{"id":1504,"date":"2013-09-04T19:15:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2013-09-05T13:04:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T13:04:31","slug":"dcrc-hosts-ama-president-bob-brown-and-the-faa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2013\/09\/04\/dcrc-hosts-ama-president-bob-brown-and-the-faa\/","title":{"rendered":"DCRC Hosts AMA President Bob Brown and the FAA"},"content":{"rendered":"

On August 14th<\/sup> the DC Radio Control Club (DCRC<\/a>) hosted a visit to their spectacular flying site near Boyds, MD. by AMA President Bob Brown, Jamie Lessard from the FAA UAS Integration Office and representatives from Intelligent UAS<\/a>, distributors of DJI UAS products. Members of the DCRC turned out to help provide a hands-on demonstration of radio controlled flight and an introduction to UAS technology.<\/p>\n

With fantastic weather and the clubs\u2019 generous hospitality, the evening and the demonstrations were a categorical success\u2026<\/p>\n

\"DCRC1\"<\/a>
AMA President Bob Brown (Center) pictured with AMA PR & Government Affairs Dir Rich Hanson (L) and Tony Ngo of Intelligent UAS (R)
Bob is holding a DJI 550 Multirotor UAS, one of the DJI products distributed by Intelligent UAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"DCRC2\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"DCRC3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamie Lessard, an Aerospace Engineer and AMA liaison at the FAA UAS Integration Office tries her hand at RC as DCRC Instructor Andy Kane (L) helps her put the club’s trainer through its paces. To the right, Tony Ngo of Intelligent UAS shows Jamie the simple techniques\u00a0in controlling the DJI Phantom Quadcopter.<\/p>\n

\"D\"<\/a>
DCRC Walt Good Field as seen from the DJI Phantom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photos courtesy of Tomilola Okubanjo, Marketing Coordinator for Intelligent UAS<\/a><\/p>\n

Rich Hanson
\nAMA PR and Government Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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