ORIGINAL: rhklenke
ORIGINAL: longdan
This is a discussion I have had with some guys at my field for some time. What actually constitutes a drone or UAV?
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Dan,
In the US, that is not a really hard question to answer. According to our FAA, an unmanned aircraft becomes a UAS (unmanned aerial system) and is subject to their regulations whenever it a) falls outside the AMA rules for weight, power, etc. OR, b) is operated for non-recreational purposes. According to them, its a simple as that...
Bob
Not quite accurate. The AMA does not make any laws and is not a governing body. I think the FAA may have numbers the AMA may have adopted though.