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FAA Gives Google Rights to Drone Airspace
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<blockquote data-quote="Andre Levite" data-source="post: 88033" data-attributes="member: 10850"><p>Unfortunately there are<a href="https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/16/03/26/2123241/faa-predicts-7-million-drones-by-2020" target="_blank"> less than 7 million drone pilots in the US.</a></p><p></p><p>We are dwarfed by the <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/546894/number-of-amazon-prime-paying-members/" target="_blank">over 100 million Amazon Prime members.</a></p><p></p><p>Given that we are outnumbered 14 to 1 a boycott isn't going to work.** I'm a drone lover but the general public is addicted to Amazon and views drones as a curiosity or a threat.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the solution is petitioning the government to keep the skies at least partially public. We may need to be satisfied with a few dedicated drone parks. There's just too much money at stake to give airspace away free to hobbyists.</p><p></p><p>** I know that's not exactly how statistics work but the relative numbers are significant</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre Levite, post: 88033, member: 10850"] Unfortunately there are[URL='https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/16/03/26/2123241/faa-predicts-7-million-drones-by-2020'] less than 7 million drone pilots in the US.[/URL] We are dwarfed by the [URL='https://www.statista.com/statistics/546894/number-of-amazon-prime-paying-members/']over 100 million Amazon Prime members.[/URL] Given that we are outnumbered 14 to 1 a boycott isn't going to work.** I'm a drone lover but the general public is addicted to Amazon and views drones as a curiosity or a threat. Perhaps the solution is petitioning the government to keep the skies at least partially public. We may need to be satisfied with a few dedicated drone parks. There's just too much money at stake to give airspace away free to hobbyists. ** I know that's not exactly how statistics work but the relative numbers are significant [/QUOTE]
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