A few corrections: - Yes, airplanes need more room for takeoff, but you don't need a dedicated airfield. Most streets would do fine, provided you don't have t

A few corrections: - Yes, airplanes need more room for takeoff, but you don't need a dedicated airfield. Most streets would do fine, provided you don't have to scale nearby structures, such as tall buildings in NYC. - You can fly airplanes autonomously too. In fact, because airplanes can coast without expending energy, they can fly much higher than multicopters which need constant power output to remain aloft. - Tighter control of multicopters means they are easily maneuvered, but you can also take high-resolution images with airplanes. - US regulations would restrict what a pilot can do in the US; regardless of where the craft was designed or manufactured. - DJI appears to be based in China, but Parrot SA (AR Drone) is French and 3D Robotics (the company behind the open-source ArduCopter) is based in San Diego. So it's wrong to say the tech originates mostly from China.