Original article by Megan Geuss – Oct 5, 2015 4:13pm EDT Over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a number of bills that would have increased penalties for flying drones over wildfires, grade schools, and prisons in the state. One of the most notable drone bills that got vetoed […]
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Alaska Legislature Recognizes AMA as CBO, Applauds Drone Education Effort
Contact: Allison Bryan media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 ALASKA LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES AMA AS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, APPLAUDS DRONE EDUCATION EFFORT MUNCIE, INDIANA – The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the world’s largest organization representing those who fly model aircraft for recreation and educational purposes, today was recognized by the Alaska State Legislature […]
Continue readingFAA Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NPRM
After years of delays, the FAA released its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for sUAS on February 15, 2015. Although we are still sifting through the 195-page proposed rule, at first glance we are cautiously optimistic. Since the beginning of the regulatory process in 2008, the path that got us […]
Continue readingAMA Responds to Multirotor Demonstration on Fox & Friends
On February 4th, during a segment on “Fox and Friends” a quad-copter being flown by an editor from Popular Science magazine was seen flying, uncontrolled, into the morning show’s production crew. AMA believes the demonstration was conducted in an unsafe and irresponsible manner and has sent letters to Fox News […]
Continue readingAMA Opposes Legislation to Restrict Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in New York City
MODEL AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY TO COUNCIL: DON’T GROUND OUR HOBBY IN NYC Academy of Model Aeronautics Opposes Legislation to Restrict Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Use in New York City For Immediate Release: January 7, 2015 Contact: Marian Kerr media@modelaircraft.org (202) 777-3509 NEW YORK – Today the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) sent […]
Continue readingSupport the EAA/AOPA intiative: Third Class Medical Legislation
LEARN MORE ON EAA BLOG POST: https://www.eaa.org/news/2014/2014-03-11_us-senate-introduces-ga-pilot-protection-act-companion-to-house-bill.asp RALLY CONGRESS: https://govt.eaa.org/14781/support-general-aviation-pilot-protection-act/ LETTER TO EAA MEMBERS: Dear EAA Member, It is time for you to act in support of the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act (GAPPA). Send a customizable message with our Rally Congress tool, or you can write, call, or email […]
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