“The Academy believes that the FAA must address and adjudicate the 33,000 plus comments to its interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft and resolve the issues and concerns presented before moving forward in finalizing the small UAS Rule.” Click the Link below to read AMA’s official comments to […]
Continue readingNATIONAL DEFENSE: Industry Rallies Behind Push To Promote Drone Safety
May 2015 By Yasmin Tadjdeh When a DJI Phantom drone crashed into the lawn of the White House in February, it highlighted what some fear may be a trend of unmanned aerial vehicle-related accidents. A number of these incidents have been blamed on reckless operators. In the White House crash, the […]
Continue readingAlaska Legislature Recognizes AMA as CBO, Applauds Drone Education Effort
Contact: Allison Bryan media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 ALASKA LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES AMA AS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, APPLAUDS DRONE EDUCATION EFFORT MUNCIE, INDIANA – The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the world’s largest organization representing those who fly model aircraft for recreation and educational purposes, today was recognized by the Alaska State Legislature […]
Continue readingFAA Moves to Summary Grant Process for UAS Petitions
As Reported by Wiley Rein LLP – McBee Strategic Consulting… R. Michael Senkowski, Anna M. Gomez, Katy M. Ross and Sara Luxenberg* April 14, 2015 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has instituted a new “summary grant” process to more expeditiously grant petitions to conduct commercial operations of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) pursuant to Section 333 […]
Continue readingAMA Member Brendan Schulman comments on proposed New York legislation
It is useful to ponder what problem, if any, is trying to be solved by the proposed legislation. If it’s so-called “peeping,” there is already an unlawful surveillance law on the books in Article 250 of the Penal Code, and it is technology-neutral as it should be. If it is […]
Continue readingFAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) COMMENT NOW deadline April 24th
Comments on the proposed sUAS rule can be made by clicking here, or going to www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket No. FAA-2015-0150; Notice No. 15-01. Read the proposed rule carefully, particularly the sections concerning “model aircraft,” and submit comments on areas where you have a concern as well as thoughtful and productive comments […]
Continue readingWiley Rein: FAA Grounding Commercial UAS on Websites, YouTube
R. Michael Senkowski, Anna M. Gomez, Kathleen A. Kirby, Katy M. Ross and Sara Luxenberg* March 27, 2015 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently stepped up enforcement efforts against Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operators engaged in unauthorized “commercial” operations. The FAA’s current regulatory scheme permits hobby and recreational use of UAS but requires commercial […]
Continue readingFAA Streamlines UAS COAs for Section 333
The Federal Aviation Administration has established an interim policy to speed up airspace authorizations for certain commercial unmanned aircraft (UAS) operators who obtain Section 333 exemptions. The new policy helps bridge the gap between the past process, which evaluated every UAS operation individually, and future operations after we publish a […]
Continue readingNational Press Photographers Association (NPPA) request participation in sUAS survey
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 […]
Continue readingAMA 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 […]
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