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    The AMA is proud to announce our newest education partner: the Soaring Society of America (SSA). The SSA was formed in 1932 to foster and promote all phases of full-scale soaring or gliding, which is flying in a specially-designed plane that does not have an engine. The SSA […]

The Basil and Dorothy Cooper Memorial Scholarship, established in 2012, will be granted to a current college student pursuing an engineering or technical degree while enrolled at an accredited four-year institution. Scholarship founder, Basil Cooper Jr., has established this $500 scholarship in memory of his parents, Dorothy and Basil Cooper […]

I am Mitch Marozas.  I am 15 years old and live in Chicago, Illinois.  I have been flying RC helicopters since I was about 6 years old.  It all started when I was 4 years old and found my dad’s old RC airplanes and helicopters in a closet and wanted to know what they were […]

 The AMA posted on the AMA website its revised policies for R/C model aircraft operations utilizing First Person View (FPV) systems (AMA document # 550) and Failsafe, Stabilization and Autopilot Systems (AMA document #560) on November 2, 2012. After a two month review by aeromodeling stakeholders, including members of the […]

Camp AMA alumni Garrett Schroeder used his dreams of going into space as inspiration for his weather balloon project. He got his school on board and the project took flight! Check out the video below!

This past month the Education Department was lucky enough to attend Orlando Helicopter Blowout in Florida. The event was put on by The Orlando Radio Control Helicopter Society. This helicopter- only club has over 100 members who all helped participate in this years’ event. The event was held December 7-9 […]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly a helicopter?  At a Youth Aviation Adventure program near you, you can learn all about rotary wing flight.  Get a chance to learn from pilots, and get up close and personal with a helicopter.    Just like all aircraft, […]