The aim of the trials is to demonstrate to regulators such as the Civil Air Authority and air traffic control that such aircraft, known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, will be able to be used safely in UK airspace
Talk about reinventing the wheel. A quick trip to a couple of hot and sandy places and you will be able to see UAV's in action doing their thing down to the last square foot, as quite a few deceased terrorists can attest. I would think that it is not UAV's in civilian airspace that is the problem, the problem is the human factor. Any collision for example and all will scream (The Daily Mail the loudest