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FAA Grants Amazon an 'Experimental Airworthiness Certificate' to Start Testing Drone Delivery

FAA Grants Amazon an 'Experimental Airworthiness Certificate' to Start Testing Drone Delivery

Posted March 20, 2015 at 6:20am by iClarified
The FAA has issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon to begin testing package delivery drones.

The Federal Aviation Administration today issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon Logistics, Inc. unmanned aircraft (UAS) design that the company will use for research and development and crew training. The FAA typically issues experimental certificates to manufacturers and technology developers to operate a UAS that does not have a type certificate.

Under the provisions of the certificate, all flight operations must be conducted at 400 feet or below during daylight hours in visual meteorological conditions. The UAS must always remain within visual line-of-sight of the pilot and observer. The pilot actually flying the aircraft must have at least a private pilot’s certificate and current medical certification.


The certificate also requires Amazon to provide monthly data to the FAA. The company must report the number of flights conducted, pilot duty time per flight, unusual hardware or software malfunctions, any deviations from air traffic controllers’ instructions, and any unintended loss of communication links.

More details on Amazon's plans for drone delivery and a video demo can be found here.

Read More [via Dane]


FAA Grants Amazon an 'Experimental Airworthiness Certificate' to Start Testing Drone Delivery


FAA Grants Amazon an 'Experimental Airworthiness Certificate' to Start Testing Drone Delivery
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What142
What142 - March 20, 2015 at 1:44pm
Where's apple on that one?
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - March 20, 2015 at 3:35pm
Why apple? Different companies mean different way to suite our lives, and this is what amazon's good for.
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