AMA and the New FAA Registration Requirement

By Admin, in News, December 14, 2015

The AMA had the following to say about today's announcement by the FAA.   "Today the FAA announced plans for a model aircraft registration process to begin next week.  AMA was a member of the task force that helped develop...

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AMA Now Says REGISTER (or be in violation)

By Admin, in News, January 19, 2016

From the AMA:

"AMA members are now required by regulation to register their aircraft with the FAA to avoid federal enforcement and potential penalties. All Radio Control modelers must register aircraft weighing greater than 0.55 pounds online no later than February 19, 2016...

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FAA Registration Mandate is LAW
(Again)

By Admin, in News,
December 13, 2017

On December 12th, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act which reinstated the FAA's sUAS registration requirement. As a result, ALL 'drones', which under the law are defined as any small Unmanned Aircraft...

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FAA Interim Final Ruling - Important

By Admin, in News, February 13, 2019

All,  we need to start displaying the FAA number on our RC planes and drones starting Feb 25th based on the interim final ruling issued by the FAA.   Other articles on this page and the banner at the bottom explain how to get an FAA number if you dont have one.

https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amagov/2019/02/13/faa-issues-interim-final-rule-for-external-marking-requirement/