<div dir="ltr">Dear Alaska RC enthusiasts, for the past several years I have been helping AMA in their efforts to fight off the FAA proposed rule making. While most of the concern has been over unmanned FPV (First Person View) and Autonomous Systems, there has been much effort to push back and not have these efforts and regulations directly impact what has been historically considered traditional RC and modeling activity.<div>
<br></div><div>The past Six months I have been involved with the AMA at the state level in Juneau doing the same as our state legislators were considering more meaningless legislation. To thwart off fear mongering and other dramatic activities, a Alaska Task force was formed. I am confident that as we continue through the process it will be found that there are already sufficient laws on the books to cover UAS and model aviation. Our report is due to the legislature January 15th.</div>
<div><br></div><div>During this same time period AMA formed a sUAS advisory board. This advisory board is made up of about 10 people from across the US covering a wide cross section of industry and expertise. Long story short AMA is extending their interest group to cover FPV and sUAS craft and will be including it in all of its media and education efforts. Below is a link to a message from Bob Brown AMA president. The start of this is a general message from AMA president announcing the roll out sUAS activities within AMA. There will be many more of these to come, with specific content and a web portal to follow. These are meant to be played at club meetings to start rolling AMA new content and exciting materials especially with it new electronic version of the Model Aviation Magazine.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Please show this at your next meeting and share with others.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSzeGQIVUdk&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px;word-wrap:break-word">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSzeGQIVUdk&feature=youtu.be</a><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px"> </span><br>
</div><div><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px">I will forward more as they roll out.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px">Thanks,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue',helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:19px">Steve Colligan</span></div>
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