Post by Mr NCT on Nov 16, 2022 22:05:35 GMT
This just emailed by AMA:
"Dear member,
I am happy to announce that the Academy of Model Aeronautics has just been officially named as the first FAA-recognized Community-Based Organization (CBO). For more than a decade, Congress has looked to AMA to manage the recreational model aircraft community. We applaud the FAA for implementing the process and acknowledging that AMA’s Safety Programming is the gold standard.
Now that AMA is a recognized CBO, we can start applying for FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) status for our club flying sites. AMA’s Clubs Department will be reaching out to club officers soon via email regarding next steps for the FRIA application process."
Once FTCA becomes a CBO I'm guessing that FTCA members can then start the FRIA application process. I haven't read the regs yet (really don't like falling asleep during the day) but I assume that a FRIA will need a local "club" since the AMA is contacting local AMA club officers and walking them through the application process. So...
I thought I'd start a club around my local field. The Northern Hamilton County Electric Aircraft Flying and Crashing Club or NHCEAFCC (since the government loves acronyms). Members may reside anywhere and there will be a US $1 membership fee due at the member's first flight at the FRIA.
"Dear member,
I am happy to announce that the Academy of Model Aeronautics has just been officially named as the first FAA-recognized Community-Based Organization (CBO). For more than a decade, Congress has looked to AMA to manage the recreational model aircraft community. We applaud the FAA for implementing the process and acknowledging that AMA’s Safety Programming is the gold standard.
Now that AMA is a recognized CBO, we can start applying for FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) status for our club flying sites. AMA’s Clubs Department will be reaching out to club officers soon via email regarding next steps for the FRIA application process."
Once FTCA becomes a CBO I'm guessing that FTCA members can then start the FRIA application process. I haven't read the regs yet (really don't like falling asleep during the day) but I assume that a FRIA will need a local "club" since the AMA is contacting local AMA club officers and walking them through the application process. So...
I thought I'd start a club around my local field. The Northern Hamilton County Electric Aircraft Flying and Crashing Club or NHCEAFCC (since the government loves acronyms). Members may reside anywhere and there will be a US $1 membership fee due at the member's first flight at the FRIA.
