Cheeky old beggar,
Haraka! If nurse appears in her form fitting uniform with a wicked little smile, cocoa will be the
last thing on the agenda....
And you'd know more about old age than I would in any case!
NutLoose, although the term 'drone' had been around for years, it wasn't really in common use until shortly after I'd written about 'The drones of death' on PPRuNe. Probably just a coincidence.....but true.
Normal people use nouns for aircraft, such as helicopter, aeroplane, sailplane, balloon, microlight etc. But the term for these flying acronyms kept changing to yet another silly TLA/4LA - so the establised term 'drone' is entirely reasonable. To everyone, it would seem, except drone operators and manufacturers.....whose latest preference is RPAS
There is zero chance of the meeja using the term 'RPAS', so 'drone' is here to stay, like it or not.