If the drones were “authorized to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration”, then why did the same FAA feel the need to temporarily put in place dozens of drone bans over critical infrastructure?
Because a loud contingent of poorly informed people were looking up at commercial aircraft and losing their minds. The FAA couldn’t really ban all aircraft because this would be very disruptive. And they knew there were not any drones, so a ban on drones made perfect sense because it checked all the boxes:
1. Has no effect on the normal world
2. Quiets down the kooks
singleshot_|1 year ago
1. Has no effect on the normal world 2. Quiets down the kooks