Author: Rich Hanson

It’s a great question and the basic answer is yes… However… Aeromodeling enthusiasts have mounted cameras on their model aircraft for years and taken aerial photographs of the local flying site, their backyard and even themselves as they remotely operate their aircraft, and the ability to do so still exists […]

This is a very interesting question… the answer to which is not as simple as you might imagine. The issue of property/privacy rights vs. access to the public airways is extremely complicated. Over the years the decisions on this issue in state and federal courts have differed as new technologies […]

A Canberra team has won $10,000 for developing an un-manned aerial vehicle (UAV) which could help rescue stranded bushwalkers. Team Leader Stephen Dade and his team ‘Canberra UAV’ claimed first prize at the Outback Rescue Challenge after their UAV successfully located a dummy bushwalker. The team of 10 amateurs worked […]

For many years 14 CFR Part 91.141 has been used to separate airborne traffic from the President and the Vice President as they travel around the country. §91.141 states, “No person may operate an aircraft over or in the vicinity of any area to be visited or traveled by the President, […]

The Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC) has a long standing congenial and cooperative relationship with their Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Transport Canada, perhaps even more so than our current relationship with the FAA. However, issues relating to airspace conflicts and model aircraft operations in proximity to airports are as […]

Randy Willis, of the FAA At a recent IACP presentation about law enforcement’s use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), Randy Willis, an FAA air traffic control specialist, laid out an approximate timetable for the establishment of six sUAS test sites across the country. Mr. Willis noted that FAA personnel are currently […]

Outback Joe’s all set to go missing … but never fear, UAS is here! There are literally thousands of potential uses for civil and public use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), but some of the most compelling arguments center on their use in humanitarian missions. UAS can be an indispensible tool […]

Carlsbad, CA gets a visit from the only flying B-24 Liberator *bomber*  left anywhere in the world of the roughly 18,000 built. (There is one cargo B-24 flying.) The B-24 was WWII’s most widely used big bomber and was notably involved in the infamous Ploesti raid. This is the Collings […]

Though UAS may be the future of aviation, please remember those past and present who made it possible. Rich Hanson AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs

Looking to learn more about the commercial and public use world of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the issues involved in integrating UAS into the national airspace? AOPA has developed an online course aimed at debunking the myths and creating an awareness within general aviation regarding the issues involved in integrating […]