Welcoming New Members When someone visits your club for the first time, your real work begins. A welcoming and inclusive environment is essential to building a vibrant community. Newcomers—especially those unfamiliar with model aviation—might feel overwhelmed by a group of seasoned hobbyists. Without meaning to, long-time members can give off […]
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F5J World Championships
In just a few weeks, model aviation international competition will begin, with 10 FAI aeromodeling world championships taking place in 2025. Many of those will include a US team. To start, the US will be represented at the 2025 FAI F5J World Championship for Electric Powered Thermal Duration Gliders in […]
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AMA Expo Revisited
Although the AMA Expo days are past, we recall that many of the shows in California and later New York and New Jersey featured notable speakers, including an astronaut, several aerospace engineers, true rocket scientists, and a Hollywood movie model maker. All of them could connect model aviation to their […]
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AMA Air has a new look!
AMA Air has a whole new look to celebrate the start of its 10-year anniversary! On this episode, Matt Ruddick and Lee Ray welcomed in 2025 by showcasing how clubs across the country rang in the New Year with their own New Year’s Day fly-ins, announced the 2024 inductees of […]
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Club Corner: What is a W-9 and How Does it Impact Clubs?
By Marc Guerra, AMA Chief Financial Officer | amacfo@modelaircraft.org In my last update, I covered the steps for obtaining a nonprofit tax ID number. In this current update, I’ll cover the steps of completing a W-9 request for a tax ID number. Your club might be asked to provide a […]
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President Carter Congratulated AMA in 1977
A look into the AMA historical archives turned up something relevant considering recent news headlines. The following letter was sent to AMA Executive Director John Worth by former President Jimmy Carter following the 1977 Nats: “I send warmest greetings to the participants in the fifty-first Annual Meeting and National Model […]
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Seize the Day and Chase Your Dreams
By Ilona Maine, Clubs Director | ilonam@modelaircraft.org You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. —C. S. Lewis As we say goodbye to 2024, AMA Headquarters is gearing up for a new chapter. After a successful tenure of more than 5 years as […]
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AMA Members Log First Flights of the New Year
Radio Control Club of Rochester (RCCR) The Radio Control Club of Rochester (RCCR) holds an annual Chilly Chili Fun Fly on New Year’s Day. Members get the chance to show off their chili creation talents. Four great tasting pots of chili showed up this year and were enjoyed by the […]
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Reflections on AMA Milestones
View From HQ By Chad Budreau, Former AMA Executive Director I FIND MYSELF REFLECTING on the incredible experiences and milestones we’ve achieved together at AMA. Serving as the AMA executive director (ED) has been a profoundly rewarding experience. It is bittersweet for me to share that I accepted a new […]
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Carl & Beth Goldberg Vital People Award Winners 2024
Five individuals have been awarded the annual Carl & Beth Goldberg Vital People Award. This award was designed to recognize AMA members who go above and beyond to support model aviation, their clubs, and other modelers. The Carl & Beth Goldberg Vital People Award recipients are nominated by fellow modelers […]
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