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Old December 2nd 13, 05:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/
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Old December 2nd 13, 06:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Monday, December 2, 2013 11:16:31 AM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/


You must have watched 60 Minutes last night.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-u...very-by-drone/
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Old December 2nd 13, 08:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On 02/12/2013 17:38, Soartech wrote:
On Monday, December 2, 2013 11:16:31 AM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/


You must have watched 60 Minutes last night.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-u...very-by-drone/


Missed delivery note

https://twitter.com/QuantumPirate/st.../photo/1/large

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Old December 2nd 13, 11:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/


The drones in those pictures generally have a very short duration; probably
in the order of 20 to 30 minutes. I don't see them doing much remote
delivery.
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Old December 3rd 13, 01:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Monday, December 2, 2013 5:21:47 PM UTC-5, Morgans wrote:

The drones in those pictures generally have a very short duration; probably
in the order of 20 to 30 minutes. I don't see them doing much remote
delivery.


First of all, the UAVs need to be autonomous (no human pilot).
Now imagine a FedEx truck driving slowly down your suburban street with six UAVs departing and returning to the rooftop flight deck (complete with autonomous parcel loading robots and recharging stations.) Jetsons!
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Old December 4th 13, 08:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Monday, December 2, 2013 8:16:31 AM UTC-8, son_of_flubber wrote:
http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/


"PULL!" Kerblam!
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Old December 4th 13, 04:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:47:28 AM UTC, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Monday, December 2, 2013 5:21:47 PM UTC-5, Morgans wrote:



The drones in those pictures generally have a very short duration; probably


in the order of 20 to 30 minutes. I don't see them doing much remote


delivery.




First of all, the UAVs need to be autonomous (no human pilot).

Now imagine a FedEx truck driving slowly down your suburban street with six UAVs departing and returning to the rooftop flight deck (complete with autonomous parcel loading robots and recharging stations.) Jetsons!


Will they ring the doorbell and then fly away before you can get there? If not they will never replace delivery drivers.

John Galloway
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Old December 4th 13, 04:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Monday, December 2, 2013 12:38:53 PM UTC-5, Soartech wrote:
On Monday, December 2, 2013 11:16:31 AM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote: http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/ You must have watched 60 Minutes last night. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-u...very-by-drone/


Gonna be fun sittin' on the front porch with a broom stick. LOL
This is a solution looking for a problem and not likely to work in many places.
It is interesting to see how far these guys will go to feed the shopping addiction.
UH
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Old December 4th 13, 05:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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The first network news report of a 8 year old child on her bicycle or Fido accidentally getting nailed by one should be spectacular. The world news firestorm will incredible and won't stop for months. Then there will be the lawsuits....
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Old December 4th 13, 05:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 10:49:27 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Monday, December 2, 2013 12:38:53 PM UTC-5, Soartech wrote:

On Monday, December 2, 2013 11:16:31 AM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote: http://qz.com/120654/china-could-bec...very-by-drone/ You must have watched 60 Minutes last night. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-u...very-by-drone/




Gonna be fun sittin' on the front porch with a broom stick. LOL

This is a solution looking for a problem and not likely to work in many places.

It is interesting to see how far these guys will go to feed the shopping addiction.

UH


It's to FedEx what the Segway is to personal transportation.

Or what sailplanes are to airmail :-)

http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/...H/postcard.jpg

Next up: trans-ocean delivery by red herring.

Evan Ludeman / T8
 




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