Dear members, The FAA released its proposed rule on remote identification (remote ID) on December 26, 2019. AMA has been advocating for our hobby throughout the remote ID rule process to include voting privileges as a member of the Remote ID Aviation Rulemaking Committee. We are reviewing this notice of […]
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Approval for flights over 400′ at AMA Fixed Sites
At the beginning of December, AMA participated in a safety risk management (SRM) panel at the national level, in Washington, DC, with the FAA and other stakeholders to address the 400’ altitude issue in controlled airspace. As a result of the national SRM panel, the FAA selected four AMA clubs […]
Continue readingAMA Meets with FAA Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell
Last week, the AMA Government Affairs team had a promising meeting with FAA Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell to discuss the new regulations on recreational UAS that are negatively impacting the model aviation hobby. This meeting was an important milestone in our work to protect AMA members and model aviation as […]
Continue readingRecreational Knowledge and Safety Test Update
The FAA announced on Monday, Dec. 9 that they have selected 12 organizations, including AMA, to make recommendations for the administration of the upcoming recreational knowledge and safety test. In September, AMA submitted a request for information (RFI) to show interest in becoming an administrator of the test. The knowledge […]
Continue readingU.S. Representative Greg Pence and Senator Todd Young Support Model Aviation
On Nov. 8, 2019, U.S. Representative Greg Pence and Senator Todd Young sent a letter to the FAA Administrator, Steve Dickson, on behalf of AMA. Representative Pence and Senator Young are supporters of model aviation and wish to help the future of AMA. To view Rep. Pence’s Facebook post, click […]
Continue readingFAA to Impose Restrictions on the Hobby
AMA needs your assistance in an urgent matter. The FAA unexpectedly informed us that, contrary to earlier commitments to AMA, the agency is planning to limit all recreational model aircraft operations to 400 feet in controlled airspace and there will be no exceptions. Although a 400 feet limit may work […]
Continue readingAMA 2019 State-level Legislation Update
We are pleased to share an update on AMA’s 2019 government affairs work regarding state-level legislation. While many of you are aware that AMA is currently working with the FAA to implement new federal regulations, we also continue to track, categorize, and engage countless problematic bills across the US. Many of the state legislative […]
Continue readingAMA Government Relations Update 8/1/19
Government Affairs Director, Tyler Dobbs, sat down with Matt Ruddick to give an update on his recent trip to Capitol Hill and what’s coming on the horizon for the AMA’s lobbying efforts.
Continue readingExecutive Council and Government Affairs team meets with legislators
Earlier this week, the AMA Executive Council and the Government Affairs team took a trip to Washington, D.C. to advocate for our hobby. We had many productive and encouraging meetings with leaders at the FAA, members of Congress and several of our allies in the aviation community. Throughout these meetings, […]
Continue readingFAA Begins Letter of Agreement Process
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 requires all flying sites within controlled airspace to have a letter of agreement (LOA) with air traffic control (ATC) facilities. AMA is working directly with the FAA to prioritize this work and ensure that you have the protections you need to continue to fly. However, we need some additional information to accomplish this. Recently, […]
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