Response needed, AMA Model Aircraft Rule
07-16-2014, 01:34 PM
#51
Your right! We had a member "complain" to the airport and file a report. We spoke with the FAA rep and luckily it was bogus and the rep said he was aware of the complaint but he didnt take it seriously because of the guy who filed it and his past. So this showed us the FAA rep was actually on our side for the most part because he is sympathetic to RC. The airport manager on the other hand is less sympathetic and has denied any requests we have filed for air space clearance for certain events like IMAC. As a result we dont host these events any longer.
09-18-2014, 05:39 AM
#53
Well, I finally got off the pot and submitted my comment:
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and its members have enjoyed over 75 years of successful, safe operation of model aircraft. That fact was recognized in the FAA Reauthorization Act that prohibited the FAA from making any new regulation that impacted model aircraft as long as they were being operated under the rules of a responsible community-based organization. Certainly, the safety record of the AMA and its members enables it to fall into this category.
Not only does the "Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft" claim that the FAA still retains the right to make such rules, it, in and of itself, does so explicitly. Not only is this a violation of the Reauthorization Act, it is also a clear violation of the Code of Federal Regulations and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Instead of illegally trampling on the rights of law abiding citizens who belong to the AMA and exercise their rights in a responsible and safe manner, the FAA should be concentrating all of its efforts on developing a fair, reasonable, and safe way for commercial companies to access the NAS with unmanned aircraft, particularly sUAS, in order to open up much needed economic opportunities for this activity.
Bob
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and its members have enjoyed over 75 years of successful, safe operation of model aircraft. That fact was recognized in the FAA Reauthorization Act that prohibited the FAA from making any new regulation that impacted model aircraft as long as they were being operated under the rules of a responsible community-based organization. Certainly, the safety record of the AMA and its members enables it to fall into this category.
Not only does the "Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft" claim that the FAA still retains the right to make such rules, it, in and of itself, does so explicitly. Not only is this a violation of the Reauthorization Act, it is also a clear violation of the Code of Federal Regulations and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Instead of illegally trampling on the rights of law abiding citizens who belong to the AMA and exercise their rights in a responsible and safe manner, the FAA should be concentrating all of its efforts on developing a fair, reasonable, and safe way for commercial companies to access the NAS with unmanned aircraft, particularly sUAS, in order to open up much needed economic opportunities for this activity.
Bob
