On June 23, 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration published an Interpretive Rule that establishes the agency’s interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft provided by Congress as part of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. This interpretation significantly alters the congressional intent of the Special Rule that […]
Continue readingAMA Files Petition for Review of FAA’s Interpretive Rule
Today the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) filed a Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the FAA’s Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft published in the Federal Register on June 25, 2014. The AMA believes that the FAA’s Interpretive […]
Continue readingAlaska Governor Sean Parnell signs HB-255 and HCR-15 into law
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell signed into law HB-255 and HCR-15 further defining public use of Unmanned Aerial Systems and the continuation of the Legislative Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. HB-255 “An Act relating to unmanned aircraft systems; and relating to images captured by an unmanned aircraft system.” Further defines […]
Continue readingPress Release – FAA Salutes National Model Aviation Day
FAA PRESS RELEASE August 15, 2014 Contact: Les Dorr, Jr. or Alison Duquette Phone: (202) 267-3883 Agency praises AMA role in raising model aircraft safety awareness In honor of the second annual National Model Aviation Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) salutes the Academy of Model Aeronautics […]
Continue readingAMA’s Rich Hanson to speak at AirVenture OshKosh Forum
TITLE: Drones and Air Safety Forum DATES: Friday August 1st HOURS: 8:30am – 9:45am PLACE: Forum 11 – maps DESCRIPTION: The number of Drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, in our airspace is growing rapidly. Can drones co-exist safely with traditional aircraft? This presentation explores the often ambiguous subject of Drone Safety, Rules, […]
Continue readingFAA extends Interpretive Rule comment period
At the request of the AMA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a 60-day extension to the public comment period (Docket No. FAA-2014-0396) for FAA’s Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft established by Congress as part of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The 60-day extension […]
Continue readingFamily uses drone to help locate man missing for three days, alive
As report by WMTV-15 Madison, WI Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014 82-year-old Fitchburg man, Guillermo DeVenecia, has been safely found by volunteer searchers. He was found around 1:00 p.m. standing in a bean field near Whalen and Mutchler Roads in Fitchburg. ______________________________________________________ Updated on Monday, July 21, 2014 David […]
Continue readingPresident Barack Obama to issue executive order on drone privacy
As reported on Politico.com… It’s not clear when the President will issue the order | AP Photo President Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order to develop privacy guidelines for commercial drones operating in U.S. airspace, POLITICO has learned. The order would put the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, […]
Continue readingRFTC: Taking the Ice Water Challenge to Protect FPV and Model Aviation
To donate money to the AMA’s Government Advocacy Program, follow this link: https://bit.ly/1kELA0q Scroll down the page until you find the “Government Advocacy” heading. In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew takes up the Ice Water Challenge to raise money for the Academy of Model Aeronautics in its fight against the […]
Continue readingResponse swells in final days of FAA drone comment period
Edie Sellers SF Drones Examiner After more than two weeks of barely registering a blip on theFederal Aviation Administration‘s radar, a late wave of interested members of the public have taken to the Internet and weighed in on proposed regulations on domestic use of drones. On June 23, The FAA opened public comment for the […]
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