“Seems to me that live ammo is a big no no”

Is that any scarier than knowing you can legally fly with a gun and bullets in checked luggage and not even have to buy bullets at your destination?

“The regulations are new, so they probably didn’t exist or weren’t in force yet.”

Read some Part 33 exemption operating requirements then get back to us. The rules are different if it’s used commercially. To the FAA “drone” means it flies without the pilot on board - whether it has wings, or is a multi-rotor is irrelevant.

This is already well known. Pirates can take control of a ship if they are able to hack the Gibson.

“Even if you repaired it yourself, it would probably still need to go through an airworthiness inspection, just like a private plane that had been through a major accident and rebuild would.”

“And I agree, once you purchase a product you should absolutely be able to service it yourself.”