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AMA Drone Report 10.04.18: Good/Bad News About FAA Reauth, FAI Drone Races

Also: ParaZero FAA Waiver, Drone-Balloon Collision, Drone Operator Cited, Mavic 2 Pro

FAA Reauthorization is all but a done deal now... awaiting all but a certain signature from the President. And now... the work begins in earnest... because the model aviation community had some wins and some losses in this massive 1200 page bill. First... let’s look at the good news. And... here comes the bad news about Reauthorization... in which a few aeronautically ignorant elected officials decided to side with the commercial droners against the hundreds of thousands of model aviators that have helped build t

Perlan Project Pilot Selected For Iven Kincheloe Award

Presented Annually By The Society Of Experimental Test Pilots

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots has announced that Perlan Project Pilot Jim “JP” Payne, was selected for the Iven Kincheloe Award on Saturday to recognize his outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing. It is the top award presented by the organization.

AMA Drone Report 09.27.18: AMA v FAA, Mexico's Tough UAV Regs, Florence Response

Also: Government To ‘Disable’ Drones?, GoPro Karma Upgrade, UAVs v Alzheimer's, State Farm Waiver

Despite the amazing and hard-fought efforts of the AMA and other pro-aviation organizations, the House has passed the FAA Reauthorization bill -- with language that concerns AMA a great deal. The House passed the bill Wednesday 398-23 and is expected to also pass a short-term extension carrying the works through October 7 in the event that the Senate can’t get its act together before the September 30 deadline. However; knowledgeable insiders expect the Senate to pass the long-term bill wit

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.04.18)

“This standard will allow us to implement key safety measures consistently throughout the industry. It will facilitate a more efficient and globalized approach to approvals from aviation authorities around the world.” Source: GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce, on the publication of a new, international industry standard to improve safety performance and enhance safety culture.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.04.18): Direct User Access Terminal System (DUATS)

A system that provides current FAA weather and flight plan filing services to certified civil pilots, via personal computer, modem, or telephone access to the system.