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Amazon proposes a slice of the sky for commercial drones

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Amazon on Tuesday laid out a proposal for how to regulate commercial drones in the US, suggesting that the government set aside a 200-foot-high stretch of the sky for the devices. The concept, presented at a NASA-hosted conference in the San Francisco Bay Area on unmanned aircraft systems, would designate the airspace at an altitude of between 200 feet and 400 feet as a high-speed transit area for commercial drones -- such as the delivery drones Amazon is developing -- with a no-fly buffer… (www.cnet.com) Mais...

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Moviela
Ric Wernicke 4
Amazon would like to take what they do not own. The space above my land is for my quiet enjoyment of my property. Amazon can navigate on city streets. With a truck.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
You got that right. Why is a drone any different than any other aircraft? Fly below 400 only over land you own or have permission to use. Screw Amazon.
donhun1313
donhun1313 1
Where is all the bandwidth going to come from so that these drones can communicate with each other and a central control point? The airwaves are already crowded and wireless companies are fighting for more and more all the time.

Who is going to develop the security protocols to ensure they are not hacked or spoofed.

Unless someone develops an inexpensive mm wave transceiver in the very near future this is never going to fly. Pun intended.
LoralThomas
Loral Thomas 1
Wonder if we'll need a hunting license for drone season?
tyketto
Brad Littlejohn 1
Apparently, they don't know the definition nor boundaries of Class B airspace.
tyketto
Brad Littlejohn 1
or Class C, for that matter.
preacher1
preacher1 2
Well, you have that matter of regulated airspace and also cannot forget that GA is VFR and uncontrolled up to 10,000'. They kinda act like Uber, cause it's them, they can do what they want. It may not be right but somewhere down the line, we better get ready for it.
tyketto
Brad Littlejohn 1
The problem however, is that if they want to make a delivery in Class B airspace, and if the delivery location is in a shelf where the floor is SFC, the drone would effectively need 2-way radio comms established plus the clearance to enter Class B airspace for them to make the delivery.

Class C would be the same, except only 2-way comms need to be established. For example: How would Amazon fly this drone to make a delivery at UNLV in Las Vegas? The airspace there is Class B, from SFC to 10000ft MSL. these drones would need 2-way comms established and a clearance to enter that airspace.
preacher1
preacher1 1
Well, it's like I said. They are kinda like Uber, figuring that because it's them, all those silly little regulations would not apply.
MultiComm
MultiComm 1
Uncontrolled up to 10,000? Huh? Controlled airspace in the U.S. starts as low as 700 feet in most areas east of the Mississippi near small airports and 1,200 feet elsewhere. The only uncontrolled airspace that goes above 1,200 feet is out west and can reach up to 14,500 but it is typically associated with terrain (or an area that is unpopulated).
preacher1
preacher1 1
Well, uncontrolled a poor choice of words. No Flight plan required.
MultiComm
MultiComm 1
Oh gotcha. On that case you have up to 17,999 feet to fly without a flight plan unless you are in SUA (ADIZ).
Bernie20910
Bernie20910 0
I hate to make bad puns but...

Okay, I lied, I love to make bad puns, so... I don't think this plan is gonna fly.

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