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Photo credit: Daniel Reche by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In an article titled "Look, Up In the Sky. It’s a Can of Soup," The New York Times reports on what it calls Amazon’s "much-hyped" drone delivery project. As the subhead states, Amazon is now...
Photo credit: Marjan by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Over the years The Quiet Coalition has covered noise from fireworks and its effect on humans and especially dogs, usually in conjunction with Fourth of July celebrations. In the last year or two,...
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This tweet from MIT’s Lincoln Lab describes the development of a new type of propeller, in what mathematicians call a toroidal shape, that should be quieter than standard propellers. Drone noise...
Photo credit: Zachary DeBottis by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report on Japan Today reports that Japan has lifted a ban on automated drone flights over residential areas. The drones are needed for delivery, especially in rural areas, due to a...
Photo credit: William Warby licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from Engadget tells us that Amazon is continuing work on its Prime Air delivery drone. The new version is lighter, sleeker, can fly farther, and is also...
Photo credit: Eslivb licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies It was indeed interesting to read that Professor Susumu Hara of Nagoya University in...
Photo credit: www.routexl.com licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition UECNA, the European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances, is sponsoring a webinar abut delivery drones and flying taxis on September 19, 2022, 6 p.m. Brussels time....
Photo credit: HadasBandel licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Los Angeles Jewish Journal reports that a local restaurant, Lenny’s Casita, has started using drone delivery in conjunction with a startup company, Flyby....
by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As Honorary Chair of Quiet American Skies, a program of Quiet Communities, I am familiar with the aircraft and helicopter noise...