The US federal regulators Federal Aviation Administration has issued an experimental airworthiness certificate in the light of test flights over private, rural land in Washington State. They have added certain restrictions – namely, the flights must be conducted at 400ft (120m) or below during daylight hours. Amazon had requested for permission to fly at altitudes up to 500ft (150m).
Another condition that Amazon must follow is that the drone must also remain within the line of sight of the pilot and observer and the person entrusted with flying the aircraft must be in possession of a private pilot's certificate and current medical certification.
Moreover, Amazon must also provide monthly data to the FAA on the number of flights conducted, pilot duty time per flight, unusual hardware or software malfunctions and any other information that could be deemed relevant. As per plans of Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the delivery of packages would be under a program dubbed Prime Air and the company is developing drones that will fly at speeds of 50mph (80kph), operate autonomously and have the ability to sense and avoid objects.
Therefore, be ready to say goodbye to the delivery boys and courier services.
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