Be sure to check your local drone law, okay? We don't want you in drone jail.

Drones are a lot of fun, but they're new technology. Which means those older people have a lot of weird complaints about "privacy" and "noise" and other stuff older people really love. Which means the older people are really serious about keeping you and your drone out of all the coolest areas.

It goes without saying that not knowing the law could end up getting you in a pretty sticky situation with some campus cops working at the behest of the mean ol' Dean who hates your Drone Club and tries to get your campus funding revoked. Then you'll have to dress up your drones as incoming freshmen and fly them around the park during the rock concert that always marks the start of orientation. Of course you'll get caught out and have to run, ultimately finding a hiding space in the back of a van driven by a cool townie who teaches you the meaning of love over the course of two more acts. With, might we add, a brilliant synth-pop soundtrack.

So before you trap yourself in your own personal '80s movie, research the law in your area. Because the cool clever anti-hero who wins in the end only wins because THEY KNOW THE LAW BETTER THAN THE MEAN OLD DEAN. And if you aren't ready, you'll end up the preppy minor character who gets a comeuppance and ultimately gets buried in a huge pile of caramel popcorn. And caramel NEVER comes out of your eyebrows. NEVER.