Drone Application Filed

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11 years ago

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for permission to begin testing drones on its corporate property. The drones would eventually be used to deliver small packages of approximately 5 pounds each, to Amazon's customers worldwide. The company expects that each delivery would take approximately 30 minutes. Amazon is hoping to have the program in operation within one year. The FAA has

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JRCM

11 years ago

Goood news

IMN

11 years ago

It will definitely be good news for Amazon if it is approved.

Patrick007

11 years ago

How can we sign up for the drone affiliate program? ;)

IMN

11 years ago

I'm looking into this. You can buy one with a camera on Amazon Prime for $68.99.

Funmine

11 years ago

Like we don't have enough pollution to deal with. How do you think this will impact the already "crowded" airspace? Perhaps there will be more work for the ATC (Air Traffic Controllers). Many factors to consider but time will tell.

IMN

11 years ago

Some of the drones I have seen on TV are designed to look like birds. You wouldn't even realize you were seeing a drone, not a bird.

RickBell57

11 years ago

Money does make a difference. See?

IMN

11 years ago

Yep.

byrona

11 years ago

It's just amazing what people can do any more! Personally I don't see how this can work, but then again I'm not the smartest person on the block either!

IMN

11 years ago

I think it would be complicated, but part of Amazon's argument is that drones are already widely in use as a hobby or recreational use, without regulation.