Sunday, February 15 – In a telephonic press conference held today, Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced FAA’s long-awaited proposed regulation for the operation of commercial small unmanned aircraft in the national airspace. As stated in the FAA press release, the “proposal offers safety […]
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AMA sUAS/Drone Broadcast
Join AMA Executive Director Dave Mathewson and Government and Regulatory Affairs Director Rich Hanson next Tuesday for a live sUAS/Drone broadcast. The broadcast will provide an update on the upcoming small UAS rule and FAA’s interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. Dave and Rich will also answer your […]
AP Reports drone sightings up! …
Wednesday, Nov. 12th, the Associated Press reported that drone sightings are up dramatically and that, “The government is getting near-daily reports — and sometimes two or three a day — of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports…” (Click the link below to read the full story.) There’s […]
President Barack Obama to issue executive order on drone privacy
As reported on Politico.com… It’s not clear when the President will issue the order | AP Photo President Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order to develop privacy guidelines for commercial drones operating in U.S. airspace, POLITICO has learned. The order would put the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, […]
AMA 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 […]
FAA’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 […]
Is FPV Legal?
The short answer—yes. Operating recreational unmanned aircraft (model aircraft) using First-Person View (FPV) is legal. The more relevant question may be, “Will it remain legal?” Currently there are no laws or regulations prohibiting the operation of model aircraft using FPV technology, however, in light of some of the anomalous activity […]
Markey Privacy Bill Excludes Model Aircraft
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 […]
Drone Legislation – Wisconsin
Wisconsin– AB 203 Title No Title Sponsor(s): Representatives AUGUST, KESSLER, CRAIG, C. TAYLOR, BALLWEG, BERCEAU, BORN, CZAJA, HEBL, KESTELL, LOUDENBECK, MURPHY, MURTHA, OHNSTAD, A. OTT, POPE, SANFELIPPO, SHANKLAND, SPIROS, THIESFELDT, TITTL and TRANEL Cosponsored by Senators PETROWSKI, ERPENBACH, RISSER, GROTHMAN, HANSEN, SCHULTZ and L. TAYLOR. Referred to Committee on Government […]
Oregon SB71 Dies in Committee
As reported by the Roswell Flight Test Crew… During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee work session, “Senator Floyd Prozanski announced that Oregon Senate Bill 71 is dead.” “Moving forward, these issues will be dealt with in House Bill 2710… In short, HB2710 deals exclusively with the use of drones by law […]