Entries by Miami Flight Academy

News and Updates – FAA Reauthorization Bill Establishes New Conditions for Recreational Use of Drones

06/10/2018 /0 Comments/in /by

On October 5, 2018, the President signed theFAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Act establishes new conditions for recreational use of drones and immediately repeals the Special Rule for Model Aircraft.Fly for hobby or recreation onlyRegister your model aircraftFly within visual line-of-sightFollow community-based safety guidelines and fly within the programming of a nationwide community-based organizationFly…

News and Updates – FAA Approves Nine New LAANC Service Providers

04/10/2018 /0 Comments/in /by

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced nine new partners to its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative, an innovative collaboration between the FAA and the drone industry that provides near real-time processing of airspace authorizations for Part 107 drone operators nationwide who fly in controlled airspace.Following the FAAs successful prototype, the initiative…

News and Updates – Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Planned for Oct. 3

03/10/2018 /0 Comments/in /by

WASHINGTON FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts(WEA) on Wednesday, October3, 2018. The WEA portion of the test, which will be sent to consumer cell phones, will begin at 2:18 p.m. EDT.The test message will appear on consumers phones and…

News and Updates – FAA Targets UAS Violators for Enforcement

30/09/2018 /0 Comments/in /by

Pilots of unmanned aircraft (drones) who interfere with fighting wildfires, law enforcement efforts, or other first responders, such as medical flights, now are more likely to face serious civil penalties, even for first-time offenses.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has provided guidance for agency personnel who handle possible drone violations to refer all cases involving interference…