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Remote ID Explained

  • FAA
August 22, 2023September 7, 2023 Ben Flesher 14 comments

The Current State of Remote ID —AMA Staff With September 16, 2023, the start date of the FAA’s requirement for Remote ID, only weeks away, numerous technical and administrative aspects are still evolving. This creates a challenging landscape for modelers who simply want to know what they must do to […]

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US Teams Excel in World Championships

  • FAI
August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 Ben Flesher 5 comments

A record number of world championships are taking place this summer, providing US teams a chance to prove they can compete against the “best of the best” that the world has to offer.   At the AMA International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, the FAI F3N World Championships for Helicopters […]

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Teams From Around the World Compete at the AMA IAC

  • FAI
August 7, 2023August 8, 2023 Ben Flesher No comments

Model helicopters have taken to the sky above the AMA International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana. The competition includes teams from 11 countries, all vying for a chance to prove that they are the best in the FAI F3C/N World Championships for Model Helicopters. Team USA includes Tom Dooley, […]

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20 Years Ago: Maynard Hill’s TAM 5 Conquers the Atlantic 

  • Record
August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 Ben Flesher 3 comments

Twenty years ago, AMA member Maynard Hill and a team of supporters accomplished the unthinkable—they successfully crossed the Atlantic flying an RC model airplane. This flight has never been duplicated.  The aircraft, known as the Spirit of Butt’s Farm, took five attempts (the reference to TAM-5) to make the journey […]

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AMA Continues to Accept and Submit FRIA Applications 

  • FAA
August 7, 2023September 5, 2023 Ben Flesher 5 comments

As the deadline for Remote ID approaches (September 16, 2023), we are receiving a lot of status update requests for FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) applications.   The AMA FRIA team is reviewing and processing FRIA submissions on a first come, first served basis. Please understand that it can take anywhere from […]

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Interview with Joyce Hager

  • HQ
July 31, 2023August 1, 2023 Ben Flesher 13 comments

Interview by Rob Kurek, AMA Communications Director We recently sat down with Joyce Hager, AMA’s longest-tenured employee and asked her to reflect on her time working for the organization. She officially retires August 4, 2023.  We were located in a one-bedroom apartment located at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C.       I […]

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More World Championships on the Horizon

  • FAI
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July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 Ben Flesher No comments

Join us as we wish the best for US teams for FAI F1E Free Flight Slope Soaring Gliders (Denmark) and FAI F3DE Pylon Racing (Netherlands), both of which begin competition today. Later this week, competition begins for FAI F3CN Model Helicopters at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. The […]

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Us Teams Head to Romania and the Netherlands

  • FAI
July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Ben Flesher No comments

AMA wishes the US FAI F1E Free Flight (FF) and FAI F3D Pylon teams safe travels and good luck, as they head to Romania and the Netherlands, respectively. Team USA for FF is: Robert Sifleet, K. Peter Brocks, and Geralyn Jones. Team USA for Pylon is: William Neamura, Paul Gibeault, […]

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AMA’s Longest Tenured Employee Retires After 53 Years

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July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Ben Flesher 11 comments

Joyce Hager, who has held nearly every position AMA Headquarters has staffed to include executive director, is retiring next month after 53 years.  It is not a stretch to say she probably knows more AMA members than any other single person in the organization. Many she met at trade shows […]

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100th Anniversary Win

  • nats
July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Ben Flesher No comments

Hope Finn, of Mauk, GA, is the winner of the 2023 Free Flight (FF) Mulvihill competition! Hope puts her name in the history books by taking the top prize in the 100th anniversary year of the first Nats competition. Hope is pictured with her winning aircraft as well as a […]

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