The sUAS Guide Issue 01, January 2016 | Page 75

• Contrary to the Public Interest
• FAA estimated 200,000 drones were operated in 2014 and we had 238 reports of potential unsafe drone operations. For 2015, 1.6 million will be sold.[23]
• Individuals are commercially operating without authority.[24]
• The FAA lists multiple stories on drone sightings.[25]
• The FAA lists two tables of drone reports from 2014 and 2015.[26]
• The FAA details 7 stories of drone reports.[27]
• Commercial drone sales will “rapidly accelerate” to 11 million by 2020.[28]
• Many individuals are new and have no clue of the national airspace.[29]