The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has requested that AMA members complete a new survey they have developed to provide valuable information regarding the proposed rules to support public comments to be submitted to the FAA and NTIA. If you are not involved in media-related profession, please select “other” and […]
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AMA Responds to the FAA’s sUAS NPRM
On February 23, 2015, the FAA published its proposed regulations for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This began a 60-day period during which the public can comment on the proposed regulations. When finalized, the proposed rules would become the safety regulations for operating […]
Continue readingAIRBORNE UNLIMITED: AMA preliminary review of FAA’s NPRM
Airborne 02.19.15: AMA v Part 107 Following a preliminary review of the FAA’s outline for the proposed rules addressing the commercial use of unmanned aircraft, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, known as the AMA, said in a statement that, “…regulations relating to the commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems […]
Continue readingDOT/FAA Announce proposed rule for sUAS
Sunday, February 15 – In a telephonic press conference held today, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced FAA’s long-awaited proposed regulation for the operation of commercial small unmanned aircraft in the national airspace. As stated in the FAA press release, the “proposal offers safety […]
Continue readingAMA Responds to Multirotor Demonstration on Fox & Friends
On February 4th, during a segment on “Fox and Friends” a quad-copter being flown by an editor from Popular Science magazine was seen flying, uncontrolled, into the morning show’s production crew. AMA believes the demonstration was conducted in an unsafe and irresponsible manner and has sent letters to Fox News […]
Continue readingFAA – No Drones at the Superbowl
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Continue readingAMA sUAS/Drone Broadcast
Join AMA Executive Director Dave Mathewson and Government and Regulatory Affairs Director Rich Hanson next Tuesday for a live sUAS/Drone broadcast. The broadcast will provide an update on the upcoming small UAS rule and FAA’s interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. Dave and Rich will also answer your […]
Continue readingUpdate on AMA’s petition for review of the Interpretive Rule
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, the DC Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a motion to hold the petition for review in abeyance. This ruling puts on hold our request to review the FAA’s interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft established by Congress. The court ordered that […]
Continue readingNTSB Rules on the Pirker Case
Tuesday, November 18th – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its ruling on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) appeal of the decisional order of Administrative Law Judge Patrick Geraghty in the FAA v. Pirker case, a case in which Raphael Pirker was fined $10,000 for operating his unmanned aircraft […]
Continue readingValley RC Flyers club assist with UAS demonstrations at the Big Iron Farm Show
Article provided by Ron Landman, President, Valley RC Flyers This fall AMA asked the Valley RC Flyers club of Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN to assist them by providing a contest director and additional workers to run the flying and safety aspects of the UAS demonstrations at the Big Iron […]
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