recreational drone laws

An FAA video for new drone pilots (watch below!) has valuable information about the basic rules.  If you’re getting – or giving – a drone for the holidays, watch this first.   (Written summary below video link: for more information, be sure to visit the FAA UAS page.) For the …

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 …

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 – held the AMA Expo at the Fairplex Exposition Complex in Pomona, CA earlier this month.  With …

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, …

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 The Academy of Model Aeronautics was vocal in their opposition to the section of the Act which repealed Section 336, which provided protections from new regulation for recreational flyers.  While the AMA has …

The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 302 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 by a 93-6 vote.  The Act provides funding for the FAA for the next 5 years – and makes major changes to drone regulations. The Senate vote will move the Act on to be signed by President Trump.  …

By Wknight94 [GFDL  or CC BY-SA 3.0 ] Seattle’s Space Needle appears to draw drones, and it appears that evidently officers have determined sufficient is sufficient.  Seattle lawmakers pushed for drone rules again in 2014 when a drone video of the Space Needle went viral.  Since then, Seattle has had …

News and Commentary.  The U.S. House of Representatives introduced on the finish of final month that they’d handed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act by an overwhelming majority: 393 to 13.  This is important information for all stakeholders within the aviation business – many earlier tries to achieve consensus over a …

Manufacturing large DJI has introduced the launch of the Alliance for Drone Innovation (ADI), an effort to broaden the assist for the objectives of the previous Drone Manufacturers Alliance initially shaped 2 years in the past by 3DR, GoPro, DJI and Parrot. The new group will tackle the identical points …

The AMA has launched an announcement strongly condemning the drone operator who allegedly flew over a passenger jet touchdown at McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas. The FAA is investigating the incident, which hit the information after the video under was posted on-line.  The drone operator has not but been …