- Amazon may move up in the US drones in the open air. The aviation authority FAA has now granted such special permit.
- To the drone may rise into the air, a person must be in sight.
Amazon may in the US Drones experiment
Amazon may now test in the United States under the open sky his package drones. This tells the US aviation authority (FAA) in a letter on your website. The flights may only take place during the day, the pilot must remain within sight and the drones can not fly higher than 120 meters. Previously, Amazon had the authority threatened in a letter to shift the development of drones completely abroad.
Amazon is testing drones in other countries
Amazon is testing so far drones at a plant in the near its headquarters in Seattle and even outdoors in countries with less strict traffic rules. In addition to Amazon and Google and the German postal experiment with drones continue to deliver packets with mini-aircraft.
Goods Delivery within 30 Minutes
That Amazon drones tests, Jeff Bezos had during an interview 2013 announced. The drones are Oktokopter, so have eight propeller. According to Bezos, the aircraft should be able to deliver goods within 30 minutes. Are controlled drone by GPS. The requirements of the FAA are too high for commercial service, as envisaged by Amazon, there can be no assurance as a pilot to remain for 30 minutes in sight.
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