Earlier this week Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) filed a bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to insert privacy protections in its examination into the possibility of allowing drones to be flown in commercial airspace. (See the Press Release)

Thanks to the efforts of the AMA in working with the congressional staff in Washington and Congress’ expressed confidence in AMA’s community-based safety program, the Markey Bill excludes model aircraft as defined in section 336(c) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (The AMA Amendment).

Click the link below to read more about the Bill in the complete article in The Hill…

Sen. Markey files bill to protect privacy in commercial drone use

Rich Hanson
AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs