“The government and the F.A.A. have failed us.”
.... an 83-pound drone with six blue arms and whirring propellers appeared in a corner of the sky before zipping over nearby houses, looking like a cross between a mechanical dragonfly and an X-wing fighter, and buzzing like a battalion of bees.
The drone’s mission: delivering an Amazon package.
Richardson (TX) city officials gave Amazon zoning approval to start the drone delivery service in December...
The Federal Aviation Administration, which governs U.S. airspace, gave Amazon clearance to fly its drones
...any joy about the innovation has been muted by the sound of dozens of drones, if not more than a hundred of them, flying by every day, sometimes so loud that they sound like flying lawn mowers.
Oh, my, God. Could be as bad or worse than a data center next door. Have you ever had someone in your neighborhood fly a drone near your house? It is not pleasant. Think, too, it's not like a lawn mower that will shut down when the job is complete.
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