You may have received an email from the FAA regarding recreational flyer registration renewals on Friday, June 19. You could have received this email even if you are not eligible to renew at this time. You are eligible to renew your FAA Registration within 180 days of your expiration date. […]
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AMA Communication Efforts with the FAA
In order to maintain an open communication flow between AMA and various departments within the FAA, the AMA Government Affairs team meets regularly with the FAA. We have daily contact with the FAA and a weekly scheduled teleconference that involves leadership from multiple departments. The call involves representatives from Flight Standards, the Air Traffic Organization, the Integration Office, the UAS Policy Team, and others. […]
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FAA Registration is required for all recreational flyers. To register with the FAA, visit the FAADroneZone. Recreational operators can use the same registration number for all their UAS which includes model aircraft. FAA Registration for recreational flyers is $5 for a 3-year term from the day you originally registered. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 restored the FAA’s registration rule with […]
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The AMA Government Affairs team continues to work toward advocating for a more-inclusive solution to Remote ID. AMA has been providing sensible recommendations for the hobbyist community to comply with Remote ID since this process started in 2017. The FAA is currently in the process of reviewing more than 50,000 comments that were submitted to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). We were […]
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