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. […]
Continue readingFAA ‘looking into’ $10K fine for drone recording of tornado disaster area
As reported on RT.com… The Federal Aviation Administration, already facing criticism from private drone operators, has launched an investigation into drone use in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that swept across the southeastern United States. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Tuesday that the FAA has initiated a probe into the use of […]
Continue readingDJI adds “No Fly Zones” to its Phantom 2 quadrotor
April 9th… DJI announced a new firmware update to its Phantom 2 series of quadrotors. The new feature called “No Fly Zones” adds a level of safety and compliance to their multirotor devices when operating near airports and other restricted zones. As posted on the DJI website… “In order to increase […]
Continue readingUniversity of Missouri students fly drones inside for now
As reported on Poynter.org by Andrew Beaujon Columbia Daily Tribune Students in Bill Allen’s introductory drone class at the University of Missouri are flying craft inside a livestock facility, Ashley Jost reports in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Allen said “students who try to fly drones outside the Trowbridge Livestock Center practice […]
Continue readingNC House Committee on UAS proposes new legislation
On Wednesday, 4/23, the North Carolina House Committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) released its report and recommendations for new legislation governing the use of UAS within the state. The proposed legislation restricts the government use of UAS and the use of unmanned aircraft in conducting surveillance and capturing images […]
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