Originally Posted by
jester_s1
AMA leadership had to take a crash course in dealing with the government.
In 2008, Rich Hanson,
" ... resigned his position [District X VP] and, during a critical time in AMA’s relationship with the FAA, accepted
the challenge to help AMA develop the position of Government and Regulatory Affairs Representative. As a result,
Rich was selected to sit on the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee as AMA’s representative to that group. Their
mission was to draft an outline for the soon-to-be-developed Federal Aviation Rule, which would integrate small
unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS).
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and Section 336 was, "a successful conclusion to the 4 year effort."
4 years dealing with the government is not exactly a "crash course". And we're talking about the 8 years since.
It's great to want to put a positive spin on the AMA, but a lot of this is out of left field.