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Old 10-14-2022 | 05:10 PM
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ECHO24
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Originally Posted by Propworn
How exactly did the AMA give them a free ride?
By defining drones as "model aircraft' under Section 336, beyond regulation by the FAA, with this in the AMA safety code: "A model aircraft is a non-human-carrying aircraft capable of maintaining sustained flight in the atmosphere". That's the definition of a drone, courtesy of AMA.

Here's how it should have read: "A model aircraft is a non-human-carrying aircraft capable of maintaining sustained flight in the atmosphere, controlled only by manual input of the operator and only in visual line of sight". Drone problem solved.

Last edited by ECHO24; 10-14-2022 at 05:51 PM.