“The Academy believes that the FAA must address and adjudicate the 33,000 plus comments to its interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft and resolve the issues and concerns presented before moving forward in finalizing the small UAS Rule.” Click the Link below to read AMA’s official comments to […]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE: Industry Rallies Behind Push To Promote Drone Safety
May 2015 By Yasmin Tadjdeh When a DJI Phantom drone crashed into the lawn of the White House in February, it highlighted what some fear may be a trend of unmanned aerial vehicle-related accidents. A number of these incidents have been blamed on reckless operators. In the White House crash, the […]
Continue readingAlaska Legislature Recognizes AMA as CBO, Applauds Drone Education Effort
Contact: Allison Bryan media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 ALASKA LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES AMA AS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, APPLAUDS DRONE EDUCATION EFFORT MUNCIE, INDIANA – The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the world’s largest organization representing those who fly model aircraft for recreation and educational purposes, today was recognized by the Alaska State Legislature […]
Continue readingFAA Moves to Summary Grant Process for UAS Petitions
As Reported by Wiley Rein LLP – McBee Strategic Consulting… R. Michael Senkowski, Anna M. Gomez, Katy M. Ross and Sara Luxenberg* April 14, 2015 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has instituted a new “summary grant” process to more expeditiously grant petitions to conduct commercial operations of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) pursuant to Section 333 […]
Continue readingAMA Member Brendan Schulman comments on proposed New York legislation
It is useful to ponder what problem, if any, is trying to be solved by the proposed legislation. If it’s so-called “peeping,” there is already an unlawful surveillance law on the books in Article 250 of the Penal Code, and it is technology-neutral as it should be. If it is […]
Continue readingFAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) COMMENT NOW deadline April 24th
Comments on the proposed sUAS rule can be made by clicking here, or going to www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket No. FAA-2015-0150; Notice No. 15-01. Read the proposed rule carefully, particularly the sections concerning “model aircraft,” and submit comments on areas where you have a concern as well as thoughtful and productive comments […]
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