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Indianapolis R/C Modelers to host Toys for Tots event
The Indianapolis R/C Modelers will host the Gene Brooks Memorial RC Fly-in on Saturday, Aug. 26. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This will be a Toys for Tots event. Registration will start at...
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#PatchTuesday, August 2017, week 2
Today's #PatchTuesday invades your feed with lots of the classic Circus Circus pink to share some of the 1970s Tournament of Champions patches. [caption id="attachment_3492" align="aligncenter"...
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New Addition: Topping 100
Aluminum model airplanes were trending after WWII. The trend died out soon afterwards, but out of it came the Topping 100 CL model, manufactured and sold by Topping Models of OH beginning in 1945....
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New Addition: (Very) Early FF Reproductions
Reproductions of two early Free Flight record setters are now part of the museum’s collection thanks to the research of museum director Michael Smith and the research and building efforts of museum...
View ArticleThe Minot Aircraft Modelers Receive Club Recognition and Reward Grant
The Minot Aircraft Modelers located in Minot, ND received an AMA Club Recognition Reward of $125. The club currently has 32 members and is growing quickly. Members of the club have various types of...
View ArticleLima Area Radio Kontrol Society Receives Club Recognition and Reward Grant
The Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society (L.A.R.K.S) received an AMA club recognition reward for $175. The club held their 19th Annual Big Bird Fly-In on July, 22 which was their last event of the summer....
View ArticleNorth Country Flying Tigers Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant
The North Country Flying Tigers located in Saratoga Springs, NY, received an AMA club recognition reward for $175. Bob Lippman, President of the North Country Flying Tigers, was featured on Look TV to...
View ArticleAirmasters Model Airplane Club Receives AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant
The Airmasters Model Airplane Club (AMAC) recently received and AMA Club recognition award for $150. The club is located in Albany, GA. The club recently got handicap-accessible bathrooms on their...
View ArticleSecond Quarter Government Relations Update 2017
The AMA Government Relations team has been working hard this summer in Washington, D.C. and across the U.S. to represent and protect modelers. We are writing to give you an update on our efforts for...
View ArticleAMA's Turbine Program
At the recent July Executive Council (EC) meeting, AMA’s Safety Committee asked the EC to approve some revisions to the current turbine program. In addition to renaming the document, the changes...
View ArticleClub Bylaws
Organizational bylaws usually deal with such items as name, purpose, membership, dues, officers and their duties, executive committee, safety matters, meeting place and time, order of business, and how...
View ArticleFinding the Right Safety Coordinator
You know your club members better than we do, so you could already have a perfect person in mind, but just in case you are on the fence, here are some suggested skills that you might want to consider...
View ArticleAMA and Federal Regulations
Since early on, AMA has had to work with several federal departments, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and develop guidelines for AMA...
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AMA District VI News September 2017
Summer is flying by rapidly with lots of activities. Camp AMA is over and our District VI-sponsored attendee, Samuel Maas, said he had a great time at camp and can’t wait to go again. If you know of a...
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Take Off And Grow (TAG) Grant Assists Club in Hosting "Community Fly-In Day"
The PROPS RC Club (#1181) held an AMA sanctioned event called, “Community Fly-In Day”. The event was focused on exposing as many people as possible from our area to our beloved hobby and the AMA....
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Madison Area Radio Control Society flying site completed...
The Madison Area Radio Control Society (MARCS) was a recipient of a 2017 Flying Site Development Grant . The club completed the field improvements this spring after four years of planning and hardwork....
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#PatchTuesday, August 2017, week 3
Sad news, today's #PatchTuesday is the last one! It has been a full year and is time to stop. Before we end, however, lets raise some money through the Trans-America flights in 1979 and 1981....
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1910 Jopson Motor: Flight!
The 1910 Jopson Gasoline Motor weighed 7.5 pounds and had a unique wick carburetor system installed in a tank without any sort of pressurization. Could it actually power a model airplane in flight?...
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Indiana Warbird Campaign
Date: August 18, 2017 Contact: Mandee Mikulski 765-287-1256 ext. 277 Indiana Warbird Campaign at AMA Labor Day Weekend Muncie, In -- The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will host the Indiana...
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2015 US Drone Racing Nationals Links
During the California State Fair in July 2015, the US Drone Racing Nationals made history. This event, which drew about 120 pilots competing for a 25,000 prize was the first large scale...
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