The government affairs team spent the week of March 2 in Washington, DC, visiting congressional offices and attending meetings regarding remote ID and altitude restrictions. Overall, the congressional offices were receptive to AMA’s concerns, and a number of offices will be sending inquires to address those concerns with the FAA. We […]
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AMA Submits Official Comments on Remote ID Proposal
AMA has officially submitted its comments on the FAA’s Remote ID proposal, docket ID FAA-2019-1100. The official comment outlines AMA’s concerns with the proposal and gives attainable solutions. AMA understands and supports the overall goal of the NPRM, however, the proposed rule fails to take into account traditional model aircraft […]
Continue readingNeed help submitting your comment? Follow this step-by-step process.
David McCormick of Dave’s R/C Electronics is a member of the AMA Coalition. David has created a step-by-step process to assist in submitting comments to the NPRM, which he is sharing with all modelers on his company website. You can also read his suggestions below. Thank you, David, for creating […]
Continue readingPrint and Share a Flyer on How to Comment on the Remote ID Proposed Rule
Encourage anyone who supports the hobby to comment to the FAA on the proposed rule for Remote ID by downloading and printing a flyer that appears in the March issue of Model Aviation. You can download the flyer by clicking on the image or this link. In December 2019, the […]
Continue readingFAA Denies Request for Remote ID NPRM Extension
Earlier this month, AMA, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and several other groups requested that the FAA extend the official comment period on the proposed rule for remote identification of UAS (remote ID). We were informed today that the FAA has declined this request. The comment period will end on […]
Continue readingSubmit a Formal Comment to the FAA’s Proposed Remote ID Rule
On December 26, the FAA released a proposed rule for remote identification of UAS. There are several areas of concern with the proposed rule that AMA will be pushing back on and we need your help advocating for change. We encourage everyone to submit a comment to the FAA’s proposed rule for […]
Continue readingApproval 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 Government Affairs Update 10/9/2019
AMA Government Affairs Director, Tyler Dobbs, sits down to discuss the FAA’s new proposed policy on altitude restrictions and how AMA is fighting back. We urge you to send a letter to your elected representatives in Congress and ask them to contact the FAA concerning this critical issue. Please visit www.modelaircraft.org/higher-flight to contact […]
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 Government Relations Update July 1st, 2019
Staff and members of the Executive Council recently visited Washington D.C. to support recreational model flying and advocate on behalf of the AMA membership. While much misinformation remains around the current state of affairs between AMA and the FAA, Tyler Dobbs sat down with Matt Ruddick to talk about the […]
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