Very well said. You pointed to a "sector" of the industry, the toys. But we need regulations for all the commercial applications, from people that will lift Nikons and Canons to shoot videos and pictures of real estate, to the police, and newscasters (every news van will have one or two). I just got my first big drone job (hurrah), and this is of a very advanced nature MALE RPAS (or Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). No, Tower will never stock those, nor will you be able to afford one:-)

So, there are many segments to this. When we started with giant scale aircraft, for some, the sky was falling, then ARFs came along, 3D came along, same thing, then foamies, then electrics, There are a lot of folks that are afraid of change... And change can be good or bad, but there is one thing you cannot do: stop change. It is the human fabric.

And this "drone" thing believe me, it will be worth billions, and a booster for the economy in a very short period of time. While most cannot see this, it boomed in the military market:-)

Gerry
PS: and I still fly giant scale, others stil fly zaggis (not many), others 3d, others free flight and rubber power, and U control. As I said things change... But some people are still shooting 35mm for fun. I still have my 35mm nikons, I know I can do back and shoot some film anytime. Things rarely disappear entirely...