Posted on 12/09/2013 7:22:58 PM PST by Olog-hai
Deutsche Post used a drone to deliver a package for the first time on Monday, flying a box from a pharmacy across the Rhine, just a week after Amazon carried off a similar stunt. …
The drone flew at a height of 50 meters for one kilometer and took two minutes to complete the journey. It was flown by two men using a remote control, but the technology also exists to direct the drones to their destination with GPS. …
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This will be fun. Get some transmitters and start a whole new business of selling stuff from hijacked packages.
Ping.
just stunts for now
delivery by drone is illegal in most US cities I think
aerial interdiction, using drones to steal packages from drones
I never did get my Amazon purchases todaY
I’m stocking up on bottle rockets. A little surface to air barrage will make this more interesting. I have declared the airspace above my property as an ADIZ.
This thing flew at an altitude of 50 meters. That is out of range for BB and pellet guns.
I mean when it tries to land/leave on my neighbor’s front door...great target shooting
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