For many young people, model aviation starts with a simple interest. An airplane. A drone. A question. How do I get started? For youth members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), that curiosity quickly turns into something more. It Starts with Interest “Planning for aviation, hence wanting to join […]
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AMA member snapshot: Jim Alman
Jim, and his hobbies, featured on explore Minnesota. Basically, I have been involved in model aviation since I was very young. My dad won his first hours of flying lessons building a Piper Cub model and was by far my biggest influence in model aviation as well as full scale aviation. […]
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2025 Southeastern Model Show / “Perry Swap Meet”
I’m back from the long drive home from Georgia to Texas after attending the annual Georgia Aircraft Modelers Association (GAMA) and their Southeastern Model Show (SMS), aka “The Perry Swap Meet” in Perry, Georgia. This was my second trip to this “Super Bowl of Swap Meets” along with my good […]
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October 2024 AMA Sanctioned Event Calendar Supplemental Event Listings
The October 2024 issue of Model Aviation delivery will be delayed by two weeks in both print and digital formats. We want to make sure that members have the last-minute opportunity to view some of the supplemental “Sanctioned Event Calendar” club event listings that will take place in October. Don’t […]
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Aviation Community Days
During AirVenture 2023, a couple of Purdue University representatives, including the president of aviation programming, stopped by the AMA simulator trailer and asked if AMA would be interested in bringing the trailer to Purdue Aviation Day and Aviation Community Day. AMA attended Purdue Aviation Day back in April. It was a […]
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Youth in Aviation
Training future pilots at the Borinquen R/C Modeler’s Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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63rd GCRCC Flying Circus
It was another successful year for the Greater Cincinnati Radio Control Club’s RC Flying Circus at Butler County Regional Airport. There were around 45 pilots, 40 volunteers, over 150 aircraft, and a huge crowd enjoying the airshow and candy drop. Below are photos and a video provided by AMA member […]
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35th Annual B-17 Gathering & Big Bird Fly-In
The 35th Annual B-17 Gathering & Big Bird Fly-In was held September 14-16th, 2023 at Bomber Field USA in Monaville, Texas. We were blessed with fair weather and a large group of pilots and visitors during the entire event. I’ve been attending this event since the 90’s and try to […]
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