Wing has taken its Walmart drone delivery plan for Cincinnati to Union Township, Ohio, where the Eastgate Walmart is in line to be one of the metro’s first drone stores. The township’s agenda for Tuesday, November 10, lists Zenobia Haynes, Wing’s permit manager, as the presenter. WKRC Local 12 reported on Friday that the trustees received the presentation this week and that flights could begin as soon as the new year.
Eastgate is the third Cincinnati-area Walmart to surface for drones since Wing and Walmart named the metro on January 11, by the record in DroneXL’s Cincinnati guide. Walmart approached Fort Wright, Kentucky, in March and filed for a nest at its Hamilton, Ohio, store in May. WKRC reported on July 15 that Hamilton’s council had approved a zoning change for that nest and that the company planned to start in the Tri-State “this summer.” Wing’s January announcement gave no date, and its map still marks Cincinnati “Coming soon.”
Wing needs township approval for its nest, the takeoff and landing area near the store, and WKRC reported that the approval is expected to be a formality. No township agenda posted so far carries a vote on it.
Wing Puts Eastgate Flights at 150 Feet and Under 70 Decibels
Trustee Joe Dills told WKRC that Wing described flights at about 150 feet (46 meters). The station reported Wing’s figure for delivery noise as under 70 decibels at the drone’s lowest point. Wing gave the council in Kirkwood, Missouri, a hover figure of about 62 decibels in October…