AMA IN ACTION Advocating for Members

Tune in Tuesday, February 4th at 8:30 pm EST… This week’s show will feature AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs Representative Rich Hanson in an exclusive interview. Rich will discuss the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the AMA and the Federal Aviation Administration at AMA Expo 2014, and the […]

After its promotional video went viral, Lakemaid Beer was ordered to Cease & Desist New York Daily News reports… Read more… FAA slaps down beer-delivering drone after YouTube video goes viral FAA grounds brewery’s beer-delivering drone (FoxNews.com) View the promo video… Rich Hanson AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs

The FAA has achieved another benchmark in meeting the mandates in the FAA Modernization and Reform ACT passed by Congress in February, 2012. By naming its selection of the initial six UAS research and test sites the FAA has taken an important step toward realizing the enormous economic impact this technology has to offer. According to […]

  The Drone User Group Network’s Drone Social Innovation Award is a $10,000 prize for the most socially beneficial, documented use of a drone platform costing less than $3,000. This prize is intended to spur innovation, investment, and attention to the positive role this technology and unmanned aircraft can play in our […]

The ability for an unmanned aircraft to Sense and Avoid, the equivalent of ‘Seeing and Avoiding’ other aircraft required by regulation for aircraft operating under FAA’s visual flight rules (VFR), has been said to be the Holy Grail for allowing UAS to operate beyond the visual line of sight of […]

Robert Blair isn’t waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for UAS… Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn’t waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for UAS… Nor should he. FAA has publicly stated that farmers can fly small UAS over their own property for […]

If you’re interested in aerial photography and considering getting started with a rotorcraft platform, Terry Dunn has some excellent tips and recommendations for newcomers to the world of multi-rotor RC aircraft in his recent article at Tested.com. Joining the Quad Squad: How To Get Started with RC Quadcopters Rich Hanson […]

The positive aspect of Drones… (sUAS)  Lifeguard Drone… Just a few of the positive applications of this technology… Who knows what other benefits sUAS will bring to our society; their use and application are only limited by the imagination… Rich Hanson AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs  

Sensible regulation of small drones would foster innovation and protect privacy Paul Voss is a longtime modeler, a mechanical engineer and atmospheric scientist in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, in Northampton, Mass. In a recent op-ed article in IEEE Spectrum, Paul explores the statutory and legal construct of ‘navigable airspace’ within the National […]