content: RC airplanes have been mostly unregulated, or self regulated through organizations like the Academy of Model Aeronautics. RC aircraft are much harder to fly, which means there have been far fewer people flying them. There is also much more of a  community around RC flying that allows for sharing of information and best practices. The problem with drones is there has been an explosion of new users will no knowledge of aviation or RC flying that have been buying the things and flying them into areas (like airports) where it is dangerous to do so. Also since you don't need line of sight with a drone you can fly them much higher and further away from the operator. Something needs to be done to make the owners realize that there are rules governing their use and repercussions for failure to operate them safely.