AMA Member Terry Dunn’s wrote an article for tested.com titled “What You Should Know about FAA’s Plans for Drone Registration.” Terry spent 15 years as an engineer at the Johnson Space Center. He is now a freelance writer living in Lubbock, Texas. While Terry is an AMA member and active […]
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AMA testifies about model aircraft safety to California
Rich Hanson, AMA government and regulatory affairs director, joins fire, law enforcement, emergency management personnel, NASA, the media, and DJI to testify about the proper use of sUAS’s in California. The meeting was held in Sacrament, California on August 18, 2015 at the California Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management […]
Continue readingOp-Ed Column from Dave Mathewson: “Listen to Congress and leave model airplane hobbyists alone”
The Academy of Model Aeronautics asks the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to listen to Congress and leave model flying alone. AMA Executive Director Dave Mathewson provided his insight and opinion over this topic in a recent op-ed column. In the column he discusses the newly proposed rules from the FAA, […]
Continue readingVIDEO: FAA Seeks to Ban FPV Flying and Limit Model Aviation by Roswell Flight Test Crew
DEADLINE TO COMMENT: On or before July 25, 2014 To read more about this video, follow this link:https://bit.ly/1xyBGVS How to Respond to the FAA. All AMA members, family and friends need to take action now to let the FAA know that this rule significantly impacts the entire aeromodeling community and […]
Continue readingVIDEO: FAA Ban On FPV by FliteTest
DEADLINE TO COMMENT: On or before July 25, 2014 Please click the link below for the full write up on this important matter regarding FPV and model aircraft operators! https://flitetest.com/articles/faa-ban… How to Respond to the FAA. All AMA members, family and friends need to take action now to let the […]
Continue readingSupport the EAA/AOPA intiative: Third Class Medical Legislation
LEARN MORE ON EAA BLOG POST: https://www.eaa.org/news/2014/2014-03-11_us-senate-introduces-ga-pilot-protection-act-companion-to-house-bill.asp RALLY CONGRESS: https://govt.eaa.org/14781/support-general-aviation-pilot-protection-act/ LETTER TO EAA MEMBERS: Dear EAA Member, It is time for you to act in support of the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act (GAPPA). Send a customizable message with our Rally Congress tool, or you can write, call, or email […]
Continue readingSupporters of AK UAS Task Force Meet
In April of this year, the state of Alaska tabled its bill in favor of a joint Concurrent Resolution (HCR006C) that creates a legislative task force charged with reviewing regulations and operational guidance and making recommendations for a comprehensive state policy for unmanned aircraft that protects privacy and allows the […]
Continue readingA New Challenge Faces Model Aviation
Anyone who has been following the FAA’s effort to regulate the operation of small unmanned systems (sUAS) will know that this effort has revolved around safety in the national airspace (NAS). AMA has worked with the FAA, and played a significant role in this effort since the creation of the […]
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Continue readingPrivacy Rights Groups Fight FAA
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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