FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by aritraghosh007 » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 5:09 PM UTC

FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages
techcrunch.com

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by jedanbik » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:43 PM UTC

First comment, couldn't have put it better myself:

N Lawrence Pfeifer "FAA Bans The Use Of Drones To Deliver Packages" "As such, the FAA wants to ban it."

TechCrunch, please.

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by jkaljundi » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:45 PM UTC

FAA has never allowed the use of drones to deliver packages. The right headline would be "The FAA does still not allow use of drones to deliver packages."

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by orasis » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:45 PM UTC

Drones are really annoyingly loud. This isn't a bad thing at all.

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by bramswenson » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:54 PM UTC

orasis wrote: post #4

Drones are really annoyingly loud. This isn't a bad thing at all.

How quickly do you think they will get quieter?

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by mgr86 » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:54 PM UTC

orasis wrote: post #4

Drones are really annoyingly loud. This isn't a bad thing at all.

I cannot argue the noise aspect, but I do thing not allowing experiments in drone delivery a bad thing. I strongly suspect that self-driving cars are on the horizon. With that presumption, I suspect self-flying cars would not be far off and that the technology that would drive that would come from parcel delivering drones.

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by radiorental » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:56 PM UTC

bramswenson wrote: post #5

orasis wrote: post #4

Drones are really annoyingly loud. This isn't a bad thing at all.

How quickly do you think they will get quieter?

Depends, how fast can you run from our future robot overlords. Point being, noise should be the the least of concerns http://rt.com/news/167168-riot-control-pepper-spray-drone/

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by jkaljundi » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:57 PM UTC

orasis wrote: post #4

Drones are really annoyingly loud. This isn't a bad thing at all.

Also motorcycles, airplanes, some cars and quite many people.

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by jkaljundi » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 6:59 PM UTC

mgr86 wrote: post #6

orasis wrote: post #4

Drones are really annoyingly loud. This isn't a bad thing at all.

I cannot argue the noise aspect, but I do thing not allowing experiments in drone delivery a bad thing . I strongly suspect that self-driving cars are on the horizon. With that presumption, I suspect self-flying cars would not be far off and that the technology that would drive that would come from parcel delivering drones.

For experimentation the FAA has set up a program called UAS test sites: http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsid=15... and http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/ No problem with testing, but it must be done step by step.

Re: FAA bans the use of drones to deliver packages

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Post by bramswenson » Tue, Jun 24, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

radiorental wrote: post #7

bramswenson wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How quickly do you think they will get quieter?

Depends, how fast can you run from our future robot overlords. Point being, noise should be the the least of concerns http://rt.com/news/167168-riot-control-pepper-spray-drone/

Well, if they are quieter, we won't hear them coming to riot control us.