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There is lots of chatter on this subject over in the AMA thread, And yes the standards that the AMA is writing will have to be approved by the FAA. one place that
my statement can be verfied is in the Model Aviation Feb 2012 issue in the article veiw from HQ by Dave Mathewson.
The proposed rules that are to come out in the NPRM would require that the AMA rules be approved by the FAA. That is what the AMA has been working towards. Please point out where in the amendment that it says that the "Community standards" must be FAA-approved - it does not. Again, I think it would be counter productive to kick the FAA to the curb if the amendment goes into law (it is not law yet), but if it passes, then the FAA is prevented from *dictating* terms to the AMA for its safety code - as the *would* have been able to do if the NPRM became regulation in the future.
Bob
ps. Everything published in the Feb. issue of MA addressed the NPRM. The amendment changes the landscape. I would not expect the AMA to address its new approach under the amendment until some time after it passes.