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AMA members and NASA Team Up With Local Students
A Reward for Teachers: Remote Sensing Earth Science Teacher Program (RSESTeP) [By Jeannie Allen] The thrill of being a teacher is felt when a student begins to find meaning in the work being done and...
View ArticleOp-Ed Column from Dave Mathewson: “Listen to Congress and leave model...
The Academy of Model Aeronautics asks the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to listen to Congress and leave model flying alone. AMA Executive Director Dave Mathewson provided his insight and...
View ArticleSpillway Radio Control Club Home to Airplane Junkies Who Love to Fly
Members of the Spillway Radio Control Club located in Norco, Louisiana can say they are truly addicted to the hobby of model aviation. Club member, Jerry Mollere, said, “I admit, I’m hooked on this.”...
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AGENCIES URGE PUBLIC NOT TO FLY DRONES OVER OR NEAR WILDFIRES TO PREVENT...
BOISE, IDAHO – After members of the public flying drones disrupted wildfire operations in southern California twice this week, federal, state, and local wildfire managers are again urging the public...
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SOARING in to the World Championships
The USA F3B Team has been hard at work practicing for the upcoming World Championships in the Netherlands next month. The F3B Community got together recently and put on an F3B Contest to challenge the...
View ArticleAMA Leader Member Summer Report
Written by Rusty Kennedy, Chairman, Leader Member Development CommitteeLeader Members have an excellent record of voting and replying to AMA requests for information. More than 50% vote on bylaw...
View ArticleAMA to attend FLYSAFE Chicago
AMA will join dozens of UAS pilots attending FLYSAFE Chicago later this month to introduce them to AMA and the work it has done for model aviation. FLYSAFE is a 3-day rigorous training course for the...
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The 2015 AMA Nationals are ready to begin
Welcome all competitors and spectators to the International Aeromodeling Center. Pilots, be sure to stop at the AMA HQ building to pick up your registration packets before heading out to the flying...
View ArticleFAA: Washington DC is a NO DRONE ZONE
June 30- As the July 4 holiday approaches, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reminding residents and visitors to Washington, D.C. that the city and surrounding communities are a “No Drone...
View ArticleOutdoor Nats Begins
Welcome to the first day of the 2015 Outdoor Nats! We are kicking off 5 weeks of action with RC Scale Aerobatics. The first issue of NatsNews is now available online. You can follow all the Nats events...
View ArticleNatsNews rain delay
RC Aerobatics Nats events have been called off for the day. Rain is moving into the area. Today's issue of NatsNews is currently available online. Printed copies will be available for pilots and...
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Gino Del Ponte; new FAI world record holder 55.40.
FAI has received the following Class F (Model Aircraft) World record claim: ================================================ [caption id="attachment_608" align="alignnone" width="960"] photo courtesy...
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#FantasyFreeFlight: A 1915 Aeromodeling Conversation
Here’s a snippet of what modeling was like for the model airplane pioneers 100 years ago, in poem form. Hopefully, this puts you in the mood for #FantasyFreeFlight, starting next week! “A Conversation...
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New Addition: "Never Forget" CL Stunt Model
Control Line modeler James Morway had a smile that "was ever present whenever he took to the field with one of his very distinctive models; that smile is forever remembered." So, too, will the tragedy...
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Villard Trophy Exhibit Complete
The exhibit celebrating the centennial of the first national model airplane competition is now complete at the National Model Aviation Museum. Exhibited with the Villard Trophy is an exhibit panel on...
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F3D WORLD CHAMPION: Randy Bridge
AMA would like to congratulation Randy Bridge and his caller Ray Brown for winning the 2015 FAI F3D World Championship for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft which was held in the Czech Republic, July 6-11...
View ArticleNew week, new Nats events
It's a new week and new Nats events have spread out around the International Aeromodeling Center here in Muncie, Indiana. RC Pylon kicked off last Friday with the Club40 event followed by Sport Quickie...
View ArticleF5B Electric Gliders Team Selection events
If you're keeping score, there's been (2) opportunities to earn 2016 USA F-5B Team Selection Points with (3) remaining : this coming weekend in San Diego, 28-30 August in Maui and September 20th also...
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National Youth Leadership Award Winner Hunter Jones tells about his Camp AMA...
My roommate, Andrew Sites, and I with our aircraft Camp AMA 2015 was a one of the greatest experiences of my life, offering campers the opportunity to form long lasting friendships and to improve...
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#FantasyFreeFlight: 1915 National Competition Structure
Sponsored by the Aero Club of America in 1915, the first National Model Aeroplane Competition was formatted for maximum participation without the hassle of travel or shipping models to be proxy flown....
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