Early February marks an important time for key AMA deadlines. Grants: Don’t forget that the 2024 Flying Site Improvement Grant and Take off And Grow Grant will close soon! Clubs are encouraged to apply through the online application before the deadline of 11:59 P.M. EST on Thursday, February 1! Preview […]
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AMA Members Enjoy Their First Flights of 2024
We asked members to share their first flights of the year. Here is a sample of what we received. Our club; Fresno Radio Modelers, Charter #692, has had a “Flight into the New Year” every year starting in 1999 as parody to the Y2K “bug”. Members, wives and family, gather at […]
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Minot Aircraft Modelers Success Story
By: Brandon Koch, AMA District IX Vice President | amadistrictix@modelaircraft.orgAs seen in the December 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Here’s another success story. The Minot Aircraft Modelers club in Minot, North Dakota, is healthy and growing. The club owns—and has for many years—15 acres of land north of the Minot […]
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How to Get a Custom AMA Number
Treat yourself to the gift of a creative and unique call sign on your membership card. For only $50, you can customize your current AMA number into a unique nickname. To update your membership, visit: www.modelaircraft.org/callsign.
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Support Your Local Hobby Shops
Small business Saturday may be behind us, but it’s not too late to consider hobby shops during the holiday shopping season. Did you know that more than 460 hobby shops support AMA’s Retailer Incentive Program? AMA and hobby shops supporting one another has a long tradition. Hobby shops offer an […]
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AMA will begin mailing the 2024 Club Charter renewal information in January. Please remember that the documents will be mailed to the designated club officer contact. If your club renews online before January 2, 2024, your club will not receive a mailed renewal package. Current charter and flying site insurance […]
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The World Is Coming to Muncie Next Summer!
The 2024 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) will host the F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, August 11-17, 2024. Classes participating include F2A (CL Speed), F2B (CL Aerobatics), F2C (CL Team Racing), and F2D (CL Combat). A website with more […]
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AMA Member Benefit Spotlight: Safety Guidelines
Safety: It’s part of AMA’s DNA. The model aviation community has always looked to the AMA to create safety practices. Starting in 1936, AMA was focused on keeping our model aviation competition community safe. As time passed, new activities and models came into existence. With these new models came the […]
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Frank Borman (1928-2023)
Astronaut, former AMA member, and retired U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Borman has died. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Tuscon, Arizona, he was an AMA member in the 1940s and attributed model aviation as the basis for his career and achievements in aerospace activities. He noted the following […]
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Jim Richmond Recognized
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has named AMA member Jim Richmond as one of the 2023 Distinguished Statesmen of Aviation for his “significant advancements in aviation, earning hundreds of aero sports awards, inspiring youth into aviation-related careers, and serving the US as an aero sports competitor and in the military.” […]
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