But there does some to be an element of 'blame the drone' going on at present.
I'm guessing you haven't whizzed passed one on the approach then?
As for higher altitude:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHThfQFi3g &
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7_PN4gum1A and those are no special drones. I doubt they are up as high as they say they are but it is still higher than one might think!