Follow-up on Amazon Drones: FAA approves permit

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Panache

March 20, 2015, 10:29:31 AM
Get ready for Optimus Prime shipping: FAA approves Amazon drone experiments
Experimental airworthiness certificate awarded for Amazon Logistics unmanned aircraft.

QuoteIt seems like all that hype from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about using drones for deliveries wasn't hype after all. The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it has awarded an experimental airworthiness certificate for a drone design presented by Amazon Logistics, the online retailer's in-house fulfillment and delivery company.

Al Sayre

#1
March 20, 2015, 12:04:27 PM
Start cleaning your shotguns boys, free stuff will be falling from the sky!  >:D
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Cliff_Chambliss

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March 20, 2015, 01:36:32 PM
GREAT!  Skeet shooting with prizes.
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a2capt

#3
March 20, 2015, 07:39:47 PM
If you don't hit the prize in the process..

SarDragon

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March 20, 2015, 08:38:45 PM
Quote from: a2capt on March 20, 2015, 07:39:47 PM
If you don't hit the prize in the process..

Short loads of bird shot should work just fine.  >:D
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a2capt

#5
March 20, 2015, 09:02:38 PM
Of course, this could bring new meaning to the term Air Piracy.. 

PHall

#6
March 21, 2015, 12:01:56 AM
If you're into "precision" shooting there's always the .22cal rifle! >:D

Panache

#7
March 21, 2015, 05:58:18 AM
No, no, you're doing it all wrong.  This is the 21st century!

You need to hack the drone's OS and take control of them!

PHall

#8
March 21, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
Does this mean CAP will start doing "Missing Drone" searches? >:D

EMT-83

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March 21, 2015, 06:46:14 PM
Quote from: PHall on March 21, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
Does this mean CAP will start doing "Missing Drone" searches? >:D

If it's my order that's missing, yes!

SarDragon

#10
March 22, 2015, 02:53:27 AM
Quote from: PHall on March 21, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
Does this mean CAP will start doing "Missing Drone" searches? >:D

Only if it's got an ELT? 8)
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TexasBEAST

#11
March 22, 2015, 05:39:28 AM
CAP "Corporate" Mission, anyone?

Mission Symbol "AMZ"?
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Майор Хаткевич

#12
April 03, 2015, 04:01:11 PM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/03/24/amazon-hammers-faa-for-lack-of-impetus-over-progressive-drone-policy/

QuoteAmong those companies is Amazon, which hails from Cantwell's home state, and only last week received an airworthiness certificate to test its delivery drones outdoors in the U.S. It was a nice gesture from the FAA, said Misener, however, it did little to advance his company's approach. It took about a year receive approval–about six months more than in other countries–and was severely limiting by only approving one model of drone to be tested.

"We innovated so rapidly that the UAS approved last week by the FAA has become obsolete," he said. "We don't test it anymore. We've moved on to more advanced designs that we already are testing abroad."

THRAWN

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April 03, 2015, 04:47:10 PM
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Майор Хаткевич

#14
April 04, 2015, 03:11:36 AM
Embarrasing but pennies for them.
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