These Are the Companies the FAA Has Sent notices To For Using Drones 136
Daniel_Stuckey writes "Just as soon as the Minnesota-based Lakemaid Beer company excited everyone by delivering beer to ice fisherman with drones, the Federal Aviation Administration ruined their fun by demanding that they cease operations. But Lakemaid isn't the only company that's been harassed by the agency. Since 2012, the agency has sent official notices to 13 companies for the commercial use of drones."
Will Beta be delivered by drone? (Score:4, Interesting)
I hope so, then the FAA can shut it down.
The Slashdot slant. (Score:3, Interesting)
But Lakemaid isn't the only company that's been harassed by the agency.
It isn't harassment to be told by the agency responsible for regulating aviation to put on the brakes until the rules are in place. It isn't difficult to imagine that alcohol deliveries on inland and coastal waters are going to present some special problems.
On average four or five ice fishing deaths occur in North America every winter, usually the result of a combination of thin ice, too much booze and not enough brains. Ice Fishing [comingbackalive.com]