FAA clears UPS delivery drones for longer-range flights
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US regulators have cleared the way forward for UPS delivery drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight.

Drones to fly without spotters on the ground monitoring route and skies for other aircraft

  • ShadowRam@kbin.social
    71·
    10 months ago

    That must be one crazy loud drone.

    All the ones I fly, including others are practically silent past 100ft…

    What RPM/blade diameter is your mini-drone? the smaller ones are louder because of the higher RPM’s

    • Player2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      Have to remember too that carrying packages will require more thrust. Also, they would probably be large enough that big birds don’t try or fail to take them down. I was flying a ~35g drone around my yard last year and a hawk of some kind snatched it right out of the air and tried to kill it on top of a tree. Thankfully got it back with some diplomacy (yelling at bird) and no one was hurt. Drone still flies to this day…

      Got it on camera too, the claws look massive.