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This conflict will surely be faced in the coming years by many organizations – firms that will want to use UAS and will face regulatory opposition.
Recently Detroit-area florist Flower Delivery Express wanted to use drones to deliver flowers to customers on Valentine Day. The FAA rejected the request, dryly noting that “A commercial flight requires a certified aircraft, a licensed pilot, and operating approval.” The florist is not giving up yet, cryptically saying it is testing “other guarded secret methods” for flower delivery.
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Nextgov reports that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had other ideas, though. “Commercial operations are only authorized on a case-by-case basis,” FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory told Nextgov in an e-mail. “A commercial flight requires a certified aircraft, a licensed pilot, and operating approval.… Anyone who wants to fly an aircraft, manned or unmanned, in U.S. airspace needs some level of authorization from the FAA.”
According to HLS News Wire the florist already has one drone in its fleet. The $7,000 system will stay on the ground for now, until it is cleared to fly by the FAA.
