By now nearly everyone is aware of the incident that occurred on Monday, January 26, 2015, involving a multirotor landing on the White House lawn. The incident occurred at 3 a.m. and involved a government employee who had been drinking. The incident resulted in reaction from many, including President Obama, […]
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AMA Reacts to President Obama: More Regulation Wouldn’t Have Prevented White House “Drone” Incident
DC Airspace is Already Heavily Regulated, Community-based Programming is Key to Safe and Responsible Flying Contact: Charlotte McCoy media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 MUNCIE, Ind. —The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the world’s largest model aviation association, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s comments calling for more regulation […]
Continue readingGovernment Employee Crashes Small Drone at White House
As reported in the New York Times… By Michael D. Shear and Michael S. Schmidt, Jan. 26, 2015 WASHINGTON — The small drone that crashed into a tree on the South Lawn of the White House early Monday morning was operated by a government employee who has told the Secret Service that he did not mean to fly […]
Continue readingFAA Official Refuses To Give Date For UAV Rule
By Tom Curry Posted at 7 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2015 https://blogs.rollcall.com/the-container/faa-official-refuses-to-give-date-for-uav-rule/ House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith tried hard at a hearing Wednesday to get the Federal Aviation Administration to say when it will issue its rule on commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicle. But James Williams, the FAA official in charge of integrating […]
Continue readingAUVSI: PIRKER, FAA SETTLE RECKLESS OPERATION PROCEEDINGS FOR $1,100
by Scott Kesselman Raphael Pirker and the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to settle the 2013 case in which the FAA proposed to assess a $10,000 civil penalty to Pirker for operating a remotely piloted aircraft in a careless or reckless manner over the University of Virginia campus. Pirker agreed to pay […]
Continue readingFAA – No Drones at the Superbowl
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Continue readingFLYING MAG: New FAA Drone Policy Disaster in the Making
Giving local law enforcement power over UAVs is a desperate move. by Robert Goyer / Published: Jan 13, 2015 The FAA has just released new policy on how the underfunded, understaffed agency plans to police the many more than 100,000 new aircraft that are already starting to appear in our […]
Continue readingAMA Opposes Legislation to Restrict Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in New York City
MODEL AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY TO COUNCIL: DON’T GROUND OUR HOBBY IN NYC Academy of Model Aeronautics Opposes Legislation to Restrict Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in New York City For Immediate Release: January 7, 2015 Contact: Marian Kerr media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 NEW YORK – Today the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) sent […]
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