Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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UPS and CVS made their first delivery via drone here in The Villages today. The flight was short and designed to be a test of the overall process. There are still many details to be worked out to be a successful business venture. Here is a short video of the maiden flight takeoff and landing.
UPS Makes First Delivery for CVS in The Villages Florida - YouTube
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Don Wiley GoldWingNut (a motorcycle enthusiast not a gilded fastener) A student of The Villages, its history and its future. City of Wildwood www.goldwingnut.com YouTube –YouTube.com/GoldWingnut and YouTube.com/GoldWingnutProductions Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. - Thomas Paine, 1/10/1776 |
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They must be using Litchi. Just $23 !
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The preflight process for this first flight was about 20 minutes long, the flight, about 2 minutes. The flight was automated (like Litchi) and very smooth.
It's not a money maker yet, there were about 8 people from UPS there and a rep from the aircraft manufacturer. They're very confident that in time they will be very successful with this. 3 or 4 more flights were planned to be completed by about 4 PM today with a much quicker tempo.
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Don Wiley GoldWingNut (a motorcycle enthusiast not a gilded fastener) A student of The Villages, its history and its future. City of Wildwood www.goldwingnut.com YouTube –YouTube.com/GoldWingnut and YouTube.com/GoldWingnutProductions Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. - Thomas Paine, 1/10/1776 |
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The only thing I could see a problem with, would be the human factor. Since we didn't see it land and what happened on the receiving end. Those blades look big enough to take a finger off. I guess they'll give the recipient a briefing over the phone.
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Those 14" carbon fiber blades spinning a greater than 5000 RPM are deadly and will easily take off a finger or a hand if not careful. One of the many things they have to take into consideration. I have scars from the props on my drones where stupidity stepped a little to close and paid the price.
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Don Wiley GoldWingNut (a motorcycle enthusiast not a gilded fastener) A student of The Villages, its history and its future. City of Wildwood www.goldwingnut.com YouTube –YouTube.com/GoldWingnut and YouTube.com/GoldWingnutProductions Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. - Thomas Paine, 1/10/1776 |
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Thanks for the video Don! As it is only a four motor drone, I would assume it still has some limited ability for control if one engine is lost? |
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Don Wiley GoldWingNut (a motorcycle enthusiast not a gilded fastener) A student of The Villages, its history and its future. City of Wildwood www.goldwingnut.com YouTube –YouTube.com/GoldWingnut and YouTube.com/GoldWingnutProductions Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. - Thomas Paine, 1/10/1776 |
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Interesting!
From the Matternet web site on the M2 -> Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can cause injury or destroy property in case of a crash. The drone is therefore designed with a parachute to ensure safe landing. It is also designed with encrypted communications, precision landing for additional safety. |
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Thanks for the video. This is the first time I saw UPS testing the drone. They are in this project a while back. Can you fly your drone to follow UPS's drone? I am your fan. Thanks |
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Thank you Don, as always a very informative and interesting post / video
I'm pleased that it's UPS and CVS pushing the envelop on this (as I have stock in both companies) however, wouldn't it be great if it was the local pizza joint that was testing drone delivery out...I'd volunteer to be one of the folks on the test landing site |
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Do you figure that if the flights are all landing at one site, there will be automated take-offs and landings, with little need for a remote operator doing the actual flying. Primarily GPS flying? |
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The quad, Matternet M2 that UPS is using if a motor fails -" The drone is therefore designed with a parachute to ensure safe landing"
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After watching the video, I was left thinking that it's going to be a loooooong time before anything is delivered to my front door via drone. Based on all previous publicity from many sources, I think I have been misled.
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