CL and FF - "not a UAS"

[Brett Buck]

   Expect an official annoucement from PAMPA shortly, but, the FAA (with, to give credit where it is due, the assistance and agency of Tyler Dobbs at the AMA) has  agreed in an official document that CL and FF models* are "not a UAS" for the reasons we have previously discussed at length, and are thus *not subject to the drone/UAS regulations*.

    I think a lot of people have been at least slightly nervous about the lackidasical approach to this issue by the AMA, but, at the end, they did indeed do what we asked (and the wording sounds very, er, "familiar" to stunthangar readers). So they did come through.

    So, by decree, go about your business, citizen!

    Brett

 p.s. *I also presume this applies to FF model rockets/LMR/HPR (which have other regulations they have to adhere to of long standing), but the documents I saw only dealt with CL and FF.

[Dave Hull]

Do you know if that will be in the form of an Advisory Circular, or a change to the code?  Any idea if it went thru the FAA legal counsel's office?

Dave

[Brett Buck]

Do you know if that will be in the form of an Advisory Circular, or a change to the code?  Any idea if it went thru the FAA legal counsel's office?

Dave

  Advisory, since the code already said that non-UAS models were not subject to the regulation - no code change is required. I don't know about lawyers, I will wait until I see the entire posted documentation.

    Brett