Chuck Yeager Aviation Day took place on September 28th, 2024, at Jackson County Airport in Millwood, WV. Jackson County Airport is home to the General Chuck Yeager EAA Chapter 1336. The EAA Chapter provided breakfast and were scheduled to give young eagle rides for the youth in attendance. The Young […]
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UAS4STEM Team Receives Media Coverage
Students from around the country visited Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2024, July 22-28, but it wasn’t just to see the world’s largest aviation celebration. Instead, they were there to prove their aviation and engineering prowess by competing in the UAS4STEM finals. In the Advanced category, Some […]
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EAA AeroEducate Connection
By Kyle Jaracz, AMA Education Director | kylej@modelaircraft.org Trying to keep a secret just between us that I wrote about in the last education column apparently didn’t work so well. To the many who wrote and called in to follow up on the resources mentioned in that column, thanks for […]
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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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Introducing Model Aviation at Purdue Aviation Day
Several AMA staff members were on-hand to introduce the attendees of Purdue Aviation Day to model aviation! One of the ways to get people started with model aviation is to provide some time on the sticks with an RC flight simulator. Our newly refurbished experience includes five flight simulator stations […]
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AMA’s Flight Kit Initiative
Education Through Aviation By Kyle Jaracz, AMA Education Director | kylej@modelaircraft.org Thanks to the hard work and initiative of AMA’s Education team and the AMA Foundation staff, we’re thrilled to announce the award of a Ball Brothers Foundation grant that will benefit the local community of AMA’s International Aeromodeling Center […]
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Model Aviation at EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh
EAA’s Airventure Oshkosh, July 24-30, 2023, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will be celebrating its 70th year in 2023. The event is known as the largest annual gathering of aircraft and aviation enthusiasts in the world with more than 600,000 people in attendance. AMA volunteers and staff will be on hand at […]
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AMA at Scott Air Force Base Airshow & STEM Expo
The Scott Air Force Base Airshow & STEM Expo was held May 13 – 14, 2023 at Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois. The event was free to the public and drew over 60,000 attendees. The show included several airshow performers, headlined by the Blue Angels! The […]
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UAS4STEM competition sponsored by SKYDIO
The Academy of Model Aeronautics is excited to announce that Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, will serve as the title sponsor for the 2022 Uncrewed Aircraft System for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (UAS4STEM) competition. Founded with the mission of making the world […]
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Club of the month May 2022: York County Flyers York, South Carolina.
This AMA Gold Leader club was established back in 1987 and is devoted to promoting interest in building, flying, and enjoying model aviation. Their field is an old landfill area leased by the county, with whom, they have a long-standing relationship. Their field includes a 700’x300′ grass runway, 8 shaded […]
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