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Aviation -- this could be a danger around airports? >> yes. total danger right, scott? that's why they're looking what the guidelines will be will be very difficult for them to figure out. >> shiao yu to put them into perspective the faa is saying if five years there will be 7500 drones used for commercial oil companies, power companies, movie producers. that's not including all the hobbyists. that's a lot of drones. everyone thinks that itself a really low number. put that in perspective, there are 4800 commercial aircraft in the skies. so you are talking a lot more drones than aircraft and j...

They've put out, and yet, it looks like the joke video that someone put out about their, mocking the video that they put out, but it's actually theirs. >> it's wild. you should definitely do all those things. right now there's a strange, legal gray area, especially with hobbyists. the faa's not going out and finding them. but there have been a lot of -- the faa released a document with close calls that some drones have come near commercial airlines. if you fly and have a close call with a commercial airline you could get fined with a big fine. >> in you pick one thing that you think a drone is...

One possibility, a drone smashes into the wing of a plane where fuel is stored, causing an explosion. >> it could have potential catastrophic repercussions. >> reporter: drones are not allowed to fly commercially without approval. hobbyists can fly small drones like this one but have to stay below 400 feet and away from airports. the problem is, people, we're talking about the hobbyists, are not following the rules in some cases. just one statistic for you, wolf, they're estimating in the next five years, 7500 drones will be in the skies. >> potentially dangerous. thanks, renee. breaking new...

Plane where fuel is stored and causes an explosion. >> it's akin to standing on an over overpass and throwing a rock down. you may hit a car or not hit a car, but if you did, it could have potential catastrophic repercussions. >> drones are not allowed to fly commercially without faa axe proval, however hobbyists flying something that looks like this, they are allowed to fly their drones below 400 feet, jake. so if you decide to fly this below 400 feet, the problem is a lot of people are not following the rules and we're talking about yek yagzal people who are using this for recreational purpo...

Phil, thank you very, very much. >> thanks for having me, neil. with so many midair scares, you can imagine some flyers are feeling spooked. jonathan is at america's busiest airport, hartsfield jackson in atlanta. >> hi, neil. the reports of near misses are certainly concerning passengers, but they tell us not to the level of fear. take a listen. >> no, i travel every week for business, so i'm really okay with, you know, what the faa is doing. >> when you get guys with remote control planes or stuff like that, hobbyists, sure, absolutely, but i'd like to think the authorities would take care...