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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 […]

2016 MultiGP Championship Winners

The reigning champion Shaun Taylor aka “Nytfury” took home the win and a $5k purse, followed closely by Jordan Temkin and SidFPV. Watch SidFPV in 2017, he’s 12 years old and got the fastest lap! Everyone was a winner, though, with almost 30’000 USD in prizes being handed out to […]

Scott Anderson appointed as AMA’s National Leader Member Coordinator

AMA would like to welcome Scott Anderson as its new National Leader Member Coordinator. Scott comes from an aviation family, and loves both full scale and model aviation. He holds a private pilot’s license, and has been involved in Model Aviation for over 25 years. Shortly after soloing he attended his first precision […]

AMA Remembers Mike David Gretz

Mike David Gretz (1952-2016) A man known for bringing Sig Manufacturing into the modern age of laser-cut kits and ARFs has passed away. Mike Gretz, lead designer for Sig Manufacturing, was also a modeler, world champion, and AMA Model Aviation Hall of Fame member. He had worked for Sig Manufacturing […]

Bay Area Drone Film Festival Promotes Safe and Responsible Flying

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 […]