Alphabet's Wing gets FAA approval to begin US commercial drone deliveries
Wing is the first drone delivery company to receive air carrier certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Wing Gets FAA approval
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PortCanaveralFlorida
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winkopp
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Actually this is a very big deal. It is the first step to pilotless airlines. Getting "Air Carrier Status" opens all sorts of doors to this new industry.
AnzacJack
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They are operating now in Canberra
www.canberratimes.com.au
How Canberra became the drone capital
The drones are here, no matter whether the community wants them or authorities are capable of regulating them.
This not a good thing for recreational flyers. Read the whole article.
The pilots won’t have to use VLOS or altitude limitations. FAA has changed the rules for this.
-My suggestion, as parochial as it may be:
Write Amazon. Refuse drone delivery.
My house is in an NFZ for 2 airports anyway.
-Write FAA and contend that all pilots need instrument ratings as they are beyond VLOS ... and that drones used need instant and constant 360 degree visual capability visible to pilots at all times since they are going to fly on to my porch. I don’t want my pets, horses, ducks or grandchildren at risk.
-If they get hung in my 100 ft trees trees I’ll refuse access to the property, but I’ll remove it just like I do kites, etc... yes I know about big bucks that got this “service” approved but if it gets too onerous maybe it will die a natural death.
-Might also help if no drone related equipment was not purchased, and nothing else either, by those owning drones... and tell Amazon why. Plus copy your emails to Google, eBay, and anyone else you can think of. That’s the only way for us to speak with dollars.
-Enlist the local delivery drivers help. The ones this will unemploy.
I know it’s a rant..., but if I can’t fly in my yard VLOS, why should I support others to do the same.
The pilots won’t have to use VLOS or altitude limitations. FAA has changed the rules for this.
-My suggestion, as parochial as it may be:
Write Amazon. Refuse drone delivery.
My house is in an NFZ for 2 airports anyway.
-Write FAA and contend that all pilots need instrument ratings as they are beyond VLOS ... and that drones used need instant and constant 360 degree visual capability visible to pilots at all times since they are going to fly on to my porch. I don’t want my pets, horses, ducks or grandchildren at risk.
-If they get hung in my 100 ft trees trees I’ll refuse access to the property, but I’ll remove it just like I do kites, etc... yes I know about big bucks that got this “service” approved but if it gets too onerous maybe it will die a natural death.
-Might also help if no drone related equipment was not purchased, and nothing else either, by those owning drones... and tell Amazon why. Plus copy your emails to Google, eBay, and anyone else you can think of. That’s the only way for us to speak with dollars.
-Enlist the local delivery drivers help. The ones this will unemploy.
I know it’s a rant..., but if I can’t fly in my yard VLOS, why should I support others to do the same.
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They are operating now in Canberra
How Canberra became the drone capital
The drones are here, no matter whether the community wants them or authorities are capable of regulating them.
Do you have to pay $1 extra for the bags?
AnzacJack
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Haha. I’m not sure. It’s only a small area they are delivering to. I think there are around 100 houses in the trial area
To be honest, that drone looks like something my Jodi’s have designed and built
To be honest, that drone looks like something my Jodi’s have designed and built
I saw the side profile first.
Oh it's a pretty pla...oh, ah..hmm. Nope its a flying Catamaran with a box for a keel.
Oh it's a pretty pla...oh, ah..hmm. Nope its a flying Catamaran with a box for a keel.
Airlinerers auto take off & auto land now & have done so for many years. You've heard the new cockpits will have a pilot & a dog. The pilot to feed the dog & the dog to bite the pilot if he tries to touch anything.
Who gets to keep the goods if delivered to the wrong address
.... and what is the process when they are flying down the street trying to read house numbers?
... and what about the inevitable, even if uncommon, loss of control or crash? Oops, just happened to be mowing my yard with my robot lawnmower...
... and what about the inevitable, even if uncommon, loss of control or crash? Oops, just happened to be mowing my yard with my robot lawnmower...
the person at the address! No matter it should be much more accurate than FedEX.
The person at the address of whom it was delivered receives it.
Unordered Merchandise
Q. Am I obligated to return or pay for merchandise I never ordered?
A. No. If you receive merchandise that you didn’t order, you have a legal right to keep it as a free gift.
Unordered Merchandise
Q. Am I obligated to return or pay for merchandise I never ordered?
A. No. If you receive merchandise that you didn’t order, you have a legal right to keep it as a free gift.
Understand now... agree of course.
Still wondering about children playing in my yardand/or riding bicycles, pets, ducks, horses, etc... and how delivery can be accurate without endangering them. Live on a 1/2 mile long private road with over 15 children ages 4-8 yrs old. Hard enough to train them to watch out for cars
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In Alabama they call this, "skeet with prizes".
MavicMikeK
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The drone appears never to actually land in the demo video but rather lowers its cargo via a remotely activated cord then waits for someone to unload the bag. Then it retracts the cord and flys away so there's no danger of anyone getting hurt on the ground. But what if no one comes outside to detach the bag? Is the drone able to remotely release the bag so it falls to the ground and the dog can take it away? All of this is cool but the complications seem to outweigh flying something 2-4 miles vs just using a ground delivery service. Do I have to tip the drone?
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