section 336

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 The Academy of Model Aeronautics was vocal in their opposition to the section of the Act which repealed Section 336, which provided protections from new regulation for recreational flyers.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

Drone cell tower inspection – image courtesy of Measure The drone industry is divided over the new FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.  The repeal of Section 336 leaves some in the recreational sector wondering if the hobby will survive: manufacturers and big industry are all for the changes that the …

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 and tracking requirements for drones.  In a video posted on the AMA’s Governement Relations blog, Interim Executive Director …

staff The following is a guest post from John Saginario: FPV flyer, writer and host of the Wild Flyers podcast. Dozens of people are huddled over their flying contraptions, fixing broken parts and making final tweaks in preparation for a regional drone race. It’s a competition nearly a year in …

FAA Deputy Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials, Angela Stubblefield The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Committee held a Counter UAS Issues Roundtable Discussion yesterday – and the difficulty of regulation for leisure operators was a central theme. The argument over Section 336 – the half of the regulation that …

The US House of Representatives has launched one other attempt at a long run FAA Reauthorization Act.  With the clock now ticking till the present extension of an extension of an extension runs out at the tip of September, the drone business is ready to see what Congress can agree …