Originally Posted by
Rob2160
Thanks Init and I am glad you raised the point about making false reports - its is a criminal offence to make a false aviation report and it is also an offence to encourage another person to do it.
I know pilots can make mistakes, they are only human but believing there is a deliberate conspiracy by all pilots to 'falsely report" drone sightings is ridiculous. (Yes some people actually beleive this)
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...ostcount=53758

All the Pilots I've ever known were men of such integrity that I'd never believe they would knowingly participate in some sketchy scheme to demonize drones .

Now the media , on the other hand , they just LOVE having a boogie man that they can rattle the bones of to get that all important ratings tick when things are a little slow on the ISIS front . Thanks to the media , to Joe Q Public , Drone = privacy threat , and it will interesting to see how the likes of Amazon and FedEx will try to tamp down these media driven fears when regular drone delivery service begins . It's an interesting thing of note that when folks talk to me about drones , due to my affiliation with RC airplanes , and discover I don't fly drones , the number one fear they all bring up is of being spied on by one in their bedroom , and not a mention of being injured by a falling one ! Now who do ya suppose mighta planted that little ol thought in the public's collective fears ? Certainly not a bunch of Airline Pilots , that's for sure .