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If they wanted to prove the design, why can't they offer package delivery services with the drones and ramp up volume to at least 100 flights a day until it's p
by zaroth 9y ago
If they wanted to prove the design, why can't they offer package delivery services with the drones and ramp up volume to at least 100 flights a day until it's proven?!
If they've proven it works, they should get the money necessary to test it and deploy it. They need to get to market and see if it sells.
I think the problem is crashing over populated areas, even if it's not occupied? Hard to make deliveries if you can't fly over actual people.
But in any case, let me know when they are doing at least 10 flights per day (no days off for bad weather, they should be testing in multiple locations and climates too).
- nradov 9y agoIt would be difficult to get FAA approval to offer cargo delivery services with a large drone due to the risk it would pose to manned light aircraft flying under VFR. They would have to carve out controlled airspace in a specific area and temporarily ban VFR flights there.