Drone deliveries take flight in Orkney

A unique trial project in Orkney is giving new meaning to the term ‘airmail’ over the coming weeks.
Members of the community in our most northerly island, North Ronaldsay, will be receiving their letters and parcels via drone delivery during the next fortnight, as Royal Mail explores ways to lower emissions and keep more remote parts of the UK connected.
The trial is seeing an Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV), designed, built and operated by Windracers Ltd, carry mail from Kirkwall Airport to the airfield in North Ronaldsay, a 35-mile flight each way. There, the local postie will collect the items and deliver to the population of around 70 residents as usual.
It’s just the latest part of the Sustainable Aviation Test Environment (SATE) project based at Kirkwall Airport. It’s the UK's first low-carbon aviation test centre at an operational airport and is hosting trials of a range of technologies, including low-carbon aircraft and UAVs.
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[@nevillecreativitymentor]

Kudos to companies like yours, for pioneering technologies ina realistic and pragmatic manner.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

A spokesman for Highlands & Islands Airports stated: “Hoogie Argle bargle, woggle slosh…”

Thank you for sharing.

[@JonathanPorterfield]

Brilliant move by the Post Office here in Orkney. Will look forward to the drone being all electric or hydrogen powered !

[@ORKNEYCOM]

Early stages, but who knows what will come next! Great to see Orkney involved in another unique project.

[@JamienM]

Is this system still running?

[@kotnapromke]

Очень сильно качает ветром. Опасно. Можно разбить дрон.

[@horizonsmusic9673]

It’s not that bad here actually, well most days for us it’s just a breeze