I have no area if interest, either for or against, with the trial quoted above, however I find the the response by homonculus to be incredibly petty. Using the same logic that he uses, we can all presume that he has a vested interest in stopping the drones. This apparently devalues his opinion in the same way he feels Ffrg's opinion is affected. I also take issue that he is remotely correct about there being 'zero need' for drone usage on the mainland. Simply because he cannot see the requirement, then there cannot be one. Wow, such presumption!
No way do I want drones buzzing around willy-nilly, but I can see that they will develop into useful tools for delivering packages to remote areas, for use on large farmland areas etc etc.
There needs to be an open discourse so that all sides can put their side of the discussion, and all sides need to be willing to understand the position of others.