Imagine a World where Amazon makes this a reality, excited or scared?

[vivster]

SpokenTruth said:

vivster said:

That doesn't seem very feasible. If you had to transport drones it's probably easier to load them into a truck. What's even better though is to just increase battery time for drones and have them fly directly from the storage facility. Towns that don't have a storage facility are most likely not big enough to even need drones anyway. What i could imagine however is drone parking spots where they can recharge for their flight back to increase initial distance.

Either way it doesn't seem like an ""if" anymore and rather a "when".

US laws require commercial drone operation to be visible at all times.  You can't do it from a truck or main fulfillment centers because you'd lose line of sight with the drones.

I don't believe that is true, considering drone deliveries are already happening. If this law actually applied to businesses drone delivery would be simply impossible. The US doesn't strike me as a country that's very much into corporate regulation, especially when other countries already allow it.

Edit: Now would you look at that. The law disables itself.

Waivers and Airspace Authorizations
The FAA can issue waivers to certain requirements of Part 107 if an operator demonstrates they can fly safely under the waiver without endangering other aircraft or people and property on the ground or in the air

https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=22615

Last edited by vivster - on 04 April 2019