FAA Announces Final Small UAS Rule

Dear Members, We are pleased to share that today the FAA released its final rule for small UAS, which will apply to commercial and civil operations. We believe these rules will be highly beneficial to the UAS industry overall and look forward to seeing widespread...

Thank You Gary Carreiro!

Bob Pacheco made a presentation, on behalf of the membership, to Gary Carreiro for his sixteen years of meritorious service as President of the BCRCC. A WWII era drone propeller and inscription were handsomely refinished and mounted by Bob as a memento of the club’s...

2016 Indoor Flying Wrap Up

Hello All, I would like to thank all those who participated in the indoor flying sessions at the Sippican Middle School. This was our third year at the school and over those three years we have managed to raise over $1,000 for the Marion  Recreation Department. We...

Continuing efforts to address UAS regsitration

Dear Members, Last month the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would require owners of model aircraft to register with the agency by February 19. AMA participated in the task force designed to provide recommendations to the FAA on the...

Academy of Model Aeronautics Member Communication

Dear Members, As you know, we have been working with our legal counsel and the FAA to find a solution for our members on the registration rule. To date, FAA has agreed in principle to several proposed initiatives that will help ease this process for our members....