M planned to deliver game ball by drone, FAA said no
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-19/michigan-s-pigskin-delivery-dr…
They wanted a drone to deliver the ball as part of the aerospace engineering 100th anniverasry celebration. Nixed by the FAA.
September 19th, 2014 at 2:46 PM ^
That's anti-American.
September 20th, 2014 at 10:14 AM ^
Maybe I should go to work for the FAA because I agree with this. I don't like the optics. Yes, I'm paranoid, and yes, I've felt vulnerable in that stadium (I was at the first game post 9/11). I think drones are cool and I KNOW they are here to stay, but I don't like to see one hovering over a 115,000 person crowd. That's creepy.
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"I have religiously flown drones for 50 years, I have not found that experience lacking of a college football game.”
September 19th, 2014 at 2:54 PM ^
Over/under 23 fire brandon posts in this thread? I take "Over".
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September 19th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
Thanks to Carlos.
September 19th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
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September 19th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^
That is one fired up Spicyweiner.
September 19th, 2014 at 4:46 PM ^
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September 19th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
No surprise whatsoever here. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS's) for non-military use are tremendously under-regulated, especially outside of the military and law enforcement realms. When you dig into it, it's really tough to get approval for drone activity. So unless you're the cops or the military, you start with a "this flight is disallowed" and have to work backward from there.
The FAA is slated to get new UAS regs out next year, so perhaps this will be less of a hurdle moving forward.
September 19th, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
There's an interesting Planet Money episode about the whole process. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/05/23/314915583/episode-541-who-own…
September 19th, 2014 at 3:31 PM ^
There's a way around it though... you can use the RC excemption/rules (which a lot of people are using to get around some of the regulations) - if it's under a 400 ft ceiling, in line of sight, and if there's control by an operator then it's allowed (I know a lot of people are using switchover systems - having it go from UAS mode to RC mode).
September 19th, 2014 at 4:26 PM ^
I think that's only for model aircraft. For a while, people were thinking "cool, I'll just keep my commercial or civilian purpose UAS under 400' and it will be cool", but in 2007 the FAA clarified that a bit. So it's not the end-around that a lot of people think it is (and were arguably correct in thinking it was up until 2007).
See HERE if curious.
September 19th, 2014 at 7:29 PM ^
under-regulated, then wouldn't it be easy for michigan to fly a...non-military drone?
September 19th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
The question is when will they be able to deliver food to my seat by drone?
September 19th, 2014 at 2:57 PM ^
Craig James wonders when they'll be able to deliver hookers to him via drone.
September 19th, 2014 at 3:41 PM ^
Once they find the five.
CJK5H
September 19th, 2014 at 3:54 PM ^
Why have them delivered when he can kill them with the drone itself?
September 19th, 2014 at 4:00 PM ^
(allegedly)
September 19th, 2014 at 2:57 PM ^
I see no way this is a 'dur hurr Dave Brandon' moment. Would've been a cool way to recognize Aero
September 19th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
I count 16. Looking good. Looking Good. It's Still Early.
September 19th, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^
Knew it!
September 19th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
I think he does a helluva job especially with having to babysit most of the old timers.