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In what is probably the first real justification for FAA regulation of model aircraft activities, the National Transportation Safety Board has found that the RC pilot is at fault for the collision at a flying event in Colorado in August 2010. This marks the first time (that I’ve seen) the NTSB and FAA have publicly admonished the RC community for using the National Airspace and causing damage.
It is difficult to say whether this will set precedent with the FAA and NTSB, but I believe this is the first concrete step in bringing the full weight of federal regulations into the RC community. This is not a good thing for the hobby, but as this event showed just one person doing something anywhere with an RC craft in the NAS is likely to draw attention from regulators. We will have to wait until the summer of 2011 before we find out the full impact of this incident and the FAA’s decision on whether to regulate and how much the RC community.
Full details of the NTSB report can be found here.
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Now available in the newsletter section of the site is the May edition of the Flightline. Go grab a copy to see what the latest club news is for this month.
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The President will be in and around the Bay Area again this week and unfortunately that means no R/C flights. The AMA web site has the full details, but like before it prevents just about everyone trying to fly model aircraft from flying anywhere within a 30 mile radius of the visit sites, which span the majority of the North and South Bay cities.
For more information on these flight restrictions, please visit the AMA web site:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/membership/clubs/notams.aspx
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With absolutely no fooling, the April 2011 edition of the Flightline newsletter is now posted on this web site and available for download. You can find the latest edition on this page:
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NTSB releases report on 2010 R/C vs Full Scale incident
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In what will certainly be viewed as grounds for future FAA enforcement action, the NTSB has released their factual report of the incidents surrounding a Saturday, August 14, 2010 in Brighton, CO accident between a Shpakow SA 750 bi-plane and an AJ Slick R/C 3D plane. You can read all the details, the AMA’s input and see some aviation commentary here:
Aero-News: NTSB Releases Factual Report On Biplane Collision With Large RC Aircraft
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A new month brings a new Flightline. Go grab a copy from the Flightline download page today.
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Due to some security upgrades, the old web site look would not work correctly any longer. The current blue theme works well with the new site software and should serve as a stable platform for the near future.
Every part of the site is in the same place as before, but now things look a little different. Take a look around and get familiar with the new styles and menus and see what you think.
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Note: Flying RC anywhere in the Bay Area is impacted by this. Please check times and dates below.
A new FDC NOTAM/TFR has been issued for San Francisco, CA and the San Francisco Bay area beginning at 5:15p on Thursday, 2/17, until 9:00a PST on Friday, 2/18. The TFR is issued for security purposes to cover VIP movement in this area. Outdoor model aircraft operations are prohibited within the 30nm circles for the specific times listed below. Please note that TFRs are subject to change with very short notice. Check back often for the most current NOTAM/TFR information.
Timely alerts are also available on the web at: www.modelaircraft.org/membership/clubs/notams.aspx or on you cell phone at: Twitter.com/amagov.
See the link to the TFR below for more detailed information regarding the restrictions.
- Area 1 (2/17, 5:15p – 6:30p PST)
(30nm radius from Latitude: 37º37’10″N, Longitude: 122º22’26″W) - Area 2 (2/17, 5:15p – 6:30p PST)
(10nm radius from Latitude: 37º37’10″N, Longitude: 122º22’26″W) - Area 3 (2/17, 5:30p – 8:45p PST)
(30nm radius from Latitude: 37º26’07″N, Longitude: 122º14’38″W) - Area 4 (2/17, 5:30p – 8:45p PST)
(10nm radius from Latitude: 37º26’07″N, Longitude: 122º14’38″W) - Area 5 (2/17, 7:45p – 2/18, 9:00a PST)
(30nm radius from Latitude: 37º37’10″N, Longitude: 122º22’26″W) - Area 6 (2/17, 7:45p – 2/18, 9:00a PST)
(10nm radius from Latitude: 37º37’10″N, Longitude: 122º22’26″W)
TFR – 1/7062
Regards
Government Relations Support Team
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Just ahead of schedule the February Flightline newsletter is available for download. You can find the latest copy here:
It’s color, it’s Adobe PDF and it’s available right now. Go grab a copy.
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The first Flightline newsletter of 2011 has been posted. You can find the link to it on this page.
Since this marks the first post of a new year, all of the 2010 Flightline releases have been moved to the archive page. If you want to find the previous years copies they are located on this page.
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