Beer Drone Plan Grounded

Friday, 31 January 2014 | by Pat's Picks

Minnesota beer brewer Jack Supple thought he came up with a great idea: Deliver cases of beer by drone to ice fisherman on a nearby lake. But the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the idea before his first flight. Supple says he understands the FAA’s point that the agency needs to figure out how to regulate commercial drones before allowing their use.

SOURCE: Minneapolis Star Tribune