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Ya all understand that a delivery drone is going to sound like a leaf blower right?

• msadowski 6y ago
  It bothers me that not many people talk about this. The future in which the drone buzz above your head all the time is something I wouldn’t be enjoying. Hope these things don’t catch on.
  • greenyoda 6y ago
    The noise isn't even the worst problem. What happens if a drone fails during flight (e.g., a bird flies into it) and it falls on someone's head? I don't really want aircraft, no matter how small, flying and landing around my neighborhood. (Nobody seems to think about failure modes when talking about flying cars either.) I can imagine that after the first few widely-publicized accidents, the use of delivery drones in residential areas may be regulated out of existence.
    • engineer_22 6y ago
      This is an area of active policy development. It's just not sexy so it's not on HN, but it's ongoing.
      • greenyoda 6y ago
        Do you happen to know if drone operations in the U.S. would be regulated by the FAA, or by state/local governments?
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        • dmitrygr 6y ago
          FAA controls all the airspace in the USA, so it would be the FAA * exception: class G airspace