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Welcome to the Academy of Model Aeronautics' Advocacy Blog. As the FAA looks to regulate the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and as Congress and state legislatures consider legislation with potential impact on the hobby, this site will keep you informed of the latest news, events and industry updates, and serves as an outlet to let your voice be heard by AMA and key officials nationwide.

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UAS Provide a New Mission for the Air National Guard

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November 10, 2012November 12, 2012 Rich Hanson

November 9th, Air Force officials briefed Capitol Hill staffers on the possibility of locating a “Remote Split Operations Squadron” at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. This would be a much-sought new mission for the 107th Airlift Wing which the Pentagon proposed shuttering last spring. Though the change of mission […]

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Counterterrorism Experts Concur… MA not a Significant Threat

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November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 Rich Hanson 1 comment

In May 2011, would-be terrorist Rezwan Ferdaus of Asland, Mass. planned to convert a radio control model aircraft into a weaponized drone and fly it into the US Capitol building. The FBI learned of his suspicious activity through contacts in the aeromodeling community and ultimately arrested Ferdaus before he could […]

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Congressional Hearing Highlights Privacy Concerns

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October 31, 2012November 7, 2012 Ben Flesher 1 comment

U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-TX, chaired a Congressional hearing in Houston, TX to discuss proposed federal legislation intended to ensure unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will not be used by government agencies for unwarranted surveillance or voyeuristic activity. Representatives from the law enforcement community and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems […]

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FAA Meeting Follow-up… Progress Made

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October 31, 2012November 1, 2012 Rich Hanson 3 comments

The “FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012” signed into law as Public Law 112-95 in February 2012, contains a “Special Rule for Model Aircraft”. The language in this provision instructs the FAA Administrator to not enact rules affecting model aircraft activity conducted within the safety programming of a nationwide […]

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Seattle PD UAS Gets Irate Reception

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October 27, 2012October 27, 2012 Rich Hanson 3 comments

As reported by Central District News… SPD’s public display of their Draganflyer X6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (AKA “drone”) Thursday at Garfield Community Center was supposed to give people a chance to see the camera-toting remote-piloted helicopter in person and give residents the chance to ask questions about how it would […]

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UAS Could Soon be Flying Over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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October 25, 2012October 26, 2012 Rich Hanson

A team of participants from Rocket University is building a fuel cell-powered unmanned aerial vehicle and support systems to perform missions such as wildlife surveillance around the expansive Kennedy Space Center. Michael Dupuis previously worked on the space shuttles’ fuel cell systems and is now leading the unmanned aerial systems group’s […]

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Members of Congress Seek Independent Review of UAS Integration

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October 24, 2012 Rich Hanson

Members of Congress influential on aviation matters have asked an independent government watchdog to review whether the Federal Aviation Administration is making progress on meeting Congress’ mandate to develop a plan for managing the growth and integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace. In 2010 an FAA official reported […]

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Can I Use my Model Aircraft to do Aerial Photography?

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October 21, 2012December 8, 2012 Rich Hanson 36 comments

It’s a great question and the basic answer is yes… However… Aeromodeling enthusiasts have mounted cameras on their model aircraft for years and taken aerial photographs of the local flying site, their backyard and even themselves as they remotely operate their aircraft, and the ability to do so still exists […]

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If I Fly Over My Neighbor’s House, Is It Trespassing?

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October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 Rich Hanson

This is a very interesting question… the answer to which is not as simple as you might imagine. The issue of property/privacy rights vs. access to the public airways is extremely complicated. Over the years the decisions on this issue in state and federal courts have differed as new technologies […]

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Canberra Rescue Drone Wins $10,000 Prize

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October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 Rich Hanson

A Canberra team has won $10,000 for developing an un-manned aerial vehicle (UAV) which could help rescue stranded bushwalkers. Team Leader Stephen Dade and his team ‘Canberra UAV’ claimed first prize at the Outback Rescue Challenge after their UAV successfully located a dummy bushwalker. The team of 10 amateurs worked […]

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