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Remembering Dave Mathewson, AMA leader, member, and friend

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Dave Mathewson’s passing on Sunday, October 21. Dave was an ardent modeler, he loved the hobby, loved AMA, and served the AMA community for many years. Dave served on the Executive Council as the District ll vice president for […]

AMA District III News: RCS Fest 2018

AMA District III news September 2018 Model Aviation magazine. I recently attended a new event in Ohio called RCS Fest 2018. I first met event Contest Director Nathan Saylor and his wife, Abby, at the annual full-scale Vinton County Air Show in McArthur, Ohio. At the time, Nate inquired about […]

Changes underway at AMA’s website

Changes underway at AMA’s website At AMA, we know our online presence is an important resource for you and for the growth of the model aviation hobby. Recently, we’ve been working behind-the-scenes to retool and reinvent our online experience and are excited to announce that we’ll soon be releasing a […]

AMA District III – Toledo Expo Recap

The 64th annual Toledo Expo held April 7-8-9, 2018 is history and from all indications was a success. I talked to several seasoned vendors and all were pleased with some having record sales or at the least exceeded last year’s sales. I can tell you the AMA booth was very […]

AMA District III News: Education outreach and the CAP

Rarely does a month go by that I don’t receive calls and emails from members in District III inquiring about the future of our hobby. The main concern is how do we get young folks interested in flying models? Today’s generation has a thousand more choices for how to use […]

AMA District III News: AMA Club Celebrates National Model Aviation Day

I will begin this month by featuring an active club in Pennsylvania, the Blue & Gray Miniature Aircraft Squadron located in historic Gettysburg. I recently attended one of the club’s events, the 14th annual J.J. Kornaski Chili Fly. The day began with Jeff Black, club president, welcoming everyone in attendance […]

AMA District III News: AMA Clubs and EAA Chapters inspire next generation of aviators

As model aviation enthusiasts, we should always look for ways to grow our hobby. I hear complaints that no one, particularly young people, is interested and that our hobby is dying. The truth is that our hobby is changing and we need to look for ways to attract people interested in […]

AMA Announces Commercial Drone Insurance Exclusively for AMA Members

The Academy of Model Aeronautics is now serving the commercial drone community and pilots by offering membership benefits for those who fly for business. Now AMA members can purchase commercial drone insurance at a special low rate. “For more than 40 years, AMA has provided its members with liability insurance […]

Yakima Valley Aero Modelers act proactively to decrease wild fire issues

A common thing to hear in the news in the last few years has been the hot issue of drone safety. When flying a drone near a wildfire, it can often be very dangerous. Drones fly at the same level where helicopter water drops and smokejumper para cargo occur and […]

FAI leaders visit AMA Headquarters

AMA would like to thank our guests from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for visiting the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana, home of the AMA Headquarters, during the weekend of November 11, 2016. Several AMA leaders met with FAI representatives, including FAI President Frits Brink, FAI Secretary General Susanne […]