FAA Authorizes Zipline International, Inc. to Deliver Commercial Packages Using Drones That Fly Beyond Operator's Line of Sight
Monday, September 18, 2023
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. Read the approval letters here and here. Zipline is an FAA-certificated Part 135 operator and will use its Sparrow drone to release the payload via parachute. Data collected from these operations will inform the FAA's ongoing policy and rulemaking activities.
The FAA is focused on developing standard rules to make BVLOS operations routine, scalable and economically viable. The agency chartered the Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee on June 9, 2021 to provide safety recommendations to the FAA. We are reviewing their final report.
The FAA's long-term goal is to safely integrate drones into the National Airspace System rather than set aside separate airspace exclusively for drones. This approach is consistent with the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. The 2016 Act directed the FAA, in conjunction with NASA, to continue developing a plan for Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM), which will assist in integration efforts.
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Me when someone thinks they're getting a delivery
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I give it two weeks after flights start until the first drone is shot down
Actually, gangbanger aim with handguns is a heck of a long shot against a drone in flight. We'll see one shot down if they deliver to diverse neighborhoods because they have to hover.
Ive done air-defense shooting against a drone-like target, but even with a full machine gun belt, AA sights, and the target approaching you head-on its hella difficult. No way some neighbor with glawck and sagging pants manages that.
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That's why I'm using a shotgun r-slur. A double tap of of #6 birdshot should do nicely.
If you're in the city, you can probably make a tidy profit running cheap over/unders to the gangs.
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Sure, but youre not a BIPOC. I wuz wondering how long it takes until neighbors shoot them down en masse.
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inb4: Old hardware store shotguns go from 50 dollars mint to 500 dollars used
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For every silver lining, a cloud
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Do you think they will avoid certain 'problematic' areas, like with commercial aviation, to avoid potential damage to and loss of property?
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Does a catholic bear shit in the woods?
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Bentonville and SLC are unbelievably white.
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Cinch News will be ready to deliver reports either way.
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God I fricking hate bureaucracy so much
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Hey it only took them 8 years to approve of a limited drone-delivered service. They're innovating as fast ast they can.
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Frick drones, space > amazon air
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Heinlein's mini space catapult!
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This will be a disaster
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Wonder which cousin of the president of the FAA owns this literally who company
Trans lives matter
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pew pew
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They've been doing drone deliveries in Australia for a while, not the same demographics but still pretty cool.
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I wanna see a drone brought down by a boomerang lmao
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they have had this in ukraine for almost 2 years now
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Call me a manchild all you want but this subreddit is a joke.
Yes, I have come from /r/AskReddit, but that doesn't make my opinions invalid.
First, it's ridiculous that you guys make it out to seem like you're an oppressed group.
Your automod message says ‘scalper' is an ethnic slur and you call yourselves a minority group. Please, I invite you all to look up the definition of ethnicity. It means the state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. That means national or cultural customs that are passed down from generation to generation. I'd like to hear how you guys fit that definition, I'm sure you can convince yourselves of something. All you're doing is disrespecting the suffering of actual oppressed groups. If you think ‘scalper' is on the same level as the n-word, you're nuts. Plus, if you really thought it were an ethnic slur, you wouldn't have put it in the name of your subreddit.
I also love how you describe this subreddit as a safe space while all you seemingly do is boast about your enormous profits and gripe about all the “discrimination” you face. It feels a lot like one big circle jerk, not a source of support.
Second, I'd like to point out that people don't hate you scalpers because of who you are, they hate you because of what you do. Scalping takes the ability to buy stuff away from people who may really want it but can't afford the prices scalpers charge. Do I want a PS5? Yes. Do I want to spend two or three times the retail price to get one? Not even close. That's largely thanks to you guys, and that is why people don't like scalpers. You can choose not to do that, but because you're greedy and inconsiderate, you won't. Ultimately, I'm annoyed that you guys scalp, but what I really take issue with is the way you present yourselves; the way you attempt to avoid criticism by fabricating a culture around scalping with the idea that you deserve respect as a minority group. I think you all know it's BS, but won't ever admit it.
Of course, y'all are very predictable. I know you'll call me a manchild simply because you don't agree with me, claim I'm only jealous of all the money you're making, and that you'll try to rationalize and justify your actions like you always do. Be my guest, but I wanted this to serve as a message to all the sane people on this sub.
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