On Friday, September 26, 2014 8:58:38 AM UTC-4, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:12:23 -0400, wrote:

Yeah, only the government and Google are allowed unrestricted access
to spy on you from the air (and ground)..


And any 'news' agency that can afford a helicopter.

Did you see that a few film production companies have been given permission by the FAA to use drones in the US? They're the first, and the story said that the FAA was moving slowly in allowing more commercial use by realtors, farmers, etc. Also said that they were cracking down on current illegal commercial use of them.

Funny thing is, folks have been doing this for years with RC helis. It just that recently the quadcopters have made it easy for anyone with the pocket change to fly one. A traditional heli is a bitch to learn to fly.