Throughout the years, the Mulvihill contest remains an important and coveted perpetual trophy for rubber-powered Free Flight aircraft.
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The History of AMA’s Safety Programming
While thinking about National Safety Month, it seems logical to take a look back into where AMA’s safety programming began and how it has evolved. AMA has an excellent historical department as part of its National Model Aviation Museum, and Jackie Shalberg , AMA archivist and historian, has done a […]
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Membership Benefits Spotlight: Stories
Stories. What’s your AMA story? Perhaps it’s sharing a tip or trick to help a newcomer ease into the hobby. Or maybe how someone mentored you when you were getting started. The story of how a scratch-built model airplane came together and was featured in Model Aviation or Park Pilot magazine, or a review of a new […]
Continue readingA Win for Aviation
This provision removes the hurdles that were in place for educators and makes it easier for students to learn and teachers to instruct. It is a big step in the right direction for the future of our hobby.
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AMA Air Live – Season 6 Episode 24 – LIVE – December 15th, 2020
Longtime Model Aviation contributor Greg Gimlick will join Matt Ruddick and Jay Smith, executive editor of Model Aviation magazine, to share a few sneak peeks of the upcoming January digital edition of the magazine and tell us how you can read it today! Tyler Dobbs, director of AMA Government Affairs, […]
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On this episode of Model Aviation Live, Jay welcomes Joe Vermillion from Balsa USA! https://shop.balsausa.com/ https://www.modelaviation.com https://www.modelaircraft.org
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AMA Air Live – Season 6 Episode 23 – LIVE – December 1st, 2020
AMA Air Executive Producer Dillon Carpenter will join Matt as a guest host for this episode where they will cover a variety of topics ranging from FAA Registration, the 2020 MultiGP Drone Racing Championship, Stratolaunch, and more!
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Watch to find out who will be representing the US in the 2021 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft! Also, learn how you can win something to use for your aircraft project for Model Aviation’s Build Month. All that and more on this live episode of AMA Air! […]
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Storing Large Models
Models airplanes are graceful in the air, but often can be clunky, bulky, and hard to handle on the ground. These characteristics make finding a method of storing a large number of them rather difficult, especially when preservation needs, something such as protecting them from light, dust, pests, and bad handling come into play. At the […]
Continue readingAMA Air – Season 6 Episode 10 – LIVE – May 15th, 2020
Matt and Claire are streaming LIVE on this episode of AMA Air on Friday, May 15th at 2 p.m. EDT. CLICK HERE to go to YouTube and set a reminder to watch LIVE! Featuring the latest updates for Camp AMA, I Fly AMA announcements, and a guest appearance by Model […]
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