Don
Well Known Member
Coincidentally I attended a presentation on the military's use of "drones" last week that was offered by the Virginia Aeronautical History Association. It was informative and thought provoking and put my mind at ease about the military's use of drones in US airspace. It did make me wonder about what other government agencies might be doing but I try not to get too paranoid. My main interest is in not hitting one of these unmanned aerial vehicles in my RV.
And then I saw this in my morning news feed.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU
Amazon is saying 86% of its orders could potentially be filled by UAVs. Besides making me rethink my investment strategies (how long do you hold stock in UPS?), it's making me think we really need to be aware of the rule making going on regarding UAVs. This has the potential to make a bird strike seem like your lucky day compared to a drone strike. There will likely be more UAVs around than geese in a few years.
So, not to be an alarmist, but here is a heads up we all need to pay attention to and figure out how we'll share the air space safely.
And then I saw this in my morning news feed.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU
Amazon is saying 86% of its orders could potentially be filled by UAVs. Besides making me rethink my investment strategies (how long do you hold stock in UPS?), it's making me think we really need to be aware of the rule making going on regarding UAVs. This has the potential to make a bird strike seem like your lucky day compared to a drone strike. There will likely be more UAVs around than geese in a few years.
So, not to be an alarmist, but here is a heads up we all need to pay attention to and figure out how we'll share the air space safely.