FAA Review May Scuttle Hobbyist Inventor's Ingenious Method For Shipping Drugs

Brian P.
Leave it to our dopey government to ruin opportunity for the little guy. I hope this gets approved, sounds like a simple and affordable idea.

This is the kind of bloated bureaucracy that allows big inefficient companies to stomp all over the little guys. I'll bet if GE owned this thing the FAA wouldn't have given it a second look before passing it off. I here if a small telephone company wants to put internet in to rural school they have to spend five to seven years fighting the BLM to prove that they cant legally be stopped. It is even worse for independent films getting a fair rating from the invented bureaucracy called MPAA.

I'm somewhat sympathetic to the FAA on this one. Agencies get beat up on both ends. They're criticized for for being slow on one hand, but they're really castigated should something happen with an 'approved' item.

Oh, and never mind about that underfunding.

It's also possible that if they aren't careful with the classification on this product, they'll open up Pandora's box. If manufacturers smell a shortcut, they will try and take advantage of it, if they think that it's at all feasible.

My background is in industry -- with a very ethical employer -- so, I'm not a government apologist. I'm just mentioning some of the things that could be happening here.

Of course we need our own government to ruin it...
Someone needs to run a petition

Yadda-yadda-yadda... I bet you guys would be singing a different song if there was some kind of accident related to one of these containers. Say the cooling system or containment failed and released harmful drugs into the plane or caused a fire in the cargo hold, or batteries overheated... etc... etc... You'd be asking "Where was the FAA and why did they certify an unproven product???".

Safety first! I'm very pleased with the job the FAA has done! It is phenomenal, given it's global reach.

This inventor should have factored FAA certification into his biz plan. He can seek investors to help out easily. He will wait in line for testing and certification like everybody else.

And it doesn't matter what size the company is, they all have to wait for due diligence to be completed. Remember, prototypes have to be made and tested in real planes under almost every circumstance imaginable and meet or exceed 150% of the normal use requirements.

This, my friends... takes time... so think about it next time you're flying!

I understand the need for safety, but why does a device like this cause so much more concern than normal packages and luggage that are routinely transported on planes?

The FAA is notorious for being limited to the intelligence of it's dullest employee. It inspires operators to hide problems, while in Canada, the DOT works with them to resolve troubles. However, let's get some information on what is in the box before we decide if someone is being stupid, corrupt, or is doing a good job. Three years does sound excessive, though. There are lives at stake on the ground as well as in the air.

Bob Stuart

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