On April 16 2025, the FAA issued an updated national security advisory (NOTAM FDC 6/3366) that affects unmanned aircraft operations in proximity to certain sensitive federal facilities. Previous national security NOTAM, FDC 6/4375, focused on the same items of concern but used more restrictive language. This was briefly replaced on April 15, 2026, with FDC 6/2824, before the current FDC 6/3366 went into effect. Under the […]
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Temporary Flight Restrictions Issued for UAS Activity in Areas of New Jersey & New York
MUNCIE, IN – 12/20/2024 – In response to recent reports of drone sightings, multiple small Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) have been issued over critical infrastructures in the states of New Jersey and New York, which temporarily prohibit Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations at or below 400 feet within the TFR’s radius […]
Continue readingFAQs for Remote ID Sanctioned Event Waiver and Authorizations
Q. What are the available FAA waivers/authorizations for AMA sanctioned events? A. AMA sanctioned events are eligible for both Remote ID authorizations and/or altitude waivers. Remote ID authorizations are for any AMA sanctioned event. This authorization allows AMA members to operate at sanctioned events without broadcasting Remote ID information. Altitude […]
Continue readingFAA Grants National Authorization for AMA Sanctioned Events
In January 2021, the FAA commented in the Final Rule on Remote ID, that “Though FAA-recognized identification areas would not be authorized for temporary use, the FAA expects that instances such as air shows or temporary drone racing events would be handled, where warranted, through authorization from the Administrator to […]
Continue readingResources for Sanctioned Event Waivers
In March, the FAA finalized a process for AMA sanctioned events in uncontrolled (Class G) airspace to receive higher altitudes up to 700 or 1,200 feet above ground level (AGL). To receive a higher altitude for a sanctioned event, AMA contest directors and event managers will need to submit for […]
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