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I'm curious, did you read the actual press release or the approval letters? From the press release: > The FAA authorized Zipline International, Inc., to deliv
by Karrot_Kream 3y ago
I'm curious, did you read the actual press release or the approval letters?
From the press release:
> The FAA authorized Zipline International, Inc., to deliver commercial packages around Salt Lake City and Bentonville, Arkansas, using drones that fly beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.
emphasis mine and
From the approval letters:
> Flight operations must minimize ground risk and not overfly the
following, unless otherwise approved by the Administrator: Power plants, Open-air assemblies of people, Schools during times of operation (e.g., elementary, middle, high, preschool and daycare facilities), Moving vehicles, except transitory flight operations, Roadways or highways, except transitory flight operations, and Any other area deemed high risk by the operator during the flight route design process.
> For all current operations areas, and prior to conducting operations in a new
area, the operator must complete a ground risk assessment and submit it to
the FAA for acceptance.
> The operator must maintain a conflict management capability to ensure that
the PIC is able to keep the UA clear of any manned aircraft and other UA.
> The operator may only conduct operations at a UA-to-PIC ratio of 1:1 unless
otherwise authorized by the FAA.
> Flights under special visual flight rules (SVFR) or instrument flight rules
(IFR) are not authorized.
There's lots and lots of stipulations here. So what's your concrete complaint?
- runeb 3y agoTheir complaint is that they feel the sky will be filled with drones. And those stipulations do not address their concern in my view.