The AMA Podcast

On this episode, AMA Air Executive Producer Dillon Carpenter and co-host Claire Aldenhuysen join the podcast to take listeners behind the scenes of AMA Air.

Watch AMA Air at http://www.modelaircraft.org/amaair

Learn more about the AMA at http://www.modelaircraft.org

In this bonus episode of the AMA Podcast, Government Affairs Director Tyler Dobbs discusses a new coalition that is being formed with hobby manufacturers and retailers, his upcoming trip to Washington, DC, and separates fact from fiction about the writing of comments on the NPRM.

Joining the podcast this week is the RC Geek himself, Chris Wolfe. He talks about how he got started in the hobby, his experience competing at the Scale Masters Championships, and how his successful channel, The RC Geek, came to be!

Check out The RC Geek at http://www.thercgeek.com

Learn more about the AMA at http://www.modelaircraft.org

This week, the new president of the National Free Flight Society, David Lindley, stops by the studio to talk about all things free flight.  We discuss how he got started in modeling, what it's like to compete in indoor free flight, and how we can get youth more interested in the oldest form of model aviation!

Learn more about the NFFS at http://www.freeflight.org

Learn more about the AMA at https://www.modelaircraft.org/

This week, Government Affairs Director Tyler Dobbs is back to talk more about the Remote ID NPRM in-depth, and clear up some misconceptions that have been seen on social media.

The FAA is accepting comments on the remote ID proposal until March 2, 2020. We have also requested an extension on the comment period to give everyone more time to weigh-in. To help us achieve the best possible outcome on the final rule, it is critically important that everyone submit a comment.

Please submit a formal comment to the FAA as soon as possible at
https://www.federalregister.gov/docum...

You may use our template as a response - http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amag...

To submit a comment, go to the remote ID proposal page on the federal website here. Click on the “SUBMIT A FORMAL COMMENT” button at the top of the page. You can copy and paste the template in the blog below into the comment box, edit it to include your personal experience, or create your own message entirely. Complete the form and click on the “SUBMIT COMMENT” button at the end. Please note that comments and information provided are public knowledge.

January 6, 2020

On December 26, the FAA released a proposed rule for remote identification of UAS. There are several areas of concern with the proposed rule that AMA will be pushing back on and we need your help advocating for change.

While the proposal does include AMA’s request to exempt flying sites, the rule should also provide community-based organizations (CBOs), like AMA, more flexibility to establish and maintain fixed flying sites that satisfy remote ID compliance. Second, the rule should create a pathway for remote ID compliance at AMA events and competitions, which may not take place at fixed flying sites. Third, the rule should account for situations where there is no internet connectivity, as many safe places to fly are in rural areas with little or no service. Finally, the rule should not require modelers to register every aircraft individually.

The FAA is accepting comments on the remote ID proposal until March 2, 2020. We have also requested an extension on the comment period to give everyone more time to weigh-in. To help us achieve the best possible outcome on the final rule, it is critically important that everyone submit a comment.

Please submit a formal comment to the FAA as soon as possible at
https://www.federalregister.gov/docum...

You may use our template as a response - http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amag...

To submit a comment, go to the remote ID proposal page on the federal website here. Click on the “SUBMIT A FORMAL COMMENT” button at the top of the page. You can copy and paste the template in the blog below into the comment box, edit it to include your personal experience, or create your own message entirely. Complete the form and click on the “SUBMIT COMMENT” button at the end. Please note that comments and information provided are public knowledge.

December 30, 2019

On this week's episode, AMA Education Director stops by to talk about his vision of the AMA's role in education youth about aviation.

Learn more about Camp AMA at https://www.amaflightschool.org/campama

Learn more about the AMA at https://www.modelaircraft.org/

December 23, 2019

If you've been in the RC hobby for any length of time, you've certainly perused the threads of RCGroups, and you've also certainly heard the name Jim Graham.  In this week's show, we talk to Jim about how he got started in the hobby, how he came to be part of RCGroups, and how he once found himself barefoot thanks to Neil Young!


Check out Jim's leatherwork at https://billyhell.com/

To learn more about the AMA, visit https://www.modelaircraft.org/

December 16, 2019

This week, AMA Executive Director Chad Budreau joins the podcast to talk about the AMA in 2019, and what we can expect in 2020!

December 9, 2019

You've most likely heard of the AMA Foundation, but you might not understand what all the AMA Foundation supports.  This week, the Director of Development for the AMA Foundation, Mandee Mikulski, joins the podcast to shed some light on how important the foundation is to the future of aeromodeling.

To learn more about the AMA Foundation, or to donate, visit http://amafoundation.modelaircraft.org/

To learn more about the AMA, visit https://www.modelaircraft.org/