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Drones for Education NDAA Provision

Germanna CC, CC BY 2.0 A provision in the current version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would make it significantly easier to use drones for education. As the final version of the NDAA approaches a vote, issues including  a proposed ban of Chinese-made tech have been negotiated.  The …

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Know Before You Fly Gets New Support from CTA

“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 You Fly was started with a partnership between the FAA; the industry’s leading advocacy organization, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI); and the …

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Stakeholders Ask for Essential Changes

 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 changes to accommodate non-commercial interests will be made. Today, drone industry stakeholders incuding the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), …

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DRONELIFE Exclusive: AMA’s Tyler Dobbs on RID and Recreation…

Photo by Jo Théophile from Pexels 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 leaves “no viable options” for hobby flyers.  Dobbs says that without changes, the current proposal will not only …

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DRONELIFE Exclusive: The AMA Speaks Out About New Drone Regu…

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 announced the enactment of new rules resulting from the repeal of Section 336, there’s been a lot of confusion, misinformation, and argument in …

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AMA and Consumer Technology Association Lead First Stakehold…

Photo by Pok Rie from Pexels 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 spoke out against the concept of subjecting recreational and commercial drones to the same regulations.  This week, …

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Drones for Good: Join the AMA Fly-A-Thon on Giving Tuesday, …

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 off the charitable season.  This year, the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Foundation is hosting a fly-a-thon, where participants can raise money for the educational and community-based …

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