{"id":1604,"date":"2013-11-08T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T19:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2013-11-08T21:45:11","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T21:45:11","slug":"faa-stalling-on-small-uas-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2013\/11\/08\/faa-stalling-on-small-uas-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA Stalling on Small UAS Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/11\/JohnLangford.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1605 alignleft\" alt=\"John Langford\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/11\/JohnLangford-232x300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/11\/JohnLangford-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/11\/JohnLangford.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>&#8220;It is rare that industries come to Washington begging for more regulation. But that is how we in the unmanned systems business find ourselves with respect to small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) has been on the shelf for years. We need to move forward before a serious accident occurs.&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p>John Langford is a long-time AMA member, International Programs Liaison for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Association of Rocketry<\/a> as an avid aerial rocketry enthusiasts, and founder and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.<\/p>\n<h1>&#8220;We in the business are in a paradoxical situation: An airplane we operate in our jobs is essentially illegal but perfectly fine to fly in a schoolyard for fun.&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p>John writes regarding the &#8220;recipe for disaster&#8221; created by the void in adequate safety measures and operating standards for the operation of amateur\/personal use unmanned aircraft, and the vacuum effect prompting dozens of states to promulgate their own rules impacting sUAS&#8230; &#8220;a morass that the FAA will have to untangle when it finally steps up to its leadership role&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>John&#8217;s article appeared in the October 28th issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/AWST.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Aviation Week and Space Technology.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click the link below to read the article<\/strong>&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/02b954f.netsolhost.com\/images\/FAA_Stalling_on_Small_UAS_Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">FAA Stalling on Small UAS Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related article<\/strong>&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/Article.aspx?id=\/article-xml\/AW_10_28_2013_p58-629420.xml&amp;p=1\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion: FAA Must Act On Rules For Small UAS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationweek.com\/HomePage.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Aviation Week<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rich Hanson<br \/>\nAMA Government and Regulatory Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is rare that industries come to Washington begging for more regulation. But that is how we in the unmanned systems business find ourselves with respect to small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) has been on the shelf for years. 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