulation, little lobby strength by the mostly educated drone hobbyists, and an unrealistic view by some (rather minor portion) of the public that droners are up to no good, as a starting point (all the do-not's).
From what I read, and hear, drone hobbyists are mostly educated or interested in reading up about the hobby (and the art of flying/photography) to make video and photos from new perspectives. As in many other hobbies (or activities), such as people taking pictures with their mobiles/cellphones (by the millions daily), there is always a bad apple and stupidity/error of judgement of when and where to do so if it affects privacy or presents a danger to life in some form.
Unfortunately, in our case I also think the mostly limited awareness of the public about drones as a hobby is often skewed by how and when the media present this hobby - usually in a crisis event.
If this continues without the authorities realising that the hobby is a great one, with lots of responsible people with good intentions, then the hobby will essentially become more restrictive in increasingly illogical situations to the point of being banned almost everywhere as time passes by.
I enjoy it and apply common sense in all respects. Im learning all the time.
From what I read, and hear, drone hobbyists are mostly educated or interested in reading up about the hobby (and the art of flying/photography) to make video and photos from new perspectives. As in many other hobbies (or activities), such as people taking pictures with their mobiles/cellphones (by the millions daily), there is always a bad apple and stupidity/error of judgement of when and where to do so if it affects privacy or presents a danger to life in some form.
Unfortunately, in our case I also think the mostly limited awareness of the public about drones as a hobby is often skewed by how and when the media present this hobby - usually in a crisis event.
If this continues without the authorities realising that the hobby is a great one, with lots of responsible people with good intentions, then the hobby will essentially become more restrictive in increasingly illogical situations to the point of being banned almost everywhere as time passes by.
I enjoy it and apply common sense in all respects. Im learning all the time.