The Bay Area Drone Film Festival has teamed up with the Know Before You Fly education campaign to welcome a new category to this year’s competition. Festival organizers invite drone enthusiasts and videographers to produce short, creative videos that promote the safe and responsible use of unmanned aircraft systems. The special category […]
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Are you building a WWI-era model aircraft?
Are you a modeler of WWI aircraft? Bob Kasprzak and the Military Heritage Chapter of the League of WWI Aviation want to help you. The chapter’s mission is to promote the study of WWI aviation history. Members from the Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio area meet quarterly to research and […]
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Astronaut Hoot Gibson has a message for you about Drone Safety
Academy of Model Aeronautics members astronaut Hoot Gibson, comedian Jeff Dunham and airline captain Brad Lang explain the rules for flying drones safely. For more information visit www.knowbeforeyoufly.org
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TESTED: AMA Member and Model Aviation magazine contributor Terry Dunn’s article “FAA’s Plans for Drone Registration: What You Should Know”
BY TERRY DUNN ON OCT. 20, 2015 AT 12:06 A.M. Details of the upcoming regulations are scarce–nonexistent, actually. Terry spent 15 years as an engineer at the Johnson Space Center. He is now a freelance writer living in Lubbock, Texas. Visit his website at TerryDunn.org and follow Terry on Twitter: […]
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Helicopter Association International Joins the “Know Before You Fly” Education Campaign
For Immediate Release: Sept. 23, 2015 Contact: Liz McBain, media@knowbeforeyoufly.org, (202) 777- 3511 WASHINGTON —Helicopter Association International (HAI) is the latest supporter of the Know Before You Fly campaign, an initiative to promote the safe and responsible use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). “For the past 60 years, HAI has […]
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IRCHA 2015 International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association event panoramics!
IRCHA is one of the largest Model Aviation events in the world.. Held annually at AMA’s International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. Each year we see photos and videos shared all over the web. Here are a few Panoramics sent to us from one of the attendees.. Panoramics created by […]
Continue readingWe Need Your Support for the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2)
Many AMA members are full-scale pilots, know someone that is a full-scale pilot, or aspire to someday become a full-scale pilot. If you fit into one of these categories, or if you’re simply an aviation enthusiast, this message is for you. AMA and the general aviation community are asking for […]
Continue readingNational Youth Leadership Award Winner Hunter Jones tells about his Camp AMA Experience
My roommate, Andrew Sites, and I with our aircraft Camp AMA 2015 was a one of the greatest experiences of my life, offering campers the opportunity to form long lasting friendships and to improve their skills as pilots. But before I continue, let me introduce myself. My name is Hunter […]
Continue readingAMA Leader Member Summer Report
Written by Rusty Kennedy, Chairman, Leader Member Development Committee Leader Members have an excellent record of voting and replying to AMA requests for information. More than 50% vote on bylaw changes and reply to surveys. This is an impressive record. This is an AMA vice president election year for District […]
Continue readingAGENCIES URGE PUBLIC NOT TO FLY DRONES OVER OR NEAR WILDFIRES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND DISRUPTION OF SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS
BOISE, IDAHO – After members of the public flying drones disrupted wildfire operations in southern California twice this week, federal, state, and local wildfire managers are again urging the public not to fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), often referred to as “drones,” within or near wildfires to ensure firefighter safety […]
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