{"id":5023,"date":"2021-07-29T09:33:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=5023"},"modified":"2021-07-29T09:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:33:39","slug":"ama-meets-with-congressional-offices-for-tfr-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2021\/07\/29\/ama-meets-with-congressional-offices-for-tfr-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA Meets with Congressional Offices for TFR Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AMA has met with seven congressional offices throughout the past couple of weeks, with more meetings planned in the coming days. Discussed during each meeting was the waiver process request for AMA clubs with flying fields that fall within the parameters of the Presidential Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) for Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. AMA has been successful in receiving TFR event waivers in years past but would like to see a more permanent waiver process for day-to-day operations instituted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5026\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?attachment_id=5026\" class=\"wp-image-5026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/capital-building.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of the congressional offices AMA met regarding President Biden\u2019s NOTAM\/TFR:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey<\/li><li>Representative Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania\u2019s 4th District<\/li><li>Representative Mary Gay Scanlon, Pennsylvania\u2019s 5th District<\/li><li>Representative Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania\u2019s 6th District<\/li><li>Representative Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania\u2019s 11th District<\/li><li>Representative Donald Norcross, New Jersey\u2019s 1st District<\/li><li>Representative Jefferson Van Drew, New Jersey\u2019s 2nd District<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To remain current with the most recent government-related news, regularly visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?_ga=2.161517308.1541869602.1609765915-887606143.1608326463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMA Government Affairs blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions or concerns, contact the Government Affairs department at (765) 287-1256 or <a href=\"mailto:amagov@modelaircraft.org\">amagov@modelaircraft.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMA has met with seven congressional offices throughout the past couple of weeks, with more meetings planned in the coming days. 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