By Cindy Crain Newman for the Daily News Sadness, not happiness, is usually the outcome from a plane crash. But, that’s not the case when Jerry Hahnfeld takes his radio-controlled planes flying. “The good thing about this hobby is that you can have a really bad crash, and you can […]
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AMA Chartered Club State College RC hosts indoor community event
SPIKE FEST 2013 was held at the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility. view photos on RCGROUPs > State College RC is gearing up for more outdoor events, they have 7 large public facing events planned so far this year that include static displays and demos. For more information about State College RC > […]
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Several clubs registered for National Model Aviation Day
The Academy is very excited to announce that 34 clubs have already registered for the first National Model Aviation Day, scheduled for August 17. This national event has been developed to celebrate the storied history of model aviation, celebrate and promote the hobby, and to support a great cause. This […]
Continue readingEAA Chapter 10 hosts Learn to Fly Day!
EAA Chapter 10 will be hosting Learn to Fly Day on May 18 which will also include model flying! For more information visit: https://www.10.eaachapter.org/
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TPG to host the 20th annual International Hand Launch Glider Festival
Welcome to the Party! This year the Hand Launch Glider community is coming together to celebrate 20 years of flying HLGs in Poway, CA. We’ve seen the development of hand launch gliders, from balsa floaters to high performance carbon epoxy Discus Launch Gliders (DLGs). All the while keeping one thing […]
Continue readingNew Club Recognition and Reward Application Posted Online
A new application has recently been added to www.modelaircraft.org with information about new rules and procedures for earning a Club Recognition and Reward grant. This program was established because the Academy wants to encourage clubs across the country to take part in events and serve the community in ways that […]
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Sangamon RC Flyers to host 4th Annual Open House Fly In for Autism
AMA chartered club, the Sangamon RC Flyers will be hosting the 4th Annual Open House Fly In for Autism to benefit the Autism Society of America on June 29, 2013. The event will be held at the Holmes Airport at Pawnee Road near Lake Springfield in Illinois. Pilot registration is […]
Continue readingStudents associated with the Georgia Model Aviators place in top 100 in the world’s largest student rocket contest
Creekview High School students, of Canton GA are now celebrating after placing in the top 100 in the world’s largest student rocket contest after months of preparation. They will now be competing to win the 2013 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) on Saturday, May 11 at Great Meadow in The […]
Continue readingThree new clubs join the ranks!
Welcome! N.W. Aeroliners (Portland, OR), South Arkansas Taildraggers (Magnolia, AR), and Silverhills R/C Flyers (Athol, ID) have joined the AMA Chartered Club program! We are glad to have you aboard! LEARN MORE ABOUT AMA CHARTERED CLUBS > FIND A CLUB NEAR YOU >
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Retired Astronaut and AMA Ambassador Hoot Gibson to speak at Champaign Aviation Museum
Original Story Published on Springfield News-Sun online by Andrew McGinn Academy of Model Aeronautics national ambassador Hoot Gibson will be a guest of honor and speaker at the Champaign Aviation Museum on April 13. Gibson, who has launched off an aircraft carrier more than 300 times and flown into space […]
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