The long awaited era of drone delivery has arrived in Utah with a limited test that allows patients in South Jordan to get their pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medications by parachute drop.
Fixed-wing aircraft will drop parachutes at homes starting in South Jordan, with plans to expand to entire Salt Lake Valley.| Oct. 5, 2022, 12:46 p.m.This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab.
The service is available to anyone in South Jordan. They can go to flyzipline.com/utah to sign up. Once it is determined they are in the eligible area, they will be given access to a website where they can order over-the-counter products or prescription medications. The deliveries must stay under a maximum weight of four pounds, and controlled narcotics won’t be available for drone delivery.
“Longer term, we think it will be more cost advantageous. We think this will be part of our normal network and be cost competitive with what we’re doing these days,” she said, adding “Ziplines don’t take vacations, and they don’t stop for traffic lights.” Intermountain’s pharmacy currently makes about 400 deliveries a day, six days a week, so the drones will become a common sight. They also can fly at night.“Women were dying of postpartum hemorrhaging in rural communities,” said Conor French, Zipline’s chief regulatory officer. “We were able to deliver blood in a matter of minutes, or at most an hour.”
Zipline considers itself an “instant logistics” company, meaning it is not just flying drones, French said. It also is handling things like inventory management. The South Jordan facility includes refrigerated rooms where perishable medicines can be stored for quick dispersal.Fixed-wing drones, which travel around 60 mph, have one key advantage over helicopter-type drones: they are much quieter. They are battery-powered, and the propellers are designed to reduce noise.
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