DEADLINE TO COMMENT: On or before July 25, 2014 Please click the link below for the full write up on this important matter regarding FPV and model aircraft operators! https://flitetest.com/articles/faa-ban… How to Respond to the FAA. All AMA members, family and friends need to take action now to let the […]
Continue readingEAA Reviewing Proposed Model Aircraft Policy
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has concerns about the scope of the interpretation and the lack of safety data cited by the FAA to arrive at its position. EAA’s Advocacy and Safety Department is reviewing the original NTSB decision, the FAA’s appeal, and the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which […]
Continue readingDaily Tech News Show discusses the FAA Model Aircraft rules
EPISODE: DTNS 2266 – BUSINESS^3, TRANSPARENCY^3 Darren Kitchen is on the show to chat about the immediate chilling effect of the Aereo decision on Dish, the new Aaron Swarz documentary, and more FAA befuddlement about drones. Plus Len Peralta is here to illustrate the show live! Remember the FAA rules […]
Continue readingAMA Representatives discuss FAA rules tonight on RC Radio Network 8:30 PM EST
Tune in tonight for an interview with AMA’s Director Public Relations & Government Affairs Rich Hanson and AMA Executive Director Dave Mathewson. www.rcradionetwork.com There is no better place to be than taking part in the world wide club meeting called Air Show where we bring to you all the RC news, views and reviews and we do it […]
Continue readingResponse Needed to FAA Model Aircraft Rule
AMA’s Areas of Concern Regarding the FAA Interpretive Rule for Model Aircraft On Tuesday, June 24th AMA issued a member alert expressing concern over some provisions in the FAA’s interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft established by Congress in the FAA modernization and Reform Act of 2012. In […]
Continue readingAMA Member Communications to FAA Interpretive Rule.
On Monday, June 23rd, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an Interpretive Rule in which it presented FAA’s interpretation of the “Special Rule for Model Aircraft” established by Congress in the FAA modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The Academy has reviewed the rule and is extremely disappointed and troubled […]
Continue readingFAA’s Interpretation of the “Special Rule for Model Aircraft”
June 23, 2014 – Today the Federal Aviation Administration filed a Notice of Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft found in Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95). The 17 page document emphasizes the agency’s authority to take enforcement action […]
Continue readingNPS to ban UAS – Existing MA ops safe (AMA Response)
National Park Service News Release NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service. The policy memorandum directs park superintendents to take a number of steps to exclude […]
Continue readingAMA attends AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014
May 12-15, 2014 – AMA President Bob Brown, Executive Director Dave Mathewson and AMA’s Government Affairs Representative Rich Hanson joined nearly 600 other exhibitors at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2014 conference in Orlando, FL. This was the first time the AUVSI conference was held in May and the first time […]
Continue readingAustralian Authorities Distribute Flying Guidelines to UAS Hobbyists
As reported in the Sidney Daily Telegraphy Backyard drone operators to be handed guidelines after one crashed into the Harbour Bridge Anyone purchasing a drone from a major retailer will be handed the code in a deal reached with the national Civil Aviation Safety Authority amid a surge in sales. […]
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