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With the approval, Amazon pilots can now operate drones remotely without seeing it with their own eyes. An FAA spokesperson said the approval applies to College Station, Texas, where the company ...
Amazon's receipt of an approval from the FAA allowing it to test commercial deliveries through its drone fleet seems to be well-timed as the company sees huge demand amid the coronavirus crisis.
Prime Air lives on. Good morning. Hope you didn’t stay up too late. Today’s edition is lean and mean, given *waves hand around in the air.*. The (tech) news below.
Amazon has stated it plans to fly drones weighing up to 55 lbs. (25 kg) within a 10 mi (16 km) radius of its warehouses, at speeds of up to 50 mph (80.5 km/h) with packages weighing up to 5 lbs. (2.26 kg) in tow. [9] In June 2019, the FAA granted Amazon Prime Air a Special Airworthiness Certificate for training and research of its MK27 drone. [11]
To show problems with the FAA process in August 2015, an attorney was able to get FAA approval for a commercial drone that was actually a battery powered paper airplane toy. The Toy's controllable range is 120 feet (37 meters) and maximum flight time is 10 minutes. It is too underpowered to carry a camera. [65]
FAA staff do attend "many critical tests involving safety issues — such as flammability of new materials and design of flight controls". [4] The ODA status is granted for an aircraft manufacturer to act as the proxy on certification oversight. [5] Previous to the ODA programme, "engineers in that role were approved by and reported directly to ...
Amazon is pushing to launch the first version of its drone program by mid-2024, and aims to expand test deliveries to 1,300 customers this year.
The FAA published a significant revision to the U.S. manufacturing regulations on October 16, 2009. [17] This new rule eliminates some of the legal distinctions between forms of production approval issued by the FAA, which should have the effect of further demonstrating the FAA's support of the quality systems implemented by PMA manufacturers.