Two U.S. Senators have successfully sponsored an amendment to Section 349 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, a change which eases the way for drones in education. The Academy of Model... Read more
The AMA was denied permission to hold their annual night flying event at the AMA Expo West this year – and members are asking why. The Academy of Model Aeronautics – the AMA... Read more
The Academy of Model Aeronautics, the largest and most powerful community-based organization (CBO) advocating for recreational flyers, is fielding a lot of calls these days. Since the FAA a... Read more
The crash landing of a Robinson Helicopter R22 in South Carolina last week, reportedly caused by interference with a drone, has prompted the AMA to issue an official statement asking the pub... Read more
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will host the annual AMA Expo East this week. This year’s even offers plenty of interest for drone operators. The event, presented by ReadyMade... Read more
Almost immediately following the FAA’s announcement yesterday of their drone registration program, Task Force members, drone industry representatives and consumers posted their reactio... Read more
Judging by the growing media reports of alleged near miss incidents between drones and manned aircraft, a casual observer could be led to believe that such nightmare scenarios are becoming c... Read more
(Source: journalnow.com) A UFO sighting 51,000 feet above Washington is not something one might expect to read about in a database linked to a news release by the Federal Aviation Administ... Read more
(Source: unmanned-aerial.com) Calling it a “poor example to those new to model aviation,” the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has spoken out about a recent Fox News segment... Read more
from jonathanturley.org Almost everyone likes model airplanes. Kids and adults have been building model flying machines for centuries. In fact, the Wright brothers experimented with model he... Read more
In true government fashion, the FAA extended the comment period for their Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft at the eleventh hour on Thursday. Originally set to expire on... Read more
As part of a long line of announcements this month, the Federal Aviation Administration published an Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft on Monday to try and clarify the ru... Read more