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Amazon huffed and puffed and they managed to get FAA approval for their drone fleet to be tested on US soil, near their existing RD facility. 

 

I think drone deliveries are just inevitable, why not get ahead of the curve and start the testing now to refine the flight controllers and the GPS tech so that deliveries can actually be made in a manner that makes sense. 

 

After threatening to take its drone tests elsewhere, the FAA granted the online retailer permission to test its unmanned aircraft. If you'll recall, Bezos & Co. weren't interested in leveraging any of the government-approved test sites for drone trials, wanting instead to fly near its Seattle R&D facility. The "experimental airworthiness certificate" awarded today allows Amazon to make test flights at 400 feet or below, so long as the unmanned aircraft stays within the pilot's sight.

 

 

http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/19/faa-gives-amazon-permission-for-drone-tests/

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I will buy mini stinger to take those down if they fly over my place :)

jk I will gently ask them to pay me for flying over me.

jk :)

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Seriously, drones require a human pilot, a low ceiling, and must remain within line-of-sight... Talk about the 1865 red flag act deja vu. This is incredibly disappointing and really shows how these archaic heavy handed regulatory bodies stifle innovation in favor of invested interest group monopolies no matter what the industry.

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What if i purchase the air space above my house and land

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I will buy mini stinger to take those down if they fly over my place :)

jk I will gently ask them to pay me for flying over me.

jk :)

that would be an interesting thing by the way. They should be paying people for the right to fly over their properties.

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I will buy mini stinger to take those down if they fly over my place :)

jk I will gently ask them to pay me for flying over me.

jk :)

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What if i purchase the air space above my house and land

you only own the air space up to I think 80ft. after that its public.

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Just bought a shotgun off of amazon, when the drone comes ill unbox it and shoot it down before it leaves  :ph34r:

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you only own the air space up to I think 80ft. after that its public.

I believe it's actually 250ft. the father of my ex girlfriend in highschool actually filed a grievance with a small local airport because all the ultra-light enthusiasts were flying too low over his house on landing approach, and he actually ended up forcing them to re-route traffic or something.

 

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You want the package intact, not blown to bits. 

Not if package is not mine ;)

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I believe it's actually 250ft. the father of my ex girlfriend in highschool actually filed a grievance with a small local airport because all the ultra-light enthusiasts were flying too low over his house on landing approach, and he actually ended up forcing them to re-route traffic or something.

 

Not sure about that 100%, he's a bigger nutjob survivalist than I am.

Wikipedia says it's actually up to 500ft with exceptions around airports in the US. Wonder where the ~80ft came from. One site mentioned that the U.S. government was looking at reducing the height to allow for drones though. In the future the 80ft thing might be close to the truth.

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Wikipedia says it's actually up to 500ft with exceptions around airports in the US. Wonder where the ~80ft came from. One site mentioned that the U.S. government was looking at reducing the height to allow for drones though. In the future the 80ft thing might be close to the truth.

I guess it's not really something to be worried about as far as privacy goes, with these giant ass spy blimps they're putting up

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