Amazon Prime Air - Page 7

speakingtohe · 12-08-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

I don't think that this is too far fetched, actually. If Amazon is going to use droines, I'm sure there WILL be fake "Amazon" drones delivering not-so-legal stuff around.

entrepreneurship in action

ApK · 12-08-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

The wild west revisited. Imagine the advantages for drug dealers to use drones disguised as Amazon drones for delivery. Some of the windows will be pre-broken.

Helen

Wasn't there a Neal Stephenson novel featuring that sort of thing?

sirmaru · 12-09-2013, 09:17 AM

Soon individuals will be able to buy personal drones from Amazon. Then the real fun will begin.

The FAA is going to have to regulate all this or sky crashes are going to soar. Imagine a passenger jet landing at some air port with the sky filled with drones.

What happens if a drone crashes into a car on a highway?

Jessica Lares · 12-09-2013, 11:49 AM

Bloomberg Businessweek's take on it:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...disruptive-bet

HarryT · 12-09-2013, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

Soon individuals will be able to buy personal drones from Amazon. Then the real fun will begin.

Anyone can buy the type of octocopter that features in Amazon's video. They run from about $1500 upwards, depending on what degree of autonomy and payload capacity you're willing to pay for. Do a Google search.

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What happens if a drone crashes into a car on a highway?

An insurance claim happens. Anyone who flies radio-controlled model aircraft has insurance (if they have any sense) for that very reason.

fjtorres · 12-09-2013, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Bloomberg Businessweek's take on it:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...disruptive-bet

A very thoughful take.
Good find, thanks.

Jessica Lares · 12-10-2013, 10:56 AM

Hmm, Bezos is now using the Washington Post to post about himself...

Interesting. Maybe it means that this won't be a US first like everything else?

It was illegal for Amazon to shoot that drone video in the U.S., so it went abroad
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...t-went-abroad/

HarryT · 12-10-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Hmm, Bezos is now using the Washington Post to post about himself...

Interesting. Maybe it means that this on't be a US first like everything else?

It was illegal for Amazon to shoot that drone video in the U.S., so it went abroad
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...t-went-abroad/

Radio controlled model aircraft are illegal in the US? That's difficult to believe.

EDIT: Ah, on reading the article more closely I see they are legal for hobbyists, but not for commercial use. That still strikes me as a little odd - they are very heavily used for commercial aerial photography in the UK.

Jessica Lares · 12-10-2013, 11:34 AM

Hobbyists still have set rules though, I would think?

ApK · 12-10-2013, 01:22 PM

I'm an RC flyer in the US. In more rural areas, people go into a field and do what they like, more or less.

In densely populated areas like where I live, there are rules at the city, county, and maybe even state level for aircraft over a certain weight (small electric park flyers are generally excepted. Or at least tacitly ignored) that require aircraft to only be flown in certain places under certain conditions. In my county, I can only fly in a county field, if I pay for a county permit, join a county club, and have insurance through membership the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics). Flying RC in my area is more onerous and expensive than being a shooter in the UK, I'd bet. I gave up and now only fly the light electrics.

kennyc · 12-11-2013, 02:56 PM

The Groupon Response:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57...nes-catapults/

sirmaru · 12-11-2013, 03:25 PM

In the US FCC licenses are required for short wave transmissions and radio controlled air planes. Each State, County, Town and City sets aside areas for using radio controlled air planes.

These drones are already being limited by lots of states having bills in their legislatures to restrict use of drones to police and fire agencies.

Thus, the new Amazon drones will probably only be available in SOME states, not all. The FAA will have to license those drones as well. I am not sure but I believe privately owned drones by individuals will also need FAA licenses as do all aircraft now.

ApK · 12-11-2013, 03:53 PM

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HarryT · 12-11-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sirmaru

In the US FCC licenses are required for short wave transmissions and radio controlled air planes. Each State, County, Town and City sets aside areas for using radio controlled air planes.

Your information is a little out of date. The FCC stopped issuing licences for RC models in 1983.

12-10-2013, 10:56 AM	#97
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Hmm, Bezos is now using the Washington Post to post about himself... Interesting. Maybe it means that this won't be a US first like everything else? It was illegal for Amazon to shoot that drone video in the U.S., so it went abroad http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...t-went-abroad/ Last edited by Jessica Lares; 12-10-2013 at 11:30 AM. Reason: Typos

12-11-2013, 03:25 PM	#102
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	In the US FCC licenses are required for short wave transmissions and radio controlled air planes. Each State, County, Town and City sets aside areas for using radio controlled air planes. These drones are already being limited by lots of states having bills in their legislatures to restrict use of drones to police and fire agencies. Thus, the new Amazon drones will probably only be available in SOME states, not all. The FAA will have to license those drones as well. I am not sure but I believe privately owned drones by individuals will also need FAA licenses as do all aircraft now. Last edited by sirmaru; 12-11-2013 at 03:28 PM.

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sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Soon individuals will be able to buy personal drones from Amazon. Then the real fun will begin. The FAA is going to have to regulate all this or sky crashes are going to soar. Imagine a passenger jet landing at some air port with the sky filled with drones. What happens if a drone crashes into a car on a highway?

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Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Bloomberg Businessweek's take on it: http://www.businessweek.com/articles...disruptive-bet

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Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Hobbyists still have set rules though, I would think?

12-10-2013, 01:22 PM	#100
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,316 Karma: 67862884 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	I'm an RC flyer in the US. In more rural areas, people go into a field and do what they like, more or less. In densely populated areas like where I live, there are rules at the city, county, and maybe even state level for aircraft over a certain weight (small electric park flyers are generally excepted. Or at least tacitly ignored) that require aircraft to only be flown in certain places under certain conditions. In my county, I can only fly in a county field, if I pay for a county permit, join a county club, and have insurance through membership the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics). Flying RC in my area is more onerous and expensive than being a shooter in the UK, I'd bet. I gave up and now only fly the light electrics.

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