Four world championships having been completed for 2024, and one more is scheduled for November, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F5B World Championship for Electric Model Gliders in Maricopa, Arizona. So, what exactly is the FAI? The FAI is the governing body for all sporting aviation, including soaring, parachuting, ballooning, […]
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UAS4STEM Team Receives Media Coverage
Students from around the country visited Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2024, July 22-28, but it wasn’t just to see the world’s largest aviation celebration. Instead, they were there to prove their aviation and engineering prowess by competing in the UAS4STEM finals. In the Advanced category, Some […]
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Team USA Shines in World Championships
Two model aviation world championships concluded last week, with Team USA excelling in both. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F2ABC World Championships for Control Line (CL) Model Aircraft, held at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, saw Team USA medal in several categories. For final scores, click here. […]
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EAA AeroEducate Connection
By Kyle Jaracz, AMA Education Director | kylej@modelaircraft.org Trying to keep a secret just between us that I wrote about in the last education column apparently didn’t work so well. To the many who wrote and called in to follow up on the resources mentioned in that column, thanks for […]
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Carl & Beth Goldberg Vital People Award
By Katie Perry, AMA Administrative Assistant | katiep@modelaircraft.org THE GOLDBERG NAME is one that nearly every model airplane enthusiast has heard. Carl Goldberg began his aeromodeling career just as many of you did—in his backyard, with bits and pieces that he worked tirelessly to turn into working models. He went […]
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The Academy of Model Aeronautics welcomes the world to the 2024 F2 World Championships for CL Model Aircraft, to be held in Muncie, Indiana, on August 12-17.
By Paul Gibeault The F2 Control Line (CL) World Championships have been going on since 1960, but the event was last held in the US in 2004 here in Muncie, Indiana, at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC). AMA is very pleased to offer our competitors an upgraded CL facility this year, featuring freshly paved flying […]
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Free Flight Junior World Championships
The FAI F1ABP Junior World Championships will take place August 6-10, 2024. The US team begins the journey this week to the championships in North Macedonia. According to Team Manager Sevak Malkhasyan, the US junior Free Flight (FF) team will be posting updates to the National Youth Aviation Academy (NYAA) […]
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Robert “Hoot” Gibson Presented with Hall of Fame Award
By Chris Wolfe, a.k.a. “The RC Geek” | Photos by John Philbrick Last weekend, I had the incredible honor of presenting the Academy of Model Aeronautics Hall Of Fame plaque to one of its newest members, aviation legend and astronaut Hoot Gibson. Hoot is not just a highly decorated aviator […]
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Take Time to Plan
By Rachelle Haughn, AMA Foundation Donor & Programs Specialist IN INDIANA, August marks the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. You might not know that August is also a great time to create your estate plans online for free! August is National Make-A-Will Month. The AMA […]
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Upcoming F3J World Championships
From the US Senior Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F3J team, courtesy of AMA member Josh Glabb: There is a GoFundMe fundraiser for the 2024 US Senior FAI F3J Team that will compete in the FAI World Championships for Model Gliders in Norway in late July. The F3J team pilots include Amy Pool, Neal Huffman, Jody Miller, Dave Bradley […]
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