Beginning in April of 2017, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began establishing airspace restrictions over military facilities across the country to address national security concerns about unauthorized unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. The FAA used its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § […]
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AMA Roundtable Discussion on FAA Authorization Bill
Recently AMA President Rich Hanson, Interim Executive Director Chad Budreau, and AMA’s Chris Savage have a round table discussion about the new FAA Authorization bill, the future of model aviation, and our path forward.
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Dear Members, President Trump today signed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 into law, which contains several provisions relating to our hobby. As we previously mentioned, AMA championed some of the provisions included in the bill on behalf of our nearly 200,000 members. Other provisions will require a closer dialogue […]
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The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 was passed by Congress and expected to be signed by the President soon. Once this legislation is enacted into law, there will be a transition period which means we will still operate under elements of Section 336, but we’re not sure of the timeline. […]
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