Airborne Thayer Syme is a lifelong modeler, licensed private pilot and the editor of Flying Models magazine. He lives in Connecticut, where his supportive wife, Anne, allows him to indulge in his passion for aviation. Creating model airplanes is no ordinary hobby, and the aviation aficionados who fashion these labors of love and […]
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Jim Rice Inducted into the AMA Hall Of Fame
I have had a chance to let my induction into the Academy of Model Aeronautics Hall of Fame soak in and I am still excited, humbled and surprised by the selection. I said during the presentation that I felt as if I did not belong among the greats in our […]
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Leader Members-important leaders for AMA
A Message from Leader Member Program Coordinator, Rusty Kennedy It’s been three years since AMA President Bob Brown proposed the idea of better utilizing the talents of Leader Members (LMs). During that time AMA senior leadership also determined that the vice president (VP) and associate vice president (AVP) duties and […]
Continue readingGiving Back Help is in the air: Volunteers keep things flying at aircraft museums
By DIANE D’AMICO, Staff Writer Dick Goldstine’s father was a mechanic at the Millville airport and he grew up flying model airplanes there. Goldstine himself served in the Air Force. FULL STORY >
Continue readingAMA Officer Nominations Due – Correction
In the March and April issues of Model Aviation, the nomination announcement mistakenly identified the date that a letter of acceptance and a résumé of professional qualifications and model aviation experience from the nominee must be on file at AMA Headquarters as July 15, 2013. The correct date is July […]
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AMA Member Chris Anderson – The Rise of the personal UAV
Chris Anderson is the former editor of WIRED magazine and founder of DIY DRONES, co-founder and CEO of 3D robotics. Chris Anderson’s presentation on the main stage at AMA EXPO 2013. SUPPORT AMA learn more about AMA EXPO >
Continue readingAMA Hall of Famer Verner Warren Kurth Passes
Verner “Warren” Kurth, member of the AMA Hall of Fame, aeromodeling enthusiast, and friend to the hobby has passed away at the age 79 in Davenport, Iowa. Warren Kurth was born on April 5, 1933, in Bloomington, Illinois. His modeling career began with a sheet-balsa model kit when he […]
Continue readingThe National Minature Pylon Racing Association QM40 Championship Race
The National Minature Pylon Racing Association held its 2012 QM40 Championship Race at Apollo 11 Field in Encino, California. The San Fernando Valley R/C Flyers was the host club. The video was photographed and edited by Bob Tarlau. QM40 Championship Race 2012 from Bob Tarlau on Vimeo. The National Minature […]
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Holiday Electric Fly- F3P Contest
By: RJ Gritter Devin McGrath, Clay Wheaton and I spent this past weekend in Geneva Ohio at the Holiday Electric Fly. The HEF organizers of the event were kind enough to allow us to organize and run the first annual HEF F3P Contest as part of the event. F3P (indoor […]
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AMA Ambassador Hoot Gibson Elected to National Aviation Hall of Fame
(Dayton, Ohio – Dec. 17, 2012) Tonight the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) Board of Trustees revealed the names of four individuals who have been elected for enshrinement at its annual formal ceremony that will be held in October of 2013. The four will be joining the roster of […]
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