View From HQ By Tyler Dobbs, AMA Executive Director | tylerd@modelaircraft.org As seen in the May 2025 issue of Model Aviation. MODEL AVIATION, ranging from Free Flight to Control Line to turbine jets, is a hobby that promotes competition, technical skill, and a sense of community. One area that is […]
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Tyler Dobbs Named as New AMA Executive Director
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tyler Dobbs as its new Executive Director, effective immediately. Dobbs succeeds Chad Budreau, who had served in the role since 2018. Tyler Dobbs has been a dedicated leader within AMA for nearly a decade, most recently serving […]
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2025 Nats Schedule
THE 2025 NATS registration is now open at https://nats.modelaircraft.org/nats/register. If you want to reserve a golf cart, please send an email to nats@modelaircraft.org or call Yolanda Jones at (765) 287-1256, ext. 261. The 2025 Nats event schedule is now available: Indoor Free Flight (FF): May 24-26 (East Tennessee State University, […]
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Upcoming Memorial Day Walk of Fame Brick Sale
By Clarissa Poston, AMA Foundation Communications Specialist | clarissap@modelaircraft.org ESTABLISHED IN 2001, the AMA Walk of Fame at the International Aeromodeling Center is designed in the shape of a large propeller and signifies the history of the hobby with honored names from all sectors of model aeronautics. With more than […]
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Club Corner: Kids These Days Really Do Like to Fly!
By Mark Feist, District III Associate Vice President and AMA Leader Member In 2024, a group of junior club members initiated Jet Stars, a youth-focused model aviation club within The Greater Cincinnati Radio Control Club (GCRCC). They envisioned a community that combined elements of a Boy Scout troop with model […]
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Club Corner: Club Anniversary Award
By Katie Perry, AMA Administrative Assistant | katiep@modelaircraft.org IN THE EARLY 1960S, AMA began to embrace the growing number of model aviation clubs across the US, wanting to have them become a more formal part of the organization. AMA began chartering clubs at that time and hasn’t looked back. Since […]
Continue readingNominations for Ama President and Districts I, V, And IX
Nominations for AMA president and vice presidents in Districts I, V, and IX are due at the Headquarters of the Academy of Model Aeronautics by June 19, 2025. Any AMA Adult member may submit a nomination. All nominations must be electronically submitted to AMA Headquarters via email to Katie Perry […]
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Science Olympiad: Build a Free Flight Helicopter
Joshua Finn takes us through building what might be the ultimate model helicopter for the Science Olympiad. For the 2024-2025 cycle of Science Olympiad, the aviation portion of the competition focuses on building a helicopter. An AMA Special Interest Group (SIG), the National Free Flight Society (NFFS), has partnered with […]
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F5J World Championships
In just a few weeks, model aviation international competition will begin, with 10 FAI aeromodeling world championships taking place in 2025. Many of those will include a US team. To start, the US will be represented at the 2025 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders in […]
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AMA Expo Revisited
Although the AMA Expo days are past, we recall that many of the shows in California and later New York and New Jersey featured notable speakers, including an astronaut, several aerospace engineers, true rocket scientists, and a Hollywood movie model maker. All of them could connect model aviation to their […]
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