AMA is fully considering all possible legal and political options for alleviating this unnecessary regulatory burden on our members. In the meantime, you can help by making your voice heard with the FAA. Specifically we are asking all AMA members to submit comments on the FAA’s interim rule on registration. […]
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AMA Air Interviews AMA Government Relations Team
Chris Savage and Erin Dobbs invite members from AMA’s Government Relations Team to discuss the FAA UAS registration.They address commonly asked questions and AMA’s suggestion that members hold on registration while the AMA pursues legal and political remedies. Watch the video and learn more about AMA Air at https://air.modelaircraft.org.
Continue readingHold Off On Registering
We also suggest you read Frequently Asked Questions about the Drone Registration Process On Wednesday, December 16 the AMA Executive Council unanimously approved an action plan to relieve and further protect our members from unnecessary and burdensome regulations. This plan addresses the recently announced interim rule requiring federal registration of […]
Continue readingFrequently Asked Questions about the Drone Registration Process
There is a lot of miscommunication centered around the FAA Registration Process. Below are a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Please check back as we will continue to add to this list. This post was updated on January 8, 2016 to address new questions. Q: Do I as an AMA […]
Continue readingAMA’s Voice Gains National Exposure
We are continuing to share our concerns and disappointment with the FAA Registration Process in the national and local media. Below are many of the media outlets that have interviewed the AMA or shared our position in the 48 hours after the FAA registration announcement on December 14, 2015. FAA […]
Continue readingAMA and the FAA Registration Process
Today the FAA announced plans for a model aircraft registration process to begin next week. AMA was a member of the task force that helped develop recommendations for this registration rule and argued throughout the process that registration makes sense at some level but only for those operating outside the […]
Continue readingAMA Reacts to DOT UAS Registration Rule
MUNCIE, Ind. – Dave Mathewson, executive director of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) which is the world’s largest community-based organization, today made the following statement on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) rule for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) registration: “AMA is disappointed with the new rule for UAS registration. […]
Continue readingModel Aviation contributor Terry Dunn published his insight concerning registration on tested.com
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 […]
Continue readingAMA Discusses Concerns About Drone Registration with Popular Science Magazine
AMA talks with Popular Science Magazine about concerns with the drone registration process. These recommendations, as written, would make the registration process an unnecessary and unjustified burden to our members. If a registration process is required, aircraft weighing 250 grams easily belong in the toy category. Also the capability of […]
Continue readingAMA Reacts to DOT Task Force Recommendations on UAS Registration
As a member of the task force, AMA agrees that registration of UAS makes sense at some level and for flyers operating outside the guidance of a community-based organization or flying for commercial purposes. Unfortunately, as written, these recommendations would make the registration process an unnecessary and unjustified burden to […]
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