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In this October 15, 2014 file photo, Katsu Nakamura, sky division manager for Yamaha USA, moves the RMax unmanned helicopter into position before a demonstration of its aerial application capabilities at the University of California, Davis’ Oakville Station test vineyard in Oakville, Calif. Researchers at UC Davis have been studying the effectiveness of the drone’s ability for spraying pest control and nutritional materials on the test vineyard in California’s Napa Valley. (Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, October 15, 2014 photo, the Yamaha RMax unmanned helicopter sprays water over grapevines during a demonstration of its aerial application capabilities at the University of California, Davis’ Oakville Station test vineyard in Oakville, Calif. Researchers at UC Davis have been studying the effectiveness of the drone’s ability for spraying pest control and nutritional materials on the test vineyard in California’s Napa Valley. (Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo)
In this photo taken Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Ryan Billing, a development engineer for the University of California, Davis, operates the controls of the Yamaha RMax unmanned helicopter during a demonstration of its aerial application capabilities at the University of California, Davis’ Oakville Station test vineyard in Oakville, Calif. (Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo)
In this Wednesday, October 15, 2014 photo, the Yamaha RMax unmanned helicopter flies over grapevines during a demonstration of its aerial application capabilities at the University of California, Davis’ Oakville Station test vineyard in Oakville, Calif. (Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo)
In this December 9, 2013 photo, a Deutsche Post DHL drone carrying a small parcel flies in front of journalists during a demonstration in Bonn, Germany. Germany’s express delivery and mail company is testing a drone that could be used to deliver urgently needed goods to hard-to-reach places. The aircraft can carry up to 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds). (Photo by Oliver Berg/AP Photo/DPA)
In this December 9, 2013 file photo, a Deutsche Post DHL drone carrying a small parcel is demonstrated for journalists in Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Oliver Berg/AP Photo/DPA)
In this May 8, 2014 file photo, a Parrot Bebop drone flies during a demonstration event in San Francisco. The government is issuing the first two permits to agriculture and real estate companies to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exemptions to the current ban on commercial drone flights were granted to Advanced Aviation Solutions in Spokane, Washington, for monitoring crops, and to Douglas Trudeau of Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
In this Monday, December 15, 2014 photo, a DJI Technology Co.’s Inspire 1 drone flies against the backdrop of a DJI’s advertisement board during a demonstration in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province. Founded in 2009 by an engineer with a childhood love of radio-controlled model planes, DJI has become the leading supplier in the fast-growing market for civilian drones – possibly the first Chinese brand to achieve No. 1 status in a global consumer product. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
In this Monday, December 15, 2014 photo. a DJI Technology Co.’s Phantom 2 Vision+ drone flies across a Chinese flag during a demonstration in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
In this Monday, December 15, 2014 photo, a staff member from DJI Technology Co. demonstrates the remote flying with his Phantom 2 Vision+ drone in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
In this Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 photo, a staff member from DJI Technology Co. demonstrates the remote flying with his Phantom 2 Vision+ drone inside his office in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
In this Monday, December 15, 2014 photo, a security guard watches a demonstration of a DJI Technology Co. Inspire 1 drone in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
In this October 16, 2014 picture, an unmanned aircraft flies near a tower carrying long-distance electric transmission lines near Boulevard, Calif. San Diego Gas and Electric thinks that drones might be a cheaper, faster way to inspect its power lines in remote areas. (Photo by Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
In this October 8, 2014 photo, undergraduate researcher Christopher Rios uses Google Glass to control a drone in mechanical engineering professor Ahmed Mahdy’s classroom at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Photo by Pat Sullivan/AP Photo)
In this October 8, 2014 photo, undergraduate researcher Christopher Rios uses Google Glass to control a drone in mechanical engineering professor Ahmed Mahdy’s classroom at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Photo by Pat Sullivan/AP Photo)
In this October 16, 2014 picture, former Navy helicopter pilot and San Diego Gas & Electric unmanned aircraft operator Teena Deering holds a drone as it is prepared for takeoff near Boulevard, Calif. San Diego Gas and Electric thinks that drones might be a cheaper, faster way to inspect its power lines in remote areas. (Photo by Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
In this July 10, 2014 file photo, Greg Ledford, director of UAV Technology at Atlanta Hobby, prepares a DJI Technology S1000 professional octocopter for flight, in Cumming, Ga. The S1000 is designed for professional aerial photography and cinematography. (Photo by Bob Andres/AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)