All of the club charter packages have been mailed and we are starting to receive the first renewals for the 2013 charter year! Current club charters do not expire until March 31, 2013. However, we strongly encourage clubs to complete the charter renewal forms and return them to AMA as […]
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AMA announces two more Gold Leader Clubs for 2012!
The Las Vegas Circle Burners #5057 and Eugene RC Aeronauts #530 are now AMA Gold Leader Clubs! Congratulation to both clubs, you both should be very proud of your accomplishments. For more information regarding the AMA Leader Club Program please contact erind@modelaircraf.org.
Continue readingWhat is an AMA Chartered Club?
In the mid-1960s AMA established a program that gave local AMA members the opportunity to join together as a group, enjoy camaraderie, exchange modeling tips and tricks, and secure use of flying sites. AMA currently charters 2400 clubs throughout the United States. Why should your group become an AMA Chartered Club? […]
Continue reading2013 Club Charter Renewals
Take a moment and join us in thanking the officers of your club for volunteering their time and efforts. Their dedication to serve others in this wonderful hobby is greatly appreciated and helps AMA to continue our mission to provide leadership, organization, communication, and representation to modelers. We will being […]
Continue readingBig Fork RC Club
The online edition of the Bigfork Eagle shares a great article about the Big Fork RC Club, AMA Chartered Club 5016, from Bigfork, Montana. To read the article written by Matt Naber, please click HERE to visit their website.
Continue readingGood news for clubs participating in the Introductory Pilot Program
The Introductory Pilot Program is a great opportunity for clubs to introduce non-AMA members to the fun of aeromodeling. Club-designated instructors can teach the interested novices the ins and outs of areomodeling hands-on for a period of 60 consecutive days. What a great way to expose novices to this wonderful […]
Continue readingSouthwest Area Park Modelers’ Fly-In and Family Fun Weekend
By David Driver – ExploreBaltimoreCounty.com Bob Pollokoff walked into a hobby store nearly 12 years ago, came across some model airplanes and began talking about them with some of the customers in the store. The men told about an annual event for remote control model airplanes at Southwest Area Park […]
Continue reading2nd RC Show and Fun Fly to benefit Volunteer Hospice
By Matthew Nash – Sequim Gazette After a year layover, RC airplanes are flying, gliding and soaring back into Sequim this weekend for the second Radio Control Show and Fun Fly. Organizers with the Sequim RC Aeronauts and the Olympic Radio Controlled Modelers of Port Angeles follow what they saw […]
Continue readingTaking flight on a small scale
KVAL News, August 19, 2012 – RC Model Airplanes took to the skies of Alvadore Field Saturday in a competitive airshow hosted by the Eugene RC Aeronauts. Dozens of pilots came from RC clubs around the region to compete and exhibit their skills for onlookers. Even though some of the […]
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Radio Control Club celebrates golden anniversary
Written by Anna Sudar Advocate Reporter asudar@newarkadvocate.com Twitter: @amsudar NEWARK — On the last Wednesday of every month the sky above the Licking County Radio Control Club’s Flying Field is filled with the whir of radio controlled aircrafts. Brightly colored planes and helicopters soar through the air. With the flick […]
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