mr. whitlock? guest: knowing the air force, they probably do. [laughter] they study just about everything. there is a huge demand for drone pilots in that service and others. personally, i don't know if the xbox is good experience to put on your resume, but i am sure hand eye coordination has something to do with it. pilots in general need really good eyesight, really good response time, and i'm sure that is a factor that may be translated into different skills like that. host: we will go to omar in brooklyn, new york. caller: my question, what do you tonk of the public reaction drones in the private military like clearwater? host: what have you heard? guest: public opinion is unsettled. we have seen surveys. the pew research folks have done surveys finding the more the -- the majority of the american public has concerns about civilian use of drones. at the same time, people see tremendous technological and .ommercial potential in drones tasks that would be too expensive or complicated for regular pilots to do. whether it is amazon, the owner of

mr. whitlock what his position is on people complaining or critics complain about them? people have concerns about what is going on over the homes. they should have a right to complain. it is frustrating to figure out who is flying the aircraft. that is certainly not a new problem with drones. host: what is going on with the faa? ? guest: congress told them to integrate drones into the airspace by september of next year. at the same time they are under statutory obligation to make sure that this is done safely. that is what they are all about. they need to make sure these guys are safe. safety rate of passenger air traffic is amazing. if you get on an airliner, you are not worried that you're going to crash. that has been very, very rare. how do they incorporate drones into that equation? host: the disconnect seems to be the faa control towers can talk to the pilot of a manned aircraft. how can they talk to the pilot of a drone? to.t: they will be able they do this now with the military. if they are trying to land a drone in afghanistan, they take a from the same airport

mr. whitlock what his position is on people complaining or critics complain about them?ple have concerns about what is going on over the homes. they should have a right to complain. it is frustrating to figure out who is flying the aircraft. that is certainly not a new problem with drones. host: what is going on with the faa? ? guest: congress told them to integrate drones into the airspace by september of next year. at the same time they are under statutory obligation to make sure that this is done safely. that is what they are all about. they need to make sure these guys are safe. safety rate of passenger air traffic is amazing. if you get on an airliner, you are not worried that you're going to crash. that has been very, very rare. how do they incorporate drones into that equation? host: the disconnect seems to be the faa control towers can talk to the pilot of a manned aircraft. how can they talk to the pilot of a drone? to.t: they will be able they do this now with the military. if they are trying to land a drone in afghanistan, they take a from the same airport as