Nominations for AMA executive vice president and vice presidents in Districts III, VII, and XI are due at the Headquarters of the Academy of Model Aeronautics by May 29, 2026. Any AMA Adult member may submit a nomination. All nominations must be electronically submitted to AMA Headquarters via email to […]
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AMA club hosts AIAA Aviation Vehicle Design Flight Day
The LARKS club of Ohio recently hosted approximately 13 teams from the University of Central Florida and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for Aviation Vehicle Design Flight Day at the club’s flying site on April 11. This is the second year that LARKS has hosted teams at […]
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FAI launches the“International Day of Air Sports”on 14 October 2026
From Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Lausanne, Switzerland, 15 April 2026 – FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, announces the launch of the “International Day of Air Sports”, to be celebrated annually on 14 October from 2026 onwards. This new global initiative aims to bring together the air sports community worldwide […]
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AMA Supports Purdue Aviation Day
The AMA Model Aviation Experience sponsored by Wing returned to Purdue Aviation Day April 11, 2026 to introduce the attendees to the wonderful world of model aviation. AMA Chartered Club #1069, The Lafayette Cloud Jockeys were on hand to help by providing a few aircraft to display, talk to people, […]
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Five Years Ago, Ingenuity Made History
On April 19, 2021, while the world struggled through a global pandemic, something extraordinary happened in space. On that date, at 3:34 a.m. EDT, a 3.96-pound helicopter made its first flight on Mars. NASA’s Ingenuity was the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. […]
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RC Flying in Iceland
By AMA Member Cliff Davis It started with my wife wanting to see the northern lights. We made our plans, packed our bags, and, on January 30, 2026, we caught our seven-hour flight on an Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX from Denver to Keflavik, Iceland. We visited during winter. The sun […]
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When Man First Walked on the Moon
Many members today may not know that astronaut Neil Armstrong was an AMA member, nor that he visited AMA’s International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in 1996 as part of AMA’s Celebration of Eagles and was inducted into the AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame. Read more in “One Small Step with […]
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The FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft returns to Great Britain in July 2026
From Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Lausanne, Switzerland, 31 March 2026 – The 2026 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft will return to its roots this July, as competitors from across the globe will battle for the world champion title in Great Britain, 56 years after the inaugural world […]
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AMA District III at Dayton Modelrama
By Mark Radcliff, AMA District III Vice PresidentPhotos by author. Invitation to Participate I received a phone call from Paul Stimmel of the Dayton Wingmasters Model Club in Dayton Ohio, inviting me to host an AMA District III booth at the annual Dayton Modelrama, scheduled for March 20-21, 2026. Having […]
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AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition
AMA clubs continue to support the next generation of engineers and pilots by providing flying space for collegiate teams competing in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design/Build/Fly (DBF) competition. This winter, students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DBF team gathered at the Champaign County Radio Control […]
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