We have all heard of the predictions for personal delivery to
your home via drones. Many people are anxiously waiting the day
when they can receive a package or a pizza at their front door via
drone. Amazon, Wal-Mart and Google have all announced plans to use
drones for home delivery.
Before you receive a package on your doorstep via
drone, major obstacles will have to be overcome. In 2012, Congress directed the FAA to develop a plan
"for the safe integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems
into the national airspace system as soon as practicable, but not
later than September 30, 2015."
Despite that mandate, the FAA recently announced that it was
unable to meet that deadline. In response, several industry
organizations signed a letter to the Administrator of the FAA urging
the FAA to move forward expeditiously with developing rules for the
integration of UAS into the National Airspace System.
