Nope , not in ANY way associated with the AMA , the upcoming FAA test is of the FAA's doing alone . It pertains to anyone who wants to remotely pilot a model aircraft above "Air Hogz" size , AMA member or not , and it's purpose is to attempt to scare off the yahoo "johnny come lately" flyer who's more into today's cool new fad toy VS being someone with a REAL interest in RC model aviation . Of course , being a "no fail" test makes it about as useless as equipping a turtle with disc brakes in weeding out people with no business holding a TX , but who knows , it may be a start in that direction .

"No fail" tests are every bit as bad as the "every participant gets a trophy" ethos SO popular today , gawd forbid we hurt someone's delicate feelings by telling them their effort fell short and they LOST !

Now , aren't ya glad ya asked ? ......