In the March 27, 2012’s edition of the Los Angeles Times, John Villasenor, UCLA professor, contributed an Op-Ed piece with the suggestion that drone proliferation raises an issue that has received too little attention: the threat that they could be used to carry out terrorist attacks. AMA President, Bob […]
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President Obama Nominates Michael Huerta to 5-year Term
Yesterday the White House announced President Barack Obama’s nomination of Michael Huerta, interim chief of the FAA, to a full five-year term as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. In December 2011, then Deputy Administrator Huerta was appointed as the interim administrator of the FAA when Randy Babbitt resigned […]
Continue readingsUAS NPRM Release Date Slips Again…
According to a recent update on DOT’s Rulemaking Webpage the projected publication date for the small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) has been pushed back to July 2012. Though this has not yet been confirmed by the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office (UAPO), sources close to […]
Continue readingPrivacy Rights Groups Fight FAA
Read Full Article Debate heats up over privacy rights as Congress compels the FAA to provide UAS access to the national airspace. A number of privacy groups have petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the proposed increase in the use of aerial drones in the United States. More than […]
Continue readingVideo: AMA Government Relations Presentation at 2012 Efest
This briefing was presented on Saturday, February 11th, three days before President Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act into law. Though this law goes a long way towards protecting model aviation from regulation it should not be viewed as a total exemption from regulatory oversight. The FAA will […]
Continue readingYour questions answered-The 400 foot limit for model aircraft.
In the interview with Deputy Director John McGraw, Mr. McGraw seemed to have very little to say about the aeromodeling exemption in the FAA reauthorization bill. He also made a worrisome comment about a 400 foot limit for models. Rich Hanson, leader of the AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs: There […]
Continue readingYour Questions Answered – Rules for those not operating within a ‘Community-Based’ program
Your questions answered- Many non-AMA members fly at sites other than established model aviation fields (ie: AMA clubs). How will this impact the new regulations and how will the new role for AMA address this? Rich Hanson, leader of the AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs: We won’t know for sure […]
Continue readingFAA/UAS Interview with John McGraw, Deputy Director, FAA Flight Standards
AFS Deputy Director John McGraw speaks to the issues revolving around the integration of UAS into the national airspace and the UAS provisions embedded in the recently passed FAA reauthorization bill
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