Your opinion of drones

Harrigran did you think I was referring to people who "drone", as if

I know very little about drones, I think I first read about them in the context of Amazon using them to drop off parcels, and thought could that be done? Subsequently I also read about a person losing their eye (I think) to one. Richard Madeley complained about one flying over his garden with a camera (very intrusive} using them in this way to spy on people and that opens up another can of worms.

Alima the laser lights being used to blind pilots are also very alarming. I do think some legislation is needed around drones in light of this latest happening. I do agree whitewave about a no fly zone around airports but wonder about the logistics of implementing that. Is a licence required in the case of purchasing a large drone?

OH has two drones he got for christmas , he doesn't fly them inside but when its not windy will take them over the park to practice flying them. I might add they are only very small and he wouldn't dream of taking them anywhere it might cause a problem
I agree though that there should be some kind of licencing but I fear it will shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Anyone who flies a drone in proximity to an airport or any built up area need their heads looking at! Operators should have to have a licence and be heavily fined or even jailed for non compliance. Before there is a serious accident It needs to be made very clear that this is an extremely serious offence and the full force of the law will be used against people who flout it.

DH won a drone in a Christmas raffle. Apart from the initial "open the box, let's have a look" when it nearly took out the ceiling light it has sat in the conservatory gathering dust. Anyone want a drone?
There are rules about using them, distances from houses etc but I am not sure if a licence is needed. I agree they should have regulation. What with those and laser lights used to blind pilots they are/can be a menace.

There should be a no fly zone around airports

I didn't realise you were talking about mechanical objects at first
I think drone operators should have to acquire some kind of licence to operate these machines, in the wrong hands they could be really dangerous.
I have noticed that you get a lot of photographs online now, taken by cameras attached to drones, and it is becoming old hat.