The 2025 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F5J World Championships for electric powered thermal duration gliders is underway in Cordoba, Argentina, with Team USA among the 18 countries competing. Hosted by Argentina, there are 12 junior and 60 senior pilots competing in this high stakes competition that runs through Saturday. According […]
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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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AMA Member Sets New World Record for CL Speed
The AMA wants to congratulate Alexander Valishev for setting a new world record in Control Line (CL) Speed at the FAI F2A World Championships in WΓocΓawek, Poland, on Aug. 10, 2022. He achieved a record speed of 308.8 km, or more than 191 mph. Along with his son, Ivan, he […]
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AMA’s IAC to Host Helicopter World Championships
The International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie IN will host the 2023 FAI F3CN World Championships for Model Helicopters, August 2-9. This is an opportunity for teams from around the globe to demonstrate their competitive spirits at the highest level. The US is expected to field a team in this […]
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US Junior Free Flight World Championships
2022 FAI F1A & F1B World Championships in Bulgaria The National Free Flight Society (NFFS) is proud to announce the accomplishments of the US Junior Free Flight World Championship Team at the FAI World Championships, held July 25-30, in Pordim, Bulgaria. This is the first championship in four years due […]
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2017 World Championship USA FAI Free Flight Team
The current United States FAI Free Flight team is preparing to compete in the World Championships at Szentes, Hungary on Aug 9 through Aug 11, 2017. The AMA and the Team Selection Program’s financial support doesn’t cover the entire World Champion team costs. Therefore, we seek donations to make up […]
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