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Dan Elwell
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AMA Showcase sUAS Training
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has an educational partnership with Fly Robotics. I like this partnership because it can provide additional educational opportunities from instructors who have gone full circle and understand the needs of the AMA. There are two...
UAV’s from the FAA Standpoint
As I was sitting here trying to do some research on UAVs I came across the FAA website and started reading for answers to my questions. Questions like why are we being affected? We do not fly autonomously controlled aircraft! Our radio equipment does not have the...
Helicopters Over Tidewater, June 5,6 &7, 2015
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UAV Basics
IS THIS A UAV????? UAV is defined as a “powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or...
A Smartphone Is the Brain for This Autonomous Quadcopter
Who knows where the ideas from our hobby will lead us. We take our smartphones to the airfield to get a shot of our latest model and ask someone to take the picture or shots of our club event to post on our club website. How long will it be before you take out your...
Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Operation Utilizing “First Person View” Systems
Join an AMA Club and get in the know before you fly. Some clubs are beginning to test FPV multirotor setups for events to give our associates more safe flying activities. An FPV-equipped model must be flown by two AMA members utilizing a buddy-box system. The pilot in...
The pressure is on for low level air space.
Will the U.S aviation authorities succumb to the pressure for a wide use of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) for commercial purposes? FAA issues blanket approval for commercial drone use below 200 feet… Read More ...
AMA’s Response to the FAA’s sUAS NPRM
AMA’s Response to the FAA’s sUAS NPRM Read More… Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Comments on the proposed sUAS rule can be made by clicking here, or going to www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket No. FAA-2015-0150; Notice No....