On September 15 AMA’s annual membership renewal period will begin. All Open AMA members, excluding AMA Youth members, will receive a personalized renewal form with ballot within the next four weeks. Renew Members have the option to renew using the mailed Renewal Notice, online, via fax (765)-741-0057, or over the […]
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AMA featured on IPR’s Community Connections program
Community Connection: Academy of Model Aeronautics, Episode 1 – Dave Mathewson, executive director, and Rich Hanson, director of public relations and government affairs. LISTEN NOW >
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On-line Model Airplane auction ends June 19th
75 lots of model airplanes ending June 19th. There are no minimums or reserves on any of the lots. They all sell to the highest bidder regardless of price. GO TO THIS AUCTION >> The auction ends on Thursday the 19th of this month at 8PM. It does not cost […]
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Matt Chapman to Fly in ‘Formation’ with RC Plane
Matt Chapman appears to be flying in formation in his CAP 580 with a radio-controlled Extra 300 model, but they’re actually as much as 1,500 feet apart. Photo by Frank Knoll FULL-STORY >
Continue readingLeader Members-important leaders for AMA
A Message from Leader Member Program Coordinator, Rusty Kennedy It’s been three years since AMA President Bob Brown proposed the idea of better utilizing the talents of Leader Members (LMs). During that time AMA senior leadership also determined that the vice president (VP) and associate vice president (AVP) duties and […]
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Amazingly detailed 1/60th scale model of a Boeing 777-300ER built from manila folders
WIRED has called 22 year old Iaconi-Stewart “the world’s best paper plane maker”, and the man himself has said his work was inspired by an effort to “push the limits of what could be done” with manila folders. Read all about the model, which took 10,000 hours to complete, and […]
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Members Are Saving Big With Nationwide Insurance
The newly launched Nationwide Insurance affinity program is already providing AMA members with big savings on their insurance. Hundreds of AMA members have signed up for Nationwide’s lower auto, motorcycle, and RV insurance premiums. These special premiums are only for AMA members. It’s a win-win situation for you and for […]
Continue readingThe Jet Pilots Organization Needs Your Help!
One challenge most organizations face is communicating its mission and charter to both current and potential members. We need volunteers to fill officer positions and to produce material that will be of benefit to fellow jet pilots, and I would like to take a minute to refresh everyone’s understanding of the […]
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Drones, FPV, Multirotor, sUAS – your opinion please!
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is conducting an opinion survey regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft systems including technologies such as multirotor, “drones”, First-person-view (FPV), autopilots, and aerial video/image recording as well as COMMERCIAL USE of sUAS. We would greatly appreciate a few minutes of your time. Your answers will be used […]
Continue readingAMA’s toll free number experiencing intermittent problems
AMA Special Announcement AMA’s toll free number, (800) 435-9262 – 1-800-I-FLY-AMA, is experiencing intermittent problems. Our Information Systems department is working to fix the issue as soon as possible. You can reach the AMA by calling (765) 287-1256. click here for AMA staff extensions and email addresses. We apologize for […]
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