Drones: Love 'em or Hate 'em...?

Tom Gregory graduated from Cal Berkely and retired from NASA-Ames Research Center after 37 years where he worked with the wind tunnels, simulators, computers, and flight test aircraft.  Much of that work was on remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) or "drones" as they are called now. He is currently studying and flying quad copters with interest in package delivery. He will discuss this exciting field and the concerns of citizens, regulators and entrepenuers. The presentation will use slides and videos of quad-copters, hybrid winged quadcopters and other concepts. Several aircraft will be on display including some flown with virtual reality goggles that use an onboard video camera and a transmitter to let you feel as if you are in the vehicle. The presentation will cover a little history, some contemporary civilian and military "drones", as well as a glimpse into possible future aircraft.