Control Line Team Members, Committee Members and Participants: Teams have been chosen for the Speed, Race and Combat portions of the 2018 Control Line Team. However, the Aerobatic portion will not be decided until October at the Team Trials in Houston. We have decided to go ahead and call for […]
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2017 Recipient of the FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal – Bob Brown
During the recent Plenary meeting of the FAI/CIAM Bob Brown was awarded the FAI Aeromodelling Gold Medal. This Medal, established in 1987, may be awarded for outstanding merit in organization activities. The recipient shall have fulfilled at least twice the function of Competition Director or a similar function at World or […]
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2019 World Championship for Free Flight Models to be held in the US
During the recent Plenary meeting of the FAI/CIAM the Academy of Model Aeronautics won the bid to host the FAI 2019 F1ABC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for Free Flight Models. The location of the event will be the Bisonnette Mirage Field in Lost Hills, California, with the event scheduled to commence on the […]
Continue reading1st FAI Drone Events Organizer Meeting held in Lausanne
The 1st FAI Drone Events Organizer Meeting was held on 29 and 30 April 2017 at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. Representatives from FAI gathered with experts and organizers from around the world to exchange experiences from the recent past years and to discuss upcoming drone racing […]
Continue reading2017 World Championship USA FAI Free Flight Team
The current United States FAI Free Flight team is preparing to compete in the World Championships at Szentes, Hungary on Aug 9 through Aug 11, 2017. The AMA and the Team Selection Program’s financial support doesn’t cover the entire World Champion team costs. Therefore, we seek donations to make up […]
Continue readingAMA Member John Ellias sets new World Record
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI – The World Air Sports Federation, has ratified the following Class F (Model Aircraft) World record : ================================================ Claim number : 17911 Sub-class : F3 Open / Radio Control Flight Category : Glider Type of record : Distance in a straight line: 156 Course/location : Pioche, Nevada […]
Continue reading1st FAI International Drone Conference and Expo announced for 2017
FAI will hold an International Conference and Expo on drones in 2017, focusing on three areas: sports, innovation and safety. Drone technology, also called ‘unmanned aircraft systems’, is developing rapidly, with many new stakeholders coming into the aviation space. The development of drone technology for business and industry has coincided […]
Continue readingNew Model Aircraft World Record
FAI – Fédération Aéronautique Internationale has ratified the following Class F (Model Aircraft) World record: Claim number: 17828 Sub-class: F5 Open / Radio Control Flight Category: Helicopter Group: Electrical Motor Type of record: Distance to goal and return: 202 Course/location: California Valley, CA (USA) Performance: 50,08 km Pilot: John A. […]
Continue readingTEAM USA secures a Bronze place finish
The F1B-Model Aircraft with Extensible Motors, “Wakefield” portion of the Junior World Championships is complete and Team USA is bringing home a Bronze medal for their efforts. F1P competition finishes today. Full details of the results can be found here
Continue readingMeet the 2016 US F1D team
The US team this year has eight members and one manager. The extra two members are the current senior and junior 2014 World Champions, Yuan Kang Lee and Even Guyette. The senior team consist of John Kagan, Brett Sanborn, and Joshua Finn. The junior team is David Yang, Wyatt Wear […]
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