Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand bypolice departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird's-eye view that's too impractical or dangerous for conventional planes or helicopters to get.
Along with the enthusiasm, there are qualms.
Drones overhead could invade people's privacy. The government worries they could collide with passenger planes or come crashing down to the ground, concerns that have slowed more widespread adoption of the technology.
Despite that, pressure is building to give drones the same access as manned aircraft to the sky at home.
"It's going to be the next big revolution in aviation. It's coming," saysDan Elwell, the Aerospace Industries Association's vice president for civil aviation.
http://news.yahoo.com/pressure-builds-civilian-drone-flights-home-150120049.html
If we don't stop the Governments drone addiction, Â there very well will be innocent people killed by one of these so called drones.
If computers can mess up on a daily basis, what makes any of these high officials think an accident can't or won't happen.
It seems the Governments attitude toward the public is becoming,  oh well one lost life compared to thousands isn't such a huge loss until it's one of theirs.
It isn't going to be until numerous people are killed and things start getting noticed just as they are becoming now.
WIth every move one makes or speaks you now have to be very careful of what you say and to who. One never knows you might just get arrested because the cop just plain doesnt like the way you look.
This is getting to be pretty real yet it all sounds and seems so fictional .






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Actually, they are since their instruments are affected.
If we have such a bad solar storm, the unmanned drones will be a small part of our problems. The failure of the power grid would kill thousands in a variety of ways.
We should have some warning of such a storm coming (half an hour?) and many of the craft in the air can land (both piloted and unmanned).
Given the nature of our money,yes. With that changed, we would have much better odds.