AMA has launched the AMA Club of the Month program as a way to highlight clubs that are prime examples of what an AMA club can be. For the month of August 2020, the AMA has chosen the Suburban Aeroclub of Chicago as AMA Club of the Month! And joining Matt as this week’s guest is SAC President Devin Tornow to talk about the Suburban Aeroclub of Chicago.
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AMA Podcast: Ep 39 – Terry Dunn
This week’s guest, Terry Dunn, is a former aerospace engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, a freelance writer who contributes for Model Aviation magazine, among other outlets, and is co-host of the RC Roundtable podcast.
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AMA Podcast: EP 38 – Lt Col Alexander Jefferson
Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson is a lifelong modeler, but more importantly, a retired Air Force officer, member of the 332nd Red Tail Fighter group, WWII POW and Tuskegee Airman Col. Jefferson discusses some of his experiences during WWII, including being shot down by German forces over France, as well as how model aviation helped him prepare for his service as a pilot in the Army Air Corps.
A portion of this extended interview originally aired on the pilot episode of AMA Air in October 2015.
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AMA Podcast: Ep 37 – Tiny Whoop with Jesse Perkins
Jesse Perkins, founder and creator of the Tiny Whoop, joins the AMA Podcast to talk about the origin of the most whimsical aircraft in model aviation, the Tiny Whoop.
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AMA Podcast ep-35 local hobby shops with toys forever models hobbies
During the Covid-19 pandemic, many local hobby shops have had to think outside the box to maintain their business. Brandon Mundell, owner of Toys Forever Models & Hobbies joins the show to discuss some of the new practices his business is taking to service his customers. https://toysforeverhobbies.com/
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AMA Podcast Ep – 33 Eric Boehm, Curator at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Lifelong modeler and curator at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City joins the podcast this week to talk about growing up in the hobby, his 20 years in the Air Force and to tell some stories from his time working on board The Intrepid.
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View from HQ – 04/22/2020 – Projects at home
Join Chad for the latest View from HQ as we continue to work from home and find ways to enjoy our hobby!
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AMA Podcast Ep – 31 Model Aviation Simulators
Join AMA Education Director Kyle Jaracz and Model Aviation Executive Editor Jay Smith as we discuss the various model aviation simulators and how they can improve your skills!
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AMA Podcast – Ep 30 – AMA Member Benefits with Erin Dobbs
So, just what can the AMA do for you? Today, Erin Dobbs joins the show to detail all of the benefits that members of the AMA can take advantage of!
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AMA Podcast Ep 29 – Large Model Aircraft with Damon Atwood
On this week’s show, Damon Atwood joins in to talk about building large model aircraft and why he got involved with creating video content on social media.
Links:
Take a look at Damon’s work at https://atwoodaviation.net/
Visit Damon’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/dag214
Find the free PDF downloads of Model Aviation at https://modelaviation.com/digital
Check out the AMA Hop at https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/blog/staying-connected-ama-facebook-hop/