Model aviation receives legislative support at state level
AMA PRESS RELEASE State-level legislation being considered in more than 30 states has the potential to negatively impact and curtail a recreational activity that has existed harmoniously in our...
View ArticleAMA Hosts UAS Discussion
AMA engaging with communities about responsible and safe UAS practices On April 25, 2013 AMA facilitated a meeting with the Ball State University (BSU) Department of Journalism and the Delaware County...
View ArticleADS-B based Sense & Avoid comes one step closer to Reality
Navy Funded, ADS-B based Autonomous, Sense and Avoid-With Pilot Overide Successfully Demonstrated… Two Navy Tiger Shark UAS, with Piccolo autopilots, and AWSAS R3′s All Weather Sense and Avoid System,...
View ArticleAMA Member Chris Sallis Developing Innovative UAS Solutions
UAH Students’ Octocopter An Aerial Option For Storm Surveys “The perspective gained with aerial surveillance has become an integral part of weather service analysis after the storm. ‘Especially when...
View ArticleWill Bureaucracy Keep The U.S. Drone Industry Grounded?
As reported by National Public Radio… “Americans are suspicious of drones. Reports of the unmanned aerial vehicles’ use in war zones have raised concerns about what they might do here at home. For...
View ArticleWorld’s smallest flying robot takes off
Scientists in the US have created a robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile maneuvers of the ubiquitous insects Dr Kevin Ma from Harvard University and his team, led by Dr Robert...
View ArticleAMA Club takes advantage of good public relations
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View ArticleDr Nowitall 4: The Constitutionality of Toys
Young modeler Dakota Peak has recently developed a video about the recent controversy with drones. His entertaining video, featuring fictional character Dr. Nowitall is part of series created by...
View ArticleTexas, Tennessee and Illinois Pass State ‘Drone’ Legislation
As the legislative season for most states winds to a close, Texas, Tennessee and Illinois passed new state legislation aimed at restricting the use of unmanned aircraft (‘drones’) within their...
View ArticleK-MAX Unmanned Helicopter Crashes In Afghanistan
According to a report in the Military Times, a Gannett Company, a K-MAX unmanned helicopter crashed June 5th in Afghanistan while resupplying Marines. The crash occurred at a landing zone just...
View ArticleAgricultural Ops… The next big step in UAS
As reported by the Salina Post… UAS “…flight demonstrations highlight one of the greatest potential applications for unmanned aircraft technology – saving farmers millions of dollars in time and...
View ArticleShould Preemptive Legislation be Considered
Should preemptive legislation be considered before new technology is introduced and takes root in our society… ? On the one hand you can certainly make a good argument that preemptive...
View ArticleNASA UAS Subcommittee Webinar Planned, July 18-19
NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of Meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with...
View ArticleCongressman Woodall Visits Atlanta Hobby
Courtesy of AtlantaHobby.com on FB… CONGRESSMAN WOODALL VISITS LOCAL CUMMING UAV SUPPLIER (CUMMING, GA) – Representative Rob Woodall (GA-7) recently made a visit to the AtlantaHobby.com warehouse and...
View ArticleND company specializes in aerial crop imagery
David Dvorak (below), CEO of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Field of View, stands in a corn field near Grand Forks with a flying-wing unmanned aircraft systems. His company seeks to “bridge the gap between...
View ArticleUnmanned aircraft bring a new dimension to weed busters
A sharp rise in unmanned aircraft is set to slash costs in cropping and land management, overcoming the need for light planes in many different applications. Greg Harris with an RMAX unmanned...
View ArticleDCRC Hosts AMA President Bob Brown and the FAA
On August 14th the DC Radio Control Club (DCRC) hosted a visit to their spectacular flying site near Boyds, MD. by AMA President Bob Brown, Jamie Lessard from the FAA UAS Integration Office and...
View ArticleMarkey Privacy Bill Excludes Model Aircraft
Earlier this week Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) filed a bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to insert privacy protections in its examination into the possibility of allowing drones to be...
View ArticleFAA Releases its Roadmap to UAS Integration
Nov. 7, In a speech to the Aerospace Industries Association, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced FAA’s long awaited and overdue Roadmap for “Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the...
View ArticleFAA Stalling on Small UAS Rules
“It is rare that industries come to Washington begging for more regulation. But that is how we in the unmanned systems business find ourselves with respect to small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). A...
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