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Drones and Terror

So many people are now registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses, the FAA now estimates there will be more than 1.3 million licensed drone pilots by 2020*.   This is compounded by the number of actual drones that will be multiples more. So far, more than 5,000 have passed the licensing exam. With the potential of drone deliveries of pizza and Amazon products almost underway, the skies may soon be flooded with drones.   Already, the drone delivery of burritos is underway at Virginia Tech.   More than 550,000 drones have been registered, and that in just the last nine months since the law was passed.  Some of us do not wish to look up to see this fleet of giant flies buzzing about our neighborhoods, but only a century ago some did not wish to see those noisy automobiles buzzing along our roads.   We know progress happens; it is unstoppable.   So also, drones will happen. In a couple of years, I can have a pizza, new book, cuff-links, or perfume delivered to my doo