DC Airspace is Already Heavily Regulated, Community-based Programming is Key to Safe and Responsible Flying Contact: Charlotte McCoy media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 MUNCIE, Ind. —The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the world’s largest model aviation association, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s comments calling for more regulation […]
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Government Employee Crashes Small Drone at White House
As reported in the New York Times… By Michael D. Shear and Michael S. Schmidt, Jan. 26, 2015 WASHINGTON — The small drone that crashed into a tree on the South Lawn of the White House early Monday morning was operated by a government employee who has told the Secret Service that he did not mean to fly […]
Continue readingFAA Official Refuses To Give Date For UAV Rule
By Tom Curry Posted at 7 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2015 https://blogs.rollcall.com/the-container/faa-official-refuses-to-give-date-for-uav-rule/ House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith tried hard at a hearing Wednesday to get the Federal Aviation Administration to say when it will issue its rule on commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicle. But James Williams, the FAA official in charge of integrating […]
Continue readingFLYING MAG: New FAA Drone Policy Disaster in the Making
Giving local law enforcement power over UAVs is a desperate move. by Robert Goyer / Published: Jan 13, 2015 The FAA has just released new policy on how the underfunded, understaffed agency plans to police the many more than 100,000 new aircraft that are already starting to appear in our […]
Continue readingAMA Opposes Legislation to Restrict Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in New York City
MODEL AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY TO COUNCIL: DON’T GROUND OUR HOBBY IN NYC Academy of Model Aeronautics Opposes Legislation to Restrict Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in New York City For Immediate Release: January 7, 2015 Contact: Marian Kerr media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 NEW YORK – Today the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) sent […]
Continue readingCTOvision.com Drone Fear and the FAA Ban on Model Aircraft Near Stadiums
CTOvision.com Context for the CTO, CIO, CISO and Data Scientist By SeanLawson On October 27, 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a newNotice to Airmen (NOTAM) that bans the use of “unmanned aircraft and remote controlled aircraft” near stadiums. The move comes in the wake of a number ofreports worldwide, including within the […]
Continue readingFORBES: Senator Feinstein Now Using Safety Concerns To Target The Drone Industry
Gregory S. McNeal Contributor Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced today that she plans to introduce legislation to codify and expand the moratorium on civilian drones. Feinstein, who is well known for her opposition to drones, is premising her legislation on alleged safety concerns — she previously used alleged privacy concerns to justify her […]
Continue readingFAA List Of Reported Drone Incidents Indicates A Problem. But It’s Not What You Think.
John Goglia FORBES Contributor The FAA’s list of 194 drone sightings reported to it this year were obtained by the New York Times and published yesterday. Contrary to what one would expect from all the media hype about the risks posed to manned aircraft by today’s popular quadcopters, the FAA’s list of sightings does […]
Continue readingBarnstorming: FAA — The Original EPA
Guest Editorial by Rich Davidson, Grass Cutting Administrator At Lee Bottom Flying Field/API Advisory Board When you woke up, could you sense the change in your status? Only yesterday you were an upstanding citizen merely washing your car as your kids played with their radio controlled quad-copter. Today, though, you’re […]
Continue readingIs The Small-UAV Threat To Airliners Overrated?
Dangers to airliners from small UAVs may be more hype than substance Nov 24, 2014 John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology The threat of a hobbyist flying a small, light, remotely piloted aircraft into the path of a commercial aircraft may be overblown due to the rigorous certification standards already in […]
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