USA – Removal of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft

The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-95 (February 14, 2012) (FMRA) included a number of provisions related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operating in the National Airspace System (NAS). Section 336 of the Act, titled Special Rule for Model Aircraft," defined model aircraft" and specifically prohibited FAA from promulgating a rule [...]