AMA’s Areas of Concern Regarding the FAA Interpretive Rule for Model Aircraft On Tuesday, June 24th AMA issued a member alert expressing concern over some provisions in the FAA’s interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft established by Congress in the FAA modernization and Reform Act of 2012. In […]
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AMA Member Communications to FAA Interpretive Rule.
On Monday, June 23rd, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an Interpretive Rule in which it presented FAA’s interpretation of the “Special Rule for Model Aircraft” established by Congress in the FAA modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The Academy has reviewed the rule and is extremely disappointed and troubled […]
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June 23, 2014 – Today the Federal Aviation Administration filed a Notice of Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft found in Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95). The 17 page document emphasizes the agency’s authority to take enforcement action […]
Continue readingNPS to ban UAS – Existing MA ops safe (AMA Response)
National Park Service News Release NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service. The policy memorandum directs park superintendents to take a number of steps to exclude […]
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