Originally Posted by Craven Morehead

Interesting that you should ask that question. I have two friends that are involved with RC planes; one as a hobby and the other as a professional, who is presently in Iraq supporting an Aussie group using his employer's UAV.

The level of sophistication in today's hobbyist RC planes is very high. So much that the government is somewhat concerned about where this technology is heading. Its something I never thought about, but a hobbyist RC plane and an UAV aren't all that far apart.