View From HQ - 2015/01
It has been quiet for the last several months regarding the sUAS rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) the FAA has been working on since 2008. The FAA originally planned to issue the NPRM in early 2011. However that date has been pushed back a number of times.
View From HQ - 2014/12
For many of us, the events of September 11, 2001, are as fresh in our minds as if they occurred yesterday. As with any significant historical event, many of us can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing at the time we learned of the attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and of Flight 93 crashing into that field in Pennsylvania.
View from HQ - 2014/11
It’s been an interesting and eye-opening period recently for model aviation.
View from HQ - 2014/09
By now, most of you should be aware of FAA’s Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft issued on June 23, 2014. A key point is that this recent, 17-page document is the FAA’s interpretation of the special rule. It is not law.
View From HQ
As do many of you, I belong to a number of membership organizations. I belong because each of these organizations provides me services and benefits that, in my estimation, exceed the cost of dues.
