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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What is the FAI?
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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UAS4STEM Team Receives Media Coverage
Students from around the country visited Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2024, July 22-28, but it wasn’t just to see the world’s largest aviation celebration. Instead, they were there to prove their aviation and engineering prowess by competing in the UAS4STEM finals. In the Advanced category, Some […]
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Team USA Shines in World Championships
Two model aviation world championships concluded last week, with Team USA excelling in both. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F2ABC World Championships for Control Line (CL) Model Aircraft, held at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, saw Team USA medal in several categories. For final scores, click here. […]
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EAA AeroEducate Connection
By Kyle Jaracz, AMA Education Director | kylej@modelaircraft.org Trying to keep a secret just between us that I wrote about in the last education column apparently didn’t work so well. To the many who wrote and called in to follow up on the resources mentioned in that column, thanks for […]
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Carl & Beth Goldberg Vital People Award
By Katie Perry, AMA Administrative Assistant | katiep@modelaircraft.org THE GOLDBERG NAME is one that nearly every model airplane enthusiast has heard. Carl Goldberg began his aeromodeling career just as many of you did—in his backyard, with bits and pieces that he worked tirelessly to turn into working models. He went […]
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The Academy of Model Aeronautics welcomes the world to the 2024 F2 World Championships for CL Model Aircraft, to be held in Muncie, Indiana, on August 12-17.
By Paul Gibeault The F2 Control Line (CL) World Championships have been going on since 1960, but the event was last held in the US in 2004 here in Muncie, Indiana, at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC). AMA is very pleased to offer our competitors an upgraded CL facility this year, featuring freshly paved flying […]
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Free Flight Junior World Championships
The FAI F1ABP Junior World Championships will take place August 6-10, 2024. The US team begins the journey this week to the championships in North Macedonia. According to Team Manager Sevak Malkhasyan, the US junior Free Flight (FF) team will be posting updates to the National Youth Aviation Academy (NYAA) […]
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