Video: The beer drone grounded by the FAA
You may have heard that Lakemaid Beer, brewed in Stevens Point, Wis., had a very local delivery gimmick that brought it to the attention of the Federal Aviation Administration: A beer drone. Here's some video of the contraption in action.
"We were a little surprised at the FAA interest in this since we thought we were operating under the 400-foot limit," Supple told NPR via email. The beer-makers "figured a vast frozen lake was a lot safer place than [what] Amazon was showing on 60 Minutes."
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