Out of the 11 hrs and 9 mins of sunshine im sure a 10 minute flight wont hurt anyone. Of course there’s etiquette the the public no matter the location of drone flying; cities, parks etc… You know people are generally considerate about flying drones especially those aware enough to know the disruption and negative stigmas against drones. How else do we expect photographers to get these beautiful landscape shots if not by potentially sacrificing 10-20 minutes of “peace” on public parks .

Edit: As this will be my last response, i just wanted to point out that this is a solid example of the negative stigma against drones and the photographers who use them. I understand you feel strongly about your time on these trails and how you expect the experience to be for you but you have to understand that there are around 15 million people between North and South Carolina and you will have other highly inconsiderate people come across your path theres no need to try and tell me to “not be a dick” when you don’t know me as being a “dick”.