Also, several firefighting flights were cancelled due to sight-seeing drones in the area despite the no fly designation of the areas.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 2:10 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > For what it’s worth, your buddies over at the US Forest Service have been > using drones for several years to check out wild fires and where they’re > spreading. We watched several drones on FlightAware this past summer when > they were fire fighting in northern AZ. > > -D > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Oct 12, 2021, at 11:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Top News > > Bird? Plane? Drone Delivery > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzc1MTQxMC10ZXN0cy1hYm92ZS10ZWwtYXZpdi1pc3JhZWwtbW92ZXMtYWhlYWQtd2l0aC1uYXRpb25hbC1kcm9uZS1uZXR3b3JrP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B1ddb62ea > > > > Shutterstock > > Orders of sushi, beer and ice cream flew across the Tel Aviv coast on > > Monday as part of a government-led initiative to create a national drone > > network. The project intends to ease road congestion, improve air quality > > and be an economically viable option for the 9.2M consumers around the > > country. Flights have also been used for medical purposes, like > delivering > > donated blood and plasma, though officials must ensure the skies could be > > cleared in case of turbulent weather, a war or an emergency. > > > > *Phase 3:* The National Drone Initiative has a total of eight planned > > phases, with the latest stage conducting around 300 flights per day above > > open areas. The UAVs can currently carry a maximum load of approximately > > 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) and have a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius for missions, > > though the Israel Innovation Authority said that by next year the > perimeter > > will be expanded to 100-kilometers (60 miles). Many of the 16 > participating > > companies have links to Israel's military, which is a global leader in > > drone technology. > > > > It's garnering "a lot of interest from other countries and regulators, as > > we are now far ahead," said Sagi Dagan, Vice-President of Growth at the > > Israel Innovation Authority. "Israel has a competitive advantage in terms > > of the technologies, the drones and the air traffic management, all being > > co-designed through regulation and the market, and setting the new rules > > through work in the field. This is very unique." > > > > *Over in the U.S.:* Last December, the FAA introduced new drone rules > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzY0NzYyOS1mYWEtaW50cm9kdWNlcy1uZXctcnVsZXMtdG8tc3BlZWQtZHJvbmUtYWRvcHRpb24_c291cmNlPWNvbnRlbnRfdHlwZTpyZWFjdCU3Q3NlY3Rpb246bWFpbl9jb250ZW50JTdDYnV0dG9uOmJvZHlfbGluayU3Q2ZpcnN0X2xldmVsX3VybDpuZXdzJm1haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1Jm1lc3NhZ2VpZD13YWxsX3N0cmVldF9icmVha2Zhc3QmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zZWVraW5nX2FscGhhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MGFiYWNiNzE5ZGM3ZjEwNWQ1MTA0Yzg/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B4b651e9b > > > > to help open the skies for widespread commercial deliveries, allowing > > operators to fly small drones over people and at night under certain > > conditions. The regulations give the agency and law enforcement a handle > on > > what's actually flying around, requiring remote identification technology > > to pinpoint UAVs from the ground. Drones represent the fastest-growing > > segment in the entire transportation sector, with over 865K drone > > registrations and 247K FAA-certificated remote pilots. > > > > *Some history:* UPS (NYSE:UPS > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9VUFM_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8Bf475dc82 > >) > > won the government's first full approval to operate a drone delivery > > airline back in October 2019, while Alphabet's (GOOG > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9HT09HP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B99c954d8 > >, > > GOOGL > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9HT09HTD9tYWlsaW5naWQ9MjUzMTA3MzImc2VyaWFsPTI1MzEwNzMyLjM3NjI0JnVzZXJpZD01MzIwMzcyNSZzb3VyY2U9ZW1haWxfd3NiJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD13YWxsX3N0cmVldF9icmVha2Zhc3QmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1zZWVraW5nX2FscGhhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmbGN0Zz02MGFiYWNiNzE5ZGM3ZjEwNWQ1MTA0Yzg/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B30c26086 > >) > > Wing became the first company to get certification for a single-pilot > drone > > operation. In August 2020, the FAA granted Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9BTVpOP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B48c0cee9 > >) > > permission for delivery trials, while Walmart (NYSE:WMT > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9XTVQ_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B2cba792a > >) > > jumped into the drone delivery race that September. Earlier this year, > > Google also sought approval to use drones to research firefighting > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.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 > > > > in California and CVS (CVS > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL3N5bWJvbC9DVlM_bWFpbGluZ2lkPTI1MzEwNzMyJnNlcmlhbD0yNTMxMDczMi4zNzYyNCZ1c2VyaWQ9NTMyMDM3MjUmc291cmNlPWVtYWlsX3dzYiZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9d2FsbF9zdHJlZXRfYnJlYWtmYXN0JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9c2Vla2luZ19hbHBoYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJmxjdGc9NjBhYmFjYjcxOWRjN2YxMDVkNTEwNGM4/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B12d58069 > >) > > partnered with UPS to deliver prescriptions > > < > https://email-st.seekingalpha.com/click/25310732.37624/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWVraW5nYWxwaGEuY29tL25ld3MvMzUwNzQ3NC11cHMtdG8tdGVzdC1kcm9uZS1kZWxpdmVyeS1hcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMtY3ZzP21haWxpbmdpZD0yNTMxMDczMiZzZXJpYWw9MjUzMTA3MzIuMzc2MjQmdXNlcmlkPTUzMjAzNzI1JnNvdXJjZT1lbWFpbF93c2ImbWVzc2FnZWlkPXdhbGxfc3RyZWV0X2JyZWFrZmFzdCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPXNlZWtpbmdfYWxwaGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZsY3RnPTYwYWJhY2I3MTlkYzdmMTA1ZDUxMDRjOA/60abacb719dc7f105d5104c8B9ae9de57 > > > > in Florida. 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