Mark Benson, AMA Senior Marketing Director, joins the show to talk about club newsletters and how a good communications plan is essential for a healthy club experience!
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AMA Podcast Ep 92: AMA Contest Directors and Event Managers
This week, AMA Safety and Technical Director Tony Stillman joins the show to explain the roles of contest directors and event managers, as well as how you can become one. Become a Contest Director or Event Manager Learn more about the AMA
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AMA Podcast Ep 88 – Aeromodeling Photography
This week, Matt is joined by 3 talented photographers who capture model aviation from behind a lens. Jennifer Alderman, David Hart, and Lee Ray have all spent years photographing model aviation and they’re sharing their stories and tips behind their craft.
Continue readingAMA Podcast: Looking ahead to 2022
The AMA Podcast returns with new episodes! Up first, AMA Executive Director Chad Budreau joins the show to recap 2021 and to preview what members can expect in 2022!
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AMA promotes Model Aviation at Airventure
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 […]
Continue readingAMA 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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