In the January issue of his column District VII Vice President Tim Jesky announced that he would be holding an essay contest for Camp AMA. He asked the youth members of District VII to submit and 250 word essay detailing why they would like to attend Camp AMA. Several […]
Continue reading2014 TAG Grants Awarded
Photo: The Utah Valley Aeromodelers receiving their TAG grant at a club meeting by the AMA. From left to right; Bob Smith (Secretary) Bill Cowley (Treasurer) Darin Peirce (President) Michael Wiggin (Web Designer) Art Stueck (Vice President) The Take Off and Grow program is a grant that helps club […]
Continue readingLicensing for FPV pilots
The Academy offers guidance regarding the legality and licensing requirements pertaining to flying FPV. Please read this statement to ensure that you are abiding by FCC policies. FPV operations are covered by AMA’s liability insurance, but there are some restrictions. https://www.modelaircraft.org/files/FPVFCC.pdf If you have further questions please contact: competition@modelaircraft.org
Continue readingLeader Members-important leaders for AMA
A Message from Leader Member Program Coordinator, Rusty Kennedy It’s been three years since AMA President Bob Brown proposed the idea of better utilizing the talents of Leader Members (LMs). During that time AMA senior leadership also determined that the vice president (VP) and associate vice president (AVP) duties and […]
Continue readingYouth Ambassador RJ Gritter Take 1st at F3P Team Trials
(The 2015 US Indoor Aerobatics Team Members (left to right) Ryan Clark, RJ Gritter, Devin McGrath) (Youth Ambassador RJ Gritter and Devin McGrath with their Anubis airplanes) The F3P US team trials were held during the Northeast Electric Festival on March 21st-23rd. This was the first team selection tournament for […]
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Amazingly detailed 1/60th scale model of a Boeing 777-300ER built from manila folders
WIRED has called 22 year old Iaconi-Stewart “the world’s best paper plane maker”, and the man himself has said his work was inspired by an effort to “push the limits of what could be done” with manila folders. Read all about the model, which took 10,000 hours to complete, and […]
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Members Are Saving Big With Nationwide Insurance
The newly launched Nationwide Insurance affinity program is already providing AMA members with big savings on their insurance. Hundreds of AMA members have signed up for Nationwide’s lower auto, motorcycle, and RV insurance premiums. These special premiums are only for AMA members. It’s a win-win situation for you and for […]
Continue readingAMA Scholarship Deadline Extended to February 10th!
Due to the extreme weather many have recently experienced, we are extending the Academy of Model Aeronautics Scholarship application deadline to February 10th, 2014. The AMA is aware that schools in some parts of the country have been closed due to inclement weather, making it difficult, and in some cases impossible, to […]
Continue readingThe Jet Pilots Organization Needs Your Help!
One challenge most organizations face is communicating its mission and charter to both current and potential members. We need volunteers to fill officer positions and to produce material that will be of benefit to fellow jet pilots, and I would like to take a minute to refresh everyone’s understanding of the […]
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Drones, FPV, Multirotor, sUAS – your opinion please!
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is conducting an opinion survey regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft systems including technologies such as multirotor, “drones”, First-person-view (FPV), autopilots, and aerial video/image recording as well as COMMERCIAL USE of sUAS. We would greatly appreciate a few minutes of your time. Your answers will be used […]
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