In just a few weeks, model aviation international competition will begin, with 10 FAI aeromodeling world championships taking place in 2025. Many of those will include a US team. To start, the US will be represented at the 2025 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders in […]
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AMA Air // Live from Jets Over Deland
Exciting Highlights from AMA Air – Jets, Youth Programs, and World Championships The latest episode of AMA Air, broadcasted live from DeLand, Florida, was a celebration of the diversity and excitement within the model aviation community. From breathtaking jet displays to youth engagement initiatives and international competitions, this episode showcased […]
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World Championships for Electric Gliders to Start Next Week
The 2024 F5B world championships will take place November 6-15, hosted by Southwest Soaring Society (SWSS) in Maricopa, Arizona. According to club President Ken Becker, more than 8 countries are expected to participate. Ken describes it as a “high-speed event” and notes, “we’re anticipating great weather here in the desert.” […]
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2024 FAI World Championship for Slope Soaring Model Aircraft takes flight Sunday
Press Release from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Limoux, France, 2 October 2024 – Excitement builds as competitors from around the globe converge in Limoux, near Toulouse in southern France, for the upcoming 2024 FAI World Championship for Slope Soaring Model Aircraft. This event, scheduled to take place from 6 to […]
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2024 F2 World Championships for CL Models Wrap Up
by Paul Gibeault — All photos by Paul Gibeault unless otherwise stated. Wow, what an event! The 2024 Control Line World Championships is now in the record books, and we have new world records and new champions. It can be said that the weather was generally very good except for […]
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Four world championships having been completed for 2024, and one more is scheduled for November, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F5B World Championship for Electric Model Gliders in Maricopa, Arizona. So, what exactly is the FAI? The FAI is the governing body for all sporting aviation, including soaring, parachuting, ballooning, […]
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Team USA Shines in World Championships
Two model aviation world championships concluded last week, with Team USA excelling in both. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F2ABC World Championships for Control Line (CL) Model Aircraft, held at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, saw Team USA medal in several categories. For final scores, click here. […]
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The Academy of Model Aeronautics welcomes the world to the 2024 F2 World Championships for CL Model Aircraft, to be held in Muncie, Indiana, on August 12-17.
By Paul Gibeault The F2 Control Line (CL) World Championships have been going on since 1960, but the event was last held in the US in 2004 here in Muncie, Indiana, at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC). AMA is very pleased to offer our competitors an upgraded CL facility this year, featuring freshly paved flying […]
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Free Flight Junior World Championships
The FAI F1ABP Junior World Championships will take place August 6-10, 2024. The US team begins the journey this week to the championships in North Macedonia. According to Team Manager Sevak Malkhasyan, the US junior Free Flight (FF) team will be posting updates to the National Youth Aviation Academy (NYAA) […]
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Upcoming F3J World Championships
From the US Senior Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F3J team, courtesy of AMA member Josh Glabb: There is a GoFundMe fundraiser for the 2024 US Senior FAI F3J Team that will compete in the FAI World Championships for Model Gliders in Norway in late July. The F3J team pilots include Amy Pool, Neal Huffman, Jody Miller, Dave Bradley […]
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