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CK_John

(10,005 posts)
Sun Sep 18, 2016, 11:01 PM Sep 2016

A million drones to keep the driverless cars company.

FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies.

WASHINGTON — So many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses that federal aviation officials said Friday they are contemplating the possibility of millions of unmanned aircraft crowding the nation's skies in the not-too-distant future.

In the nine months since the Federal Aviation Administration created a drone registration system, more than 550,000 unmanned aircraft have been registered with the agency, said Earl Lawrence, director of the FAA's drone office.

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A million drones to keep the driverless cars company. (Original Post) CK_John Sep 2016 OP
Eventually, we will have drone fallout from the sky. Collisions, poor maintenance, on and on ... n/t RKP5637 Sep 2016 #1
I can live without 2naSalit Sep 2016 #2

RKP5637

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1. Eventually, we will have drone fallout from the sky. Collisions, poor maintenance, on and on ... n/t
Sun Sep 18, 2016, 11:43 PM
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