Aug 05, 2019 10:04:00

Amazon's drone delivery takes a step forward

It was revealed in 2013 that Amazon is planning a delivery service '

Prime Air ' using a drone. The service was launched in the United Kingdom in 2016, but in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been unable to start the service due to strict regulations. However, according to the latest media reports, Amazon is making steady progress one step at a time towards the delivery of drone delivery.

First US FAA-approved 'beyond-line-of-sight' drone flight completed-Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-faa-drones/first-us-faa-approved-beyond-line-of-sight-drone-flight-completed-idUSKCN1US2LR

Amazon should be excited about the FAA's latest milestone for drones
https://mashable.com/article/faa-approved-drone-flight-amazon/

The FAA is the one that has tightened the regulations concerning the drone in the US. Several companies, such as Amazon, are planning 'drone delivery service', but in order to realize this, the drone, which is a drone, can only fly in the line of sight of the pilot (visual perspective: VLOS The rule of ') was a big drag on me. If only visual sighting is permitted, the drone can only be a few hundred meters away from the pilot, which makes delivery of drone delivery services difficult.

However, according to Reuters reports, it became clear that on July 20, 2019 the FAA first approved 'Drone flight out of the driver's line of sight (BVLOS)'. If allowed to fly outside the sight line, the drone's flight range will be much wider, and several media reports that Amazon's planned drone delivery service will take a step forward.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is jointly conducting a test program with the FAA in the first week of August 2019 to test the drone flight outside the visual outlook. Depending on the size of the drone, Reuters points out that a drone can fly a distance of less than 2 miles in a nonvisual flight.

Amazon has been testing the drone delivery service 'Prime Air' in the UK since 2016, but announced that it will soon be commercialized in June 2019. However, it is unknown at all when and where the Prime Air will be put into practical use.

Kathy Cahill, director of the Drone flight test program outside of the University of Alaska's Fairbanks and FAA's visual outlook, said, “There is no paved road in the outskirts of the It will be especially important. ' In addition, 'University of Alaska Fairbanks is testing the use of drone for clothing delivery and pipeline surveillance,' said Caul.

'The joint program will move the industry forward to allow the drone to fly through the airspace,' said Daniel Elwell, acting manager of the FAA.