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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...

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AMA 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...

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ADS-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,...

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AMA 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...

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Will 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...

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World’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...

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AMA Club takes advantage of good public relations

Below is a great example of how a club creates a positive public relations moment. UPDATED LINK: http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wmya_vid_11766.shtml   Report This Post

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Dr 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...

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Texas, 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...

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K-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...

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Agricultural 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...

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Should 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...

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NASA 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...

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Congressman 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...

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ND 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...

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Unmanned 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...

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DCRC 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...

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Markey 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...

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FAA 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...

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FAA 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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