By Ilona Maine, Clubs Director | ilonam@modelaircraft.org You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. —C. S. Lewis As we say goodbye to 2024, AMA Headquarters is gearing up for a new chapter. After a successful tenure of more than 5 years as […]
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AMA Members Log First Flights of the New Year
Radio Control Club of Rochester (RCCR) The Radio Control Club of Rochester (RCCR) holds an annual Chilly Chili Fun Fly on New Year’s Day. Members get the chance to show off their chili creation talents. Four great tasting pots of chili showed up this year and were enjoyed by the […]
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Club Corner: Obtaining a Tax Identification Number
By Marc Guerra, AMA Chief Financial Officer | amacfo@modelaircraft.org There continue to be good financial management improvements at AMA Headquarters. We completed a successful independent financial audit where we received an unqualified opinion for our 2023 financial statements. All good audits include recommendations for improving internal accounting controls. As we […]
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Charter Club Renewal Season Approaching!
This is a reminder that we will begin mailing the 2025 club charter renewal packets in January. If there have been any changes in your club’s officers, please ensure that the updated information is submitted via email or online at the AMA Club Management Portal. This portal can also be […]
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Club Corner: Club Renewals and Event Planning
By Randy Cameron, AMA Executive Vice President | flyrc@modelaircraft.org As seen in the December 2024 issue of Model Aviation. As I write this, the temperatures are starting to drop as we are getting closer to the holidays and build season. Hopefully, Santa will be good to you all and provide […]
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Toys for Tots Fun-Fly
The city of Suffolk, Virginia, has a population of just over 100,000 people and is on the outskirts of larger communities in the area. While still growing, there is a need in the community to support families during the holiday season. In steps the Salvation Army. While larger areas of […]
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Getting Youth Involved // The Greater Cincinnati RC Club Jet Stars
The original group started with three kids, Allan, Camden, and Teddy, who initiated the Jet Stars, a youth-focused model aviation club. They envisioned a community that combined elements of a boy scout troop with model aviation, which has since flourished due to the support from the Greater Cincinnati Radio Control […]
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AMA Take off And Grow (TAG) Grant applications are now open
Developed to encourage our members and clubs to promote aeromodeling as a positive recreational activity to those in their communities, TAG was the first of several programs implemented by AMA in 2007. Intended to welcome the general public to aeromodeling, TAG provides a one-day extensive introduction of model aviation with […]
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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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Parents and Kids Experience Model Aviation
Members of the Midwest Sundowners RC Flying Club in Wheeler, Indiana, participated in the Commemorative Air Force Airpower History Tour at Porter County Regional Airport on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, 2024. Working in conjunction with EAA Chapter 104 President Larry Whitlow and the Midwest Sundowners RC Flying Club members, […]
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