Drones Development

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Drone Development and Delivery


Customer convenience and service efficiency is at the top of the list of importance for any industry looking to gain an edge in their perspective field. A key factor to excelling at these two areas of business is the ability to embrace change and development and run with it. When taking on these challenges there is always a risk that plays a part in failure or reward. For industries involved in delivering products to their customers their main focus is how quick, for how much, in what way. With rapid advances in technology and product development, the next best thing might be drone delivery.
Drones have been in use in the United States and other technologically advanced nations for years. The CIA has …show more content…

It’s far cheaper and safer to send a drone with a camera into a remote or dangerous place than to send a human. Oil and gas companies are using drones to monitor pipelines, oil rigs, and gas flares. Utility companies can use them to check electrical wires and towers. Real estate agents can showcase properties in ways that were never before possible. Engineers are beginning to use them to inspect bridges and buildings for damage and to survey land. Drones may also take the place of certain employment spots, causing the competition and requirements for a new or old job to be …show more content…

Pilots must also be at least 17 years old, pass an aeronautics test and be vetted by the Transportation Security Administration. (Rutkin, A) The drones themselves will simply have to pass a safety inspection by the FAA before every flight. In February 2012, Congress passed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, which was the first faa-related bill to include drones, which included deadlines for new rules by the FAA on civil and commercial drone use in tight overseen airspace by September of 2015. (West, G) This was signed by President Obama and includes a mandate to loosen up the restrictions and integrate commercial drones into the National Airspace System. (Albanesius, C) This allowed for six testing sites in the United States for experimentation opening the door for drone delivery development. Sadly though, all if not most of the FAA’s proposal are still far too restrictive and business-unfriendly for the drone to be a legitimate concept in any industry thus

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