The world’s largest air show, AirVenture, drew over 600,000 thousand aviation enthusiasts from around the world and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) was there to help celebrate this iconic event. Hosted by AMA partner, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, AirVenture spanned one week in what was one of the largest turnouts following the cancellation of the 2020 event because of COVID-19. AMA’s Matt Ruddick […]
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AMA Podcast Ep. 72 The Omahawks March Club of the Month
First established in 1953, The Omahawks is the largest RC club in the greater Omaha metropolitan area. Their home is Hawk Field, a premier flying site located at Standing Bear Lake Park, and it features a 500 x 40 foot paved runway surrounded by both grass and pavement pit areas, […]
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AMA Podcast Ep 71 – MultiGP COO Tim Barnhart
This week, Matt talks with the newly named Chief Operating Officer of MultiGP, Tim Barnhart. Tim talks about his path through aeromodeling, including flying helicopters, becoming an AMA leader member, and discovering the awe of FPV drone racing. This episode of the AMA Podcast is presented by Aquiline Drones! Fly […]
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AMA Podcast Ep 70 – Sean Elliott: EAA’s VP of Advocacy and Safety
In this episode, EAA’s VP of Advocacy and Safety, Sean Elliott, stops by to talk about how the EAA and the AMA have worked so closely over the years to advocate for their respective memberships. Tyler Dobbs, AMA’s Government Affairs Director, also joins the conversation. This episode of the AMA […]
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AMA Year in Review
2020. A year of change to say the least. A year that shook the very foundation of our planet to its core. A global pandemic ensued, quarantines followed, businesses shut down, and talks of a new normal shrouded us all with uncertainty. Also, toilet paper hoarding became a thing. Who […]
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Ep 54 – Astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson
Transcript Matt: Hello again everybody welcome to another episode of the AMA podcast my name is Matt Ruddick your host as always thank you so much for downloading this week’s episode coming up today we’re going to be talking about building because October is model aviation build month and […]
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Model Aviation and Park Pilot Executive Editor Jay Smith talks with Keith Sparks, author of the popular book titled, “Building with Foam”. Keith is also a contributor to Model Aviation and Park Pilot and owns and operates Park Flyer Plastics. more episodes
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AMA Podcast: Ep. 53 Wing with Adam Woodworth and Ben Brooks
MORE EPISODES >> Transcript MATT (AMA): Hello again, everybody. Welcome to another episode of the AMA podcast. My name is Matt Ruddick, your host, as always. Coming up today we’ve got a really special interview that I’m excited to bring you guys. You know last week we had a […]
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AMA Blog – Ep 48 – Charlie Bauer
In this week’s episode, we’re bringing you an interview recorded in July of 2017 with former AMA District VI vice president and Nats stalwart Charlie Bauer. We had the fortune to sit down with Charlie back in 2017 while he was competing in the Nats at the age of 87… just one year before Charlie passed away. We recorded this interview as part of our Model Aviation Nats coverage and in honor of Charlie and his dedication to the Nats, we wanted to bring you this interview in its entirety this week on the AMA Podcast. Charlie is accompanied by his son Peter in this interview.
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AMA Podcast: Ep 47 – Suburban Aeroclub of Chicago
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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