Author: Rich Hanson

AMA PRESS RELEASE State-level legislation being considered in more than 30 states has the potential to negatively impact and curtail a recreational activity that has existed harmoniously in our communities for more than a hundred years. Legislation aimed at restricting the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to protect privacy […]

As reported by the Roswell Flight Test Crew… During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee work session, “Senator Floyd Prozanski announced that Oregon Senate Bill 71 is dead.” “Moving forward, these issues will be dealt with in House Bill 2710… In short, HB2710 deals exclusively with the use of drones by law […]

As AMA Chartered Club #326, the Chesapeake Bay Radio Control Club near Crownsville, MD was organized and has been in continuous operation since the mid-nineteen-fifties. Throughout the years, members of the CBRC club have participated in virtually every aspect of radio control modeling. The experience and modeling expertise gained over the […]

On Thursday, April 11th, Idaho Governor “Butch” Otter signed into law new legislation restricting the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) within the state making Idaho the second state to enact ‘Drone” legislation. It is also the first state to create legislation excluding “model flying airplanes” from the definition of “unmanned aircraft”. The new law […]

Wednesday, 3/27, the New Hampshire House voted 278-8 to table HB 619, effectively killing the legislation forbidding the use of aerial drones in New Hampshire except by government officials with “credible evidence” that there is a high risk of a terrorist attack. It will now take a two-thirds majority vote […]

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) recently released its report on the legal issues surrounding the “Integration of Drones into Domestic Airspace”. The report discusses the legal aspects of airspace authority, property rights, trespass, nuisance and personal privacy. The CRS also addressed past and present case law as it relates to […]

Insitu ScanEagle over the airport in Arlington, OR (Don Ryan/AP) With military budgets shrinking, drone makers have been counting on the civilian market to spur the industry’s growth. But, the industry worries that it will be grounded because of public fear that the technology will be misused. Some companies say the […]

An opening shot in an expected battle to limit use of domestic drones came Wednesday when 24 civil liberties and privacy organizations submitted a formal petition to U.S. Customs and Border Protection demanding that the agency stop flying 10 unarmed Predator drones along the Mexican and Canadian borders until clear […]

Are traditional model airplanes “drones”? In a word, no. Here’s why: Model airplanes have been around for well over a hundred years and actually predate manned flight. Models have been used for decades to test aircraft design theories and to validate full-scale performance. Some models are small-scale replicas of real […]

“Please take a look at this video I found on YouTube. Now that’s what aviation is all about. That young lady’s achievment of solo flying a glider, her spirit, her being brings joy to my heart and hope to my soul.” …Al Mosh Look for the smile on this young […]