*Ahem*
Drone control is already centralized. In Nevada and California. Many of them are fly_by_Sat affairs, and the folks that man the flight control centers can go home at the end of the day and play with their kids. I've seen some news footage of the nice set-ups at "mission control". Biggest issue this brings up is making the whole affair too much like a video game, and killing real people from a nice cozy office thousands of miles from the battle. That, and the fact that these operators aren't getting the benefits that in-the-air combat pilots are getting for flying in a combat zone. Even the Brits are piloting their drones from NV.

Being an RC aircraft guy myself, I hope the utility of having a steady stream of young RC pilots being interested in joining up for miitary service might off-set what this idiot has done in the eyes of the feds when it comes time to evaluate the new rules for RC aircraft.

I think you may have been eluding to a control center being the target of an attack. Not much to worry about there unless the baddies have ICBMs. Some nice info here:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4851765

Here is some video of pilots in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZP2AKEqEIU

And an article titled "Point. Click. Kill: Inside The Air Force's Frantic Unmanned Reinvention" :

http://www.popsci.com/drones

My brother-in-law and I just removed a dying birch tree from the yard at my Mother's house. I remember planting the tree with my Dad over 30 years ago. My sister, my boys (3 and 6), brother-in-law and I took it down, cut it up and hauled it away. We all pitch in to help my mom live in her home on the farm, especially since my dad died. We usually see each other on Sundays - it's our "family day". My family chooses to live near each other, and to help each other out when ever needed. It's a great thing to be able to depend on your family, I didn't have to stick around and help out my Parents in their old age, but I think I was fortunate to be able to.

He wrote and hosted the series "In Search Of..." from 1976-1982

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074007/

" Lost civilizations, extraterrestrials, myths and monsters, missing persons, magic and witchcraft, unexplained phenomena. "In Search Of..." cameras are traveling the world, seeking out these great mysteries. This program was the result of the work of scientists, researchers and a group of highly-skilled technicians."

Many of these episodes were pure awesome for us kids that grew up just missing the first run of OST, but still getting to hear him wax poetic about alien visitors and way off the beaten path "science".

You think it won't come with a laser pre-installed?

If you want a pretty neat one right now, check out the Parrot Drone.

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/