Sunday, February 2, 2014

Oh Crap, Just Crap

In this Jan. 16, 2014 image from video provided by Lakemaid Beer, a mini-drone lands with a 12-pack of beer for ice fishing anglers on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs. Lakemaid president Jack Supple said he thought Amazon's package delivery plan would better be applied on a wide open frozen lake where ice anglers are manning their fishing holes in tiny shanties, but the Federal Aviation Administration heard him talking about his plans on the radio and grounded future deliveries. Photo: Courtesy Lakemaid Beer, AP / Lakemaid Beer
I'd like to blame Obama, but...
From the San Fran Chronicle: A craft brewer still has hopes of one day using drones to deliver its lager to ice fishing anglers on Minnesota lakes by air, despite being grounded by federal aviation officials after a recent test run.
Lakemaid Beer recently tested its delivery system by flying a 12-pack of its brew to anglers on central Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs. A video of the experiment posted online showed a small unmanned aerial system, or drone, not much bigger than the beer it carried flying over the head of a curious onlooker, landing on an iced-over lake and setting the beer down in front of a fishing shanty....
But Supple said an FAA inspector heard him talking about his delivery plan on the radio and soon a stack of regulatory information arrived, including a document titled "Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft System in the National Air Space System Roadmap." The Federal Aviation Administration has barred drone use for commercial purposes since 2007.
Stupid ass bureaucrats.  they take the fun out of everything.
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