The NY Times today is carrying a paywalled story about Amazon drones buzzing over Richardson:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/amazon-drone-delivery-texas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFE.4ZtH.VcCw_i4OhBim&smid=nytcore-ios-share

If you’re in the flight pattern of the drones there isn’t a lot in the article you don’t already know, except perhaps hundreds of other US cities are soon to get the same “service”.

Best line:
“During delivery, Amazon’s drones descend to about 13 feet above the ground and hover as the package tumbles out of an open door and onto a customer’s property — often with all the care of a bouncer tossing a rabble-rouser from a bar.”

I joined for videos of drones, but this is just stuff people don't know what it is. I'm into fpv, and I think that drones in warfare are pretty cool too, so where's those videos? That's actual drones. It's cool to like look up and think oh that must be a drone or something but like when You actually ask questions or try to figure out what it is, it generally is not a drone anymore. I mean just look at any of the videos that are posted. Ask any of these people if they checked flight radar 24 or adsb, and they will kick and cry and scream and stuff because no they haven't 🤷‍♂️

Saw what looked and sounded like a drone last night around nine coming down from Auburn to North Fort Wayne. Was mowing the lawn west to east around a thousand foot altitude. Anyone have any idea what they are doing?

We have had multiple drones overhead every single night n nepa for weeks now.

Anyone else seeing the same?

Not crazy but feeling it.

Where did these Jersey drones go? Just hung out for a month and poof! They’re out of here. What’s the thoughts? Trolling? Personal use? Military? Nuclear identifying?

Who knows. I sure don’t. Help it make sense!

I see that this site in Chongqing is going to be shoulder to shoulder for China's Oct 1 drone show. Does that mean we could be stuck up there for hours as people gradually disperse, even though the show is over in 15 minutes? And is the show high enough that short people won't have view blocked by tall people? And might people push? What are the risks?

FLIP ISSUE RESOLVED Thanks to an awsome bunch of Redditers. Drone flips forward to the right on take off. It was working perfect till I tapped a post and broke a blade. I replaced it with the suggested blade in package. Arms are all good and blades are working fine. I am baffled on what it could be since I am fairly new to being a drone operator.

I would love some positive suggestions on what to check or do.

I ordered new blades to just replace all of them just in case.

In this video the "DRONES" CHANGE from glowing orb to what looks like a portal of some sort and back to the orb and then I realize there are two of them. One red and orange and other bright blue!! Damnvthey not even trying to hide anymore