Originally Posted by
Len Todd
Never said anyone has to be a member of AMA. The statement made by the AMA was you have to be a member of a CBO. No miss-information there. Just some miss reading on your behalf.
I can read just fine.The AMA has never made such a statement.
From the AMA site.
"In January of this year, the AMA requested that the FAA clarify the 400-foot issue in writing. We are happy to share that in a recent letter to the AMA, the FAA recognized AMA’s role as a community-based organization and acknowledged our safety program, including allowing flight above 400 feet under appropriate circumstance. In this letter, dated July 7, 2016, the FAA states:
- “…model aircraft may be flow consistently with Section 336 and agency guidelines at altitudes above 400 feet when following a community-based organization’s safety guidelines.”“Community-based organizations, such as the Academy of Model Aeronautics, may establish altitude limitations in their safety guidelines that exceed the FAA’s 400 AGL altitude recommendation.”
Essentially, this letter confirms that sailplanes, large model aircraft, turbines, and other disciplines can responsibly operate above 400 feet if the AMA member is operating within our safety programming. Equally important, the FAA again acknowledges AMA as a community-based organization."
https://www.faa.gov/uas/faqs/#ffr
Mike