On Thursday, December 18, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a Full Committee Markup meeting to hear several legislation proposals for comments and markup before they go to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote. Among the resolutions considered was H.R. 6460, which has been championed by AMA because we work with Congress […]
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FAQ For National Class G 7711
1) Does this apply to my club site?District leadership has been provided with copies of all authorized sites, but members can also view Attachment 1 at the bottom of this page. This document is already embedded in the Authorization PDF but can be difficult to locate depending upon your software. […]
Continue readingANPRM Issued by Bureau of Industry and Security Relating to Foreign-Made UAS
Congress has recently taken actions to restrict access to some foreign-made UAS products, targeting specific countries such as China and Russia, as seen in 15 CFR 791.4, Public Law 118-31, and Public Law 118-159. Currently, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an Advanced Notice […]
Continue readingTemporary 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 readingAMA Submits Public Comment to the FAA
The FAA’s Office of Airports is looking to change the definition of “aeronautical activity” and exclude recreational UAS/model aircraft from this definition. This could create an issue with clubs and events that AMA have on airport properties around the country that receive FAA funding because this money is often prohibited […]
Continue readingAMA Invited to UAS Detection and Mitigation Aviation Rulemaking Committee
AMA is honored to have been invited and accepted an invitation to be part of the FAA’s UAS Detection and Mitigation Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). As a member of the ARC, AMA will help make recommendations to the FAA on how to best integrate counter-UAS technologies across the United States […]
Continue readingRemote ID and the FRIA Application Process
As most know, compliance with the Remote ID rule will be required beginning in September 2023. In anticipation of the requirement, AMA has begun requesting FAA-Recognized Identification Areas (FRIA) on behalf of our chartered clubs. We ask that those who have submitted their club’s FRIA questionnaire to AMA to please […]
Continue readingFAA Publishes MOC for Remote ID
On August 11, 2022, the FAA published to the Federal Register the Accepted Means of Compliance; Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft. This document approves the acceptance of a means of compliance (MOC) related to the FAA’s Final Rule on Remote ID (RID) for those manufacturing UAS and/or RID broadcast modules. […]
Continue readingThe Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan
Recently, the Biden administration released the Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan. This plan seeks to safeguard recreational and commercial UAS use in the national airspace while protecting against nefarious and malicious UAS use by allowing more federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to have enforcement authority over […]
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