On May 12th representatives of FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Program Office (UAPO) attended the Joe Nall fly-in at the Triple Tree Aerodrome and met with the attendees at the AMA annual meeting. For the most part they appeared very impressed with the professional manner in which the event was conducted and the level of safety achieved at the various venues and concurrent MA operations.
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Proposed Restrictions to be Published this Summer
The AMA Model Aircraft Standards Workgroup will meet face-to-face next week to continue its work on AMA’s proposed MA standards. The workgroup is focusing its efforts on assessing and addressing a list of potential hazards presented by the FAA.
Continue readingAMA Works to Amend Reauthorization Bill Providing Relief for Model Aviation from sUAS Rules
Senator James Inhofe, OK, successfully sponsored S.223 in the Senate yesterday with an amendment specifying a “Special Rule For Model Aircraft” that provides an exemption from regulation for model aircraft. Read the latest press release found in our Articles section under the LEARN button at the bottom of the page. We also encourage you to show your support to Senator Inhofe by emailing him directly here on his webform.
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