Read Full Article Debate heats up over privacy rights as Congress compels the FAA to provide UAS access to the national airspace. A number of privacy groups have petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the proposed increase in the use of aerial drones in the United States. More than […]
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Your questions answered-The 400 foot limit for model aircraft.
In the interview with Deputy Director John McGraw, Mr. McGraw seemed to have very little to say about the aeromodeling exemption in the FAA reauthorization bill. He also made a worrisome comment about a 400 foot limit for models. Rich Hanson, leader of the AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs: There […]
Continue readingYour Questions Answered – Rules for those not operating within a ‘Community-Based’ program
Your questions answered- Many non-AMA members fly at sites other than established model aviation fields (ie: AMA clubs). How will this impact the new regulations and how will the new role for AMA address this? Rich Hanson, leader of the AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs: We won’t know for sure […]
Continue readingPresident signs FAA bill, includes protection for model aviation
February 2012, Congress passed the first FAA Reauthorization bill in more than four years. The Bill included a special provision for model aircraft protecting it from FAA regulations. Signed February 14, 2012 by President Obama, the special provision in the Bill recognizes community-based safety programming as an effective means of managing […]
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Most AMA members, and those involved in the aeromodeling hobby know that the FAA has been working on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) for several years. Although the AMA is very committed to continuous safety within the hobby, we are also committed […]
Continue readingDifference Engine: Unblinking Eye in The Sky
One of the better articles I’ve read regarding the technological and socialogical issues facing integration of unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace. The reader posts at the end of the article are especially interesting. Read more in The Economist.
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