AMA IN ACTION Advocating for Members

Nov. 7, In a speech to the Aerospace Industries Association, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced FAA’s long awaited and overdue Roadmap for “Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the National Airspace System (NAS)”. “The American aerospace industry is eager to support the integration into our domestic airspace of UAS systems […]

Earlier this week Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) filed a bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to insert privacy protections in its examination into the possibility of allowing drones to be flown in commercial airspace. (See the Press Release) Thanks to the efforts of the AMA in working with the congressional […]

On August 14th the DC Radio Control Club (DCRC) hosted a visit to their spectacular flying site near Boyds, MD. by AMA President Bob Brown, Jamie Lessard from the FAA UAS Integration Office and representatives from Intelligent UAS, distributors of DJI UAS products. Members of the DCRC turned out to […]

A sharp rise in unmanned aircraft is set to slash costs in cropping and land management, overcoming the need for light planes in many different applications. The Australian Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has approved 41 operators of unmanned aircraft across Australia and the listing is climbing fast. The Canberra Times […]

David Dvorak (below), CEO of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Field of View, stands in a corn field near Grand Forks with a flying-wing unmanned aircraft systems. His company seeks to “bridge the gap between unmanned aircraft and precision agriculture.” Photographer: John Brose Photography David Dvorak’s ‘Field of View’ mission is to […]

Courtesy of AtlantaHobby.com on FB… CONGRESSMAN WOODALL VISITS LOCAL CUMMING UAV SUPPLIER (CUMMING, GA) – Representative Rob Woodall (GA-7) recently made a visit to the AtlantaHobby.com warehouse and retail showroom located in Cumming off of Bethelview road. Atlantahobby.com has become one of the nations fastest and largest UAV suppliers, as […]

NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Subcommittee […]

Should preemptive legislation be considered before new technology is introduced and takes root in our society… ? On the one hand you can certainly make a good argument that preemptive legislation/regulation could potentially address some “common sense” pitfalls foreseen with the deployment of new technologies. Chris Warner, Executive Editor of Electronic […]

As reported by the Salina Post… UAS “…flight demonstrations highlight one of the greatest potential applications for unmanned aircraft technology – saving farmers millions of dollars in time and resources,” said Michael Toscano, AUVSI president & CEO. “Integrating UAS into the national airspace will lead to a host of new […]

According to a report in the Military Times, a Gannett Company, a K-MAX unmanned helicopter crashed June 5th in Afghanistan while resupplying Marines. The crash occurred at a landing zone just northeast of Camp Leatherneck while the UAV was in the final stages of delivering cargo. The aircraft was in […]