Rik... I think we get your message about drones after so many posts. And blaming bureaucrats for screwing up the search without any kind of actual communication or knowledge of their plan and the detailed on-the-ground conditions is pretty low. Unless you're from the "if it's the government, then they're doing it wrong" school of thought. 

Better you should go talk to the Park officials after things settle down. I suspect the Park doesn't use the comment section of the PDN to determine their strategy. 

That said, I can also envision possible future potential for drones in S&R, but I'd spend some time talking to S&R professionals to understand the pros/cons of currently available drones in searches before making too many assumptions.