Recent content by Bob4131

Thanks for your response. I think trees and dogs are very viable and quite comman issues making drone delivery difficult. This will be interesting to watch evolve. Note that Amazon shipping with Prime is not "free", the shipping cost is merely rolled into their base prices. Drone...

I am interested in why you feel this way. Assuming the package appears on your doorstep as it does today and the FAA has determined it is safe, why do you care? Especially if it reduces delivery costs and eventually the price you pay by a $1 a package? Not saying you a wrong, just wondering...

Remember close today is a 12 mile radius. In a few years, it will be 25 miles, and that is straight air miles not winding country or suburbian roads. And remember we have different kinds or rural. In the east and south, rural means, each house has 100 acres or so. In the west, people get...

WakeMed Hospital System has been experimenting using drones to deliver samples from its various hospitals to it central lab for a year. I have been told it may go "live" by year end. There is an advantage of sending a sample from an ER now at 4AM vs waiting for the 6AM delivery van that will...

The studies I have seen assume only packages < 5 pounds, which is 85% of Amazon deliveries. As I said, the goal is not to save a day but to reduce costs.Today a truck leaves the distribution center with 150 packages and may be gone 8-10 hours delivering them. In the drone model, you might...

Yes, the estimates include the cost of all hardware, software, and the people to fly, etc. But as I said, the assumptions may not turn out to be valid.

There are cost comparisons showing the local delivery cost goes from $1.50/package today to $0.40 via drone - one study but several have similar conclusions - this is just the delivery from the distribution center. However, there are a ton of assumptions that may not be true. The biggest to...

The cost today in shipping is the delivery from distribution center to point of delivery. I think it will be especially valuable in suburbs where the distance flown is reasonable and driving time for drivers is significant. But I doubt this mother ship makes sense, just launch from the...

So I used to travel a lot prior to covid-19 and new spots were my focus. I would often fly every day. I do not really "like" flying, it is more a platform to take photos. I belong to local social media groups. People like an aerial view of their courthouse or neighborhood or the local high...

I have flown my drone in over 15 states in the US and have never even been asked to stop flying or to leave. However I am constantly approached with questions. But I have to talked multiple drone operators and have some opinions: 1) Most issues are with the takeoff location. The property owner...

Sorry, so many people can not read your entire question but just spout off based on the title of the question. I can not believe the folks going into detail on the 400 ft FAA regulation. You even highlighted you were maintaining <400 ft agl your entire flight. To answer your question, my DJI...

Also not a lawyer, but I agree with 2Mavics4AManic. Now if you took a picture of your neighbor's house, gave them a copy because they were a friend and 3 years latter they give it to a realtor - you are in the clear. When you were flying and taking the picture it was as a hobby and you had no...

Practical answer: Unless you are doing something ridiculous like flying in NYC repeatly after being warned, you currently do not have to worry too much about the FAA fines. Local LE like the guy in Louisiana is a different story..... However if there is an incident and there is damage or...

Clearly what you are doing is legally permitted. Furthermore you are using comman sense and avoiding the possibility of spreading covid-19 with your actions. Legally I believe you could do interior photo shoots but I definitely understand your concern.

I have 100+ acres and in the last 2 weeks, I have confronted 4 different people on my property. I think people are getting tired of being in their house from covid-19 and trying to get out. Which I understand, but..... In all 4 cases, I started with "Hi, who are you? What are you doing?"...