If you’re into electric flight and don’t get Park Pilot, you’ve missed a lot! The Winter 2013 issue had all kinds of fun and exciting content, including the “Solar-Powered Charging Stations” cover feature, and eight Pilot’s Choice Product Reviews from seaplanes and aerobats to scalelike racers and heavy-metal warbirds. Park […]
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AMA Hobby Shop Program offers many rewards
Congratulations to Richard Morgan, winner of the AMA hobby shop program’s monthly member drawing. This monthly drawing gives each new member that signs up at a hobby shop the chance to win $100 to spend at the store where they signed up for their membership. This is just one of […]
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The AMA is proud to announce our newest education partner: the Soaring Society of America !!!
The AMA is proud to announce our newest education partner: the Soaring Society of America (SSA). The SSA was formed in 1932 to foster and promote all phases of full-scale soaring or gliding, which is flying in a specially-designed plane that does not have an engine. The SSA […]
Continue readingAMA Officer Nominations Due – Correction
In the March and April issues of Model Aviation, the nomination announcement mistakenly identified the date that a letter of acceptance and a résumé of professional qualifications and model aviation experience from the nominee must be on file at AMA Headquarters as July 15, 2013. The correct date is July […]
Continue readingAMA Clubs Encouraged to Participate in First Annual National Model Aviation Day, August 17, 2013.
To celebrate the storied history of model aviation, AMA chartered clubs are encouraged to take part in the first annual National Model Aviation Day on August 17, 2013. Clubs across the country are invited to host an event of their choice to celebrate the day. Clubs are encouraged to reach […]
Continue readingBasil and Dorothy Cooper Memorial Scholarship
The Basil and Dorothy Cooper Memorial Scholarship, established in 2012, will be granted to a current college student pursuing an engineering or technical degree while enrolled at an accredited four-year institution. Scholarship founder, Basil Cooper Jr., has established this $500 scholarship in memory of his parents, Dorothy and Basil Cooper […]
Continue readingFeatured Pilot- Mitch Marozas
I am Mitch Marozas. I am 15 years old and live in Chicago, Illinois. I have been flying RC helicopters since I was about 6 years old. It all started when I was 4 years old and found my dad’s old RC airplanes and helicopters in a closet and wanted to know what they were […]
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AMA Member Chris Anderson – The Rise of the personal UAV
Chris Anderson is the former editor of WIRED magazine and founder of DIY DRONES, co-founder and CEO of 3D robotics. Chris Anderson’s presentation on the main stage at AMA EXPO 2013. SUPPORT AMA learn more about AMA EXPO >
Continue readingUpdates of AMA Flight System Documents
The AMA posted on the AMA website its revised policies for R/C model aircraft operations utilizing First Person View (FPV) systems (AMA document # 550) and Failsafe, Stabilization and Autopilot Systems (AMA document #560) on November 2, 2012. After a two month review by aeromodeling stakeholders, including members of the […]
Continue readingAnticipating domestic boom, colleges rev up drone piloting programs
By Isolde Raftery, NBC News Fly over the mock wreckage of Disaster City with a Texas A&M student drone pilot. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy READ FULL STORY >
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