http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-06/flight-fringe And why that magazine is worthless (no science, just sensationalism) , articles like this are causing reactions like..... http://thomsonreuters.com/articles/2013/drones-and-the-law http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/06/14/dozens-of-states-eye-drone-laws/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/18/can-state-laws-protect-you-from-being-watched-by-drones/ http://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0020/2013 http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measures/sb0001.dir/sb0071.intro.html
This is about like asking "can I weaponize my lawn mower or my 3 gallon can of gasoline"....in both cases, the answer is definitely YES. In the case of the AR Drone, the answer is pretty much no...... Guy should have bought a 95 with the nerf missiles with a 5 foot range!
I have e-mailed them about this "story" with my comments on how "irresponsible they were printing it"......I asked them if they would like to see what Project Wyvren is doing in its experiments with land management, Search and Rescue, etc..... Wonder if they will take me up on the offer..................