“Know Before You Fly” has been one of the drone industry’s successes: a collaborative effort between commercial interests, recreational interests, and the FAA. Know Before... Read more
The proposed Remote ID rule was several years in the development – but as the FAA reviews the thousands of comments it received on the rule, industry stakeholders still hope that chan... Read more
The FAA’s proposal for Remote ID for drones appears problematic for the recreational drone community. Tyler Dobbs, the AMA‘s Director of Government Affairs, says the proposal le... 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
Since the repeal of Section 336 of the federal code, which protected model aircraft from new regulation, recreational flyers have had to absorb a number of changes. Flying clubs who have op... 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 Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), as the largest advocacy group for recreational pilots of both drones and other model aircraft, has been working with the FAA to give recreational flie... Read more
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) have joined forces to take a leadership position on recreational drone regulations. Recently, the AMA spo... Read more
It’s a tough topic for the drone industry – should recreational flyers be held to the same rules that commercial pilots must follow? The Academy of Model Aircraft (AMA) doesn... Read more
Here in the U.S., after “Black Friday,” the official start of the holiday shopping season, and the newer “Cyber Monday” comes “Giving Tuesday,” kicking o... Read more
Facing New Regulation and Lots of Uncertainty, Hobby Groups and Pilots React The following is a guest post from John Saginario: FPV flyer, writer and host of the Wild Flyers podcast. A week... Read more
The AMA is putting the best face possible on the recently passed FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Academy of Model Aeronautics was vocal in their opposition to the section of the Act whi... Read more
As the deadline for FAA Reauthorization approaches – a deadline which looks increasingly unlikely to be met – the AMA is asking members to weigh in on Section 336 and remote ID a... Read more
The AMA has issued a strong response to yesterday’s call from the Commercial Drone Alliance for repeal of Section 336, the law which protects model aircraft from FAA regulation. Sectio... Read more