Dear AMA Members, We would like to inform you that AMA Executive Director, Chad Budreau, will be departing from his role, effective December 8, 2024, to pursue new opportunities. We want to express our gratitude for Chad’s 15 years of service and dedication to the Academy of Model Aeronautics. Chad […]
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2024 FAI World Championship for Slope Soaring Model Aircraft takes flight Sunday
Press Release from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Limoux, France, 2 October 2024 – Excitement builds as competitors from around the globe converge in Limoux, near Toulouse in southern France, for the upcoming 2024 FAI World Championship for Slope Soaring Model Aircraft. This event, scheduled to take place from 6 to […]
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What is the AMA Foundation?
As the fundraising arm of AMA, the Foundation strives to advance the education of individuals and groups interested in model aviation through programs, scholarships, and outreach initiatives. The AMA Foundation was founded in 2013 with a mission of supporting AMA’s goals of promoting the safe operation of model aircraft, fostering innovation […]
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2025 Ballots and Renewals
Voting ballots were recently sent for vice presidents in District II, District IV, District VI, District VIII, and District X. The ballots included a renewal notice for individuals in these districts whose memberships expire on or before January 31, 2025. You can read campaign statements at www.modelaircraft.org/2024campaign or on Page […]
Continue readingImportant AMA Foundation Updates
The opening date for the Take off And Grow (TAG) grant program has been delayed. Please note that this only affects applying for the TAG program and no other grant or scholarship programs, which will still open October 1, 2024, as planned. A new opening date for the TAG program […]
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AMA 2024 Elections and Renewal Notices
Voting ballots will be sent in the coming weeks for District II vice president (VP), District IV VP, District VI VP, District VIII VP, and District X VP. The ballots will include a renewal notice for individuals in these districts whose memberships expire on or before January 31, 2025. You […]
Continue readingAMA is experiencing delays in two departments
Because of technical difficulties, AMA is experiencing delays in two departments: 1. AMA Plans Service is unable to take orders or respond to inquiries. 2. The October issue of Model Aviation magazine, both print and digital, will be delayed by two weeks. We are working to correct the problems. We regret any inconvenience […]
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Remembering Bob Underwood
By Chad Budreau, AMA Executive Director | chadb@modelaircraft.org ON JUNE 22, I received a text from Joyce Hager that Bob Underwood had passed away. Bob served as the AMA executive director, technical director, was a contest director, the Safety Committee chair, founder of the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers (NASA), […]
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2024 F2 World Championships for CL Models Wrap Up
by Paul Gibeault — All photos by Paul Gibeault unless otherwise stated. Wow, what an event! The 2024 Control Line World Championships is now in the record books, and we have new world records and new champions. It can be said that the weather was generally very good except for […]
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Four world championships having been completed for 2024, and one more is scheduled for November, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F5B World Championship for Electric Model Gliders in Maricopa, Arizona. So, what exactly is the FAI? The FAI is the governing body for all sporting aviation, including soaring, parachuting, ballooning, […]
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