Recent content by jdoejdoe76

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    Amazon Prime Air

    "Virtually no one" doesn't mean no one at all...I said it was possible, you provided examples that it is possible...What's the problem here? You're arguing about nothing...I'll leave you to it.
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    Amazon Prime Air

    Sure it is, you just admitted there are licensed operators in the U.S.A...Just relax man, no need to spiral out into the weeds here. We're talking about Amazon Prime Air...a big company...If they get licensed like the others you've mentioned (proving my point), they'll have lots of individuals...
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    Amazon Prime Air

    See above for your education. ;)
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    Amazon Prime Air

    Thank you for providing examples of my point. Amazon is surely as large...That is the subject of the thread title I believe. :D
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    Amazon Prime Air

    You can legally do drone work in the U.S.A. as well...You just need to be licensed for it if you do it for commercial purposes. The FAA and ICAO have been coordinating flight regulations for years now. Of course the FAA is a bureaucracy, and as such is most often a hindrance when it comes to...
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    Amazon Prime Air

    Somewhere on this list probably... ;) http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-wo ... n-history/
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    Winds of Fear

    Winds do look a little heavy up there in Lafayette at the Edinburgh/Sterling intersection. http://www.wunderground.com/weather-for ... yette.html
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    Amazon Prime Air

    No pilots are being hired. There are some other positions open: http://www.amazon.com/gp/jobs/?jobSearc ... &category= As far as other countries and their regulations go, all of them tend to follow the FAA's lead in these matters unless they happen to be even more restrictive. Just getting...
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    Amazon Prime Air

    Each country actually has its own regulations which Amazon would have to navigate and overcome to operate in...Even less likely to happen in my opinion. This link put together an informal list of rules for quad operation in various countries. http://www.pylo.si/news/265/list-laws-a ... -countries
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    Amazon Prime Air

    I really don't see this happening. There are just too many obstacles to making drone delivery reliable and cost-effective for Amazon. IBT did a great article on the weaknesses of an Amazon drone delivery program...nothing has changed since they wrote that article...
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    Distance test - RTH scare.

    It'd be interesting to see what Kyla and Vicki think of Ernest Jr's attitude over there in Lafayette.