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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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The Fourth Amendment and the “Drones”: How Will it Apply?

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August 16, 2012August 16, 2012 Rich Hanson

In a report written by Joe Wolverton, II the New American chronicles the approach of the day when squadrons of drones will fill the skies of the United States. Scores of these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV/UAS) will be deployed by state and local law enforcement, adding to the many already […]

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FAA’s UAS Manager Rick Prosek Addresses ALPA’s Concerns

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August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 Rich Hanson

At a recent Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Air Safety Forum in Washington, D.C., Richard Prosek, manager of flight technologies and procedures in FAA’s UAS Integration Office, offered airline pilots assurances that air vehicles piloted from the ground will be introduced safely and incrementally to the U.S. national airspace system […]

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FAA’s Michael Huerta – Keynote Speaker at AUVSI

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August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 Rich Hanson

Las Vegas… On August 7th, FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta was the keynote speaker at the opening session of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) 2012 North America Conference. During his remarks Mr. Huerta assured the AUVSI membership that the FAA will meet its goal to “safely and […]

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NPR – “Drones: From War Weapon to Homemade Toy”

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August 5, 2012August 5, 2012 Rich Hanson

With the exception of a bit of dramatic license, National Public Radio’s recent report on the emergence of domestic “drones” (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) does a good job of putting this issue in perspective. The report describes some of the benefits of this new technology as well as the public perception […]

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Congressional Action Mounts as UAS Privacy/Security Concerns Intensify

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August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 Rich Hanson 1 comment

As the FAA struggles in its efforts to enable the operation of commercial and public use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), anxiety over privacy and national security issues continues to escalate. Over the past several months more than a dozen congressional initiatives have been enacted to address these issues and further […]

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States Looking to Regulate UAS

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July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 Rich Hanson 4 comments

I suppose it was only a matter of time… In the wake of growing public concern over privacy issues, state lawmakers are now considering new laws to regulate the use of unmanned aircraft systems (Drones) within their state. Republican Del. Todd Gilbert, one of Virginia’s most conservative lawmakers, is working with […]

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Mass. Man to Plead in Terror Plot using Model Airplanes

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July 10, 2012 Rich Hanson

Central Maine’s Morning Sentinel reports that Rezwan Ferdaus has struck a plea agreement with prosecutors. According to court documents filed by prosecutors and attorneys for Ferdaus, the Massachusetts man charged with plotting to fly remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol plans to plead guilty […]

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Recent Poll Shows Public Concern Regarding the use of Drones – Split

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July 10, 2012 Rich Hanson

A recent poll reported by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) regarding the government use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, i.e. Drones, shows significant public concern over privacy issues and potential misuse by law enforcement. However, the poll also shows strong support for what is viewed as legitimate uses […]

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Ability to “Hijack” civilian Drones adds new Concerns to the UAS Issue

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July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 Rich Hanson

Researchers from the University of Texas recently demonstrated how a civiliam UAS can be easily “spoofed” by jamming it with a fake GPS signal. Professor Todd Humphreys from Austin’s Radionavigation Laboratory concludes that, “Spoofing a GPS receiver on a UAV is just another way of hijacking a plane,” Click the link below to […]

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Feds take Action against UAS Operations near Alcatraz

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July 2, 2012July 6, 2012 Rich Hanson 2 comments

Federal authorities from the National Park Service recently cited two individuals for operating a UAS near and around Alcatraz Island. On June 26th the UAS operators were working on a pictorial project involving images of Alcatraz. In doing so, they were taking aerial photographs of the historic location using an […]

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