Amazon Drones. No Go?

[Cleoriff]

There has been a lot in the news about plans for Amazon to launch a drone delivery service

However new draft rules appear to have scuppered this concept (at least for a while)

"The Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) draft rules for the use of drones in US airspace do not permit Amazon to launch its Amazon Air delivery service"

The draft rules state that pilots must remain within eyesight of their unmanned crafts, although it said it would consider factoring in a second line of sight in some cases.

Pilots must also be FAA certified to operate drones.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31487510

I must admit to confusion over how this drone delivery service would work in practice if it came to the UK?

I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon and have wondered whether I would be expecting my parcels to be dropped from a height into my back garden?

[jonsie]

i wonder what sort of world this will be in the 22nd Century......

[MI5]

Be sure to let us know jonsie

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

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Excellent