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IFR manned flight requires enough fuel to fly to your alternate destination airport + 45 minutes. Considering the idea of flying a drone with something valuabl
by RNCTX 5y ago
IFR manned flight requires enough fuel to fly to your alternate destination airport + 45 minutes.
Considering the idea of flying a drone with something valuable on it is a theft / vandalism / collision nuisance already that will probably never be used outside of a few test markets, I find it highly unlikely that "running out of power" will be a concern. Assuming hypothetically that they were allowed to operate on a larger scale than they are today which, again, is a dubious assumption to begin with, they will have similar reserve requirements that are easy to calculate based on observed wind conditions at a nearby airport.