Los Angeles, CA —I had a brainstorm while watching a news story of those dangerous and sometimes deadly bird strikes that plague airports. I wasted no time in calling my American Airlines pilot pal to ask him his thoughts on my idea.   He loved the idea and is convinced it’s inexpensive, workable and lifesaving.   Wow!  This is the very same buddy that got me hooked on drones!   For some reason birds love airports and thrive in the critical runway areas where planes take off and land.   They are often seen as high as 5,000 feet and collisions between aircraft and birds have been catastrophic. When you try to deal with the airport bird problem battle lines are drawn between the airports and the bird lovers.   Poisoning or shooting the birds is not on the table as a viable solution. My idea is a simple one.   Airport workers could use small drones to stalk and chase the birds away.   Today airports must use workers in various ground vehi...