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President's Perspective: April 2017

Written by Rich Hanson How high can I fly? As seen in the April 2017 issue of Model Aviation. This is a question that repeatedly comes up and is somewhat clouded in the seemingly conflicting and ambiguous information provided in many of the guidance and policy statements published by the FAA. However, it was made clear in a letter signed by the director of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Earl Lawrence, on July 7, 2016, that in accordance with the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336), established by Congress as part of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act…

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