By Chad Budreau, AMA Executive Director | chadb@modelaircraft.org ON JUNE 22, I received a text from Joyce Hager that Bob Underwood had passed away. Bob served as the AMA executive director, technical director, was a contest director, the Safety Committee chair, founder of the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers (NASA), […]
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2024 F2 World Championships for CL Models Wrap Up
Team USA Shines in World Championships
Two model aviation world championships concluded last week, with Team USA excelling in both. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F2ABC World Championships for Control Line (CL) Model Aircraft, held at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, saw Team USA medal in several categories. For final scores, click here. […]
The Academy of Model Aeronautics welcomes the world to the 2024 F2 World Championships for CL Model Aircraft, to be held in Muncie, Indiana, on August 12-17.
By Paul Gibeault The F2 Control Line (CL) World Championships have been going on since 1960, but the event was last held in the US in 2004 here in Muncie, Indiana, at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC). AMA is very pleased to offer our competitors an upgraded CL facility this year, featuring freshly paved flying […]
Upcoming F3J World Championships
From the US Senior Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) F3J team, courtesy of AMA member Josh Glabb: There is a GoFundMe fundraiser for the 2024 US Senior FAI F3J Team that will compete in the FAI World Championships for Model Gliders in Norway in late July. The F3J team pilots include Amy Pool, Neal Huffman, Jody Miller, Dave Bradley […]
Aviation Community Days
During AirVenture 2023, a couple of Purdue University representatives, including the president of aviation programming, stopped by the AMA simulator trailer and asked if AMA would be interested in bringing the trailer to Purdue Aviation Day and Aviation Community Day. AMA attended Purdue Aviation Day back in April. It was a […]
Model Aviation at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024
EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh, taking place from July 22-28, 2024, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will be celebrating its 71st year. This event, renowned as the world’s largest annual gathering of aircraft and aviation enthusiasts, attracts over 600,000 attendees. AMA volunteers and staff will be present at several locations to introduce attendees to […]
Science Olympiad Students Smash National Records
Science Olympiad Students Smash National Records at the Midwest Indoor FF Championships By Brian Turnbull —Kent State University Field House in Ohio On May 25-27, 2024, seven Science Olympiad students from three mid-Michigan high schools and one middle school, coached by Brian Turnbull, showed up in force at the Midwest […]
Remembering Bob Underwood
FRIA Process Improves
By Lucas Rodden, Flying Site Coordinator | lucasr@modelaircraft.org For the past year and a half, AMA team members from several departments have been hard at work filing clubs’ requests for FAA-Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs). The clubs’ geographic boundaries, once approved, allow for pilots to fly without the need for Remote […]