{"id":2741,"date":"2015-12-17T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2016-01-08T14:48:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T18:48:56","slug":"hold-off-on-registering-model-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2015\/12\/17\/hold-off-on-registering-model-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold Off On Registering"},"content":{"rendered":"

We also suggest you read Frequently Asked Questions about the Drone Registration Process<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
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\nOn Wednesday, December 16 the AMA Executive Council unanimously approved an action plan to relieve and further protect our members from unnecessary and burdensome regulations. This plan addresses the recently announced interim rule requiring federal registration of pilots who fly model aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UASa) weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds.<\/p>\n

AMA has long used a similar registration system with our members, which we pointed out during the task force deliberations and in private conversations with the FAA. As you are aware, AMA\u2019s safety program instructs all members to place his or her AMA number or name and address on or within their model aircraft, effectively accomplishing the safety and accountability objectives of the interim rule. AMA has also argued that the new registration rule runs counter to Congress\u2019 intent in Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, otherwise known as the \u201cSpecial Rule for Model Aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Council is considering all legal and political remedies to address this issue. We believe that resolution to the unnecessary federal registration rule for our members rests with AMA\u2019s petition before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. This petition, filed in August 2014, asks the court to review the FAA\u2019s interpretation of the \u201cSpecial Rule for Model Aircraft.\u201d The central issue is whether the FAA has the authority to expand the definition of aircraft to include model aircraft; thus, allowing the agency to establish new standards and operating criteria to which model aircraft operators have never been subject to in the past.<\/p>\n

In promulgating its interim rule for registration earlier this week, the FAA repeatedly stated that model aircraft are aircraft, despite the fact that litigation is pending on this very question. The Council believes the FAA\u2019s reliance on its interpretation of Section 336 for legal authority to compel our members to register warrants the Court\u2019s immediate attention to AMA\u2019s petition.<\/p>\n

While we continue to believe that registration makes sense at some threshold and for flyers operating outside of a community-based organization or flying for commercial purposes, we also strongly believe our members are not the problem and should not have to bear the burden of additional regulations. Safety has been the cornerstone of our organization for 80 years and AMA\u2019s members strive to be a part of the solution.<\/p>\n

As we proceed with this process, we suggest AMA members hold off on registering their model aircraft with the FAA until advised by the AMA or until February 19, the FAA\u2019s legal deadline for registering.<\/p>\n

Holding off on registration will allow AMA time to fully consider all possible options. On a parallel track, it also allows AMA to complete ongoing conversations with the FAA about how best to streamline the registration process for our members.<\/p>\n

In the near future, we will also be asking our members to make their voices heard by submitting comments to the FAA\u2019s interim rule on registration. We will follow-up soon with more detailed information on how to do this.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your continued support of AMA. We will provide you with more updates as they become available.<\/p>\n

Kind regards,
\nThe AMA Executive Council
\nBob Brown, AMA President
\nGary Fitch, AMA Executive Vice President
\nAndy Argenio, AMA Vice President, District I
\nEric Williams, AMA Vice President, District II
\nMark Radcliff, AMA Vice President, District III
\nJay Marsh, AMA Vice President, District IV
\nKris Dixon, AMA Vice President, District V
\nRandy Cameron, AMA Vice President, District VI
\nTim Jesky, AMA Vice President, District VII
\nMark Johnston, AMA Vice President, District VIII
\nJim Tiller, AMA Vice President, District IX
\nLawrence Tougas, AMA Vice President, District X
\nChuck Bower, AMA Vice President, District XI<\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions about the Drone Registration Process<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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