FAA clears UPS delivery drones for longer-range flights #drone #droneday

There was a time when we thought delivery by drone would be commonplace in the very near future. While that didn’t quite come to fruition, there has been a steady slow growth.

This regulation update allows for delivery drones to fly beyond the visual site of an operator. This will greatly increase viability for carriers. Via the Verge:

UPS Flight Forward, a UPS subsidiary focused on drone delivery, can now deliver small packages beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) without spotters on the ground monitoring the route and skies for other aircraft, using Matternet M2 drones. The FAA also announced authorizations for two other companies to fly beyond sight for commercial purposes. That includes uAvionix Corp. and, last week, infrastructure inspection company Phoenix Air Unmanned.

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