Originally Posted by
BarracudaHockey
Whoa! There was plenty of involvement, but the city council did what they wanted, despite the questionable legality of doing so. In fact, they did so even with the heavy hitting legal team of several large media outlets fighting against it. They did create several exemptions to keep from curtailing STEM and it doesn't affect any existing flying fields, it's only around city property and places like Disney where the FAA already permanently TFR'd
If memory serves, even the FAA weighed in against them doing it, so if they won't listen to the FAA what makes you think they would listen to the AMA?
I read the thing, and it appears Orlando was very clever. They stayed away from regulating airspace, as that keeps them clear of primacy issues with respect to the feds. But I don't think there's any serious question about the council's ability to say what is and is not allowed on their property.
Between this one and the Pennsylvania case where even the court was declaring the size and speed of the sUAS as a hazard, it seems there are significant limits to AMA's ability to influence. - despite the rhetoric coming out of government affairs in Muncie.