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Don't Miss the Final Two Days of the 2014 Soaring Society of America Convention

Last day of SSA Convention in Reno, visit AMA booth for RC aircraft fun. WSPA raffle for "Spirit of Flight" wire sculpture. Don't miss out!

Tomorrow, March 1, is the last day of the 2014 Soaring Society of America Convention in beautiful Reno NV. Please stop by AMA booth where they are

By Paul Braun A mapping project helps kids with autism by coaching them to build and fly a UAS (and make movies with it); the project also reveals

AMA youth member exhibit at Hoboken Museum - NJ

Let It Fly! Model Airplanes by Peter Gutierrez November 3 - December 8, 2013 Ever since his mother took him to an airshow and let him take a ride in a

The Academy of Model Aeronautics has been chosen as the 2013 recipient of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce’s Outstanding Contribution to

Team America Rocketry Challenge

In 2012 the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) completed its tenth year of inspiring and attracting the next generation of engineers and

Thursday, October 24, 2013 NBAA will for the first time host a Build A Plane Teachers’ Day in conjunction with the annual Careers in Business Aviation

Honors Physics Mixed with Model Aircraft

Physics teacher Herb W. Ziegler III shares his experience incorporating radio-controlled models into his physics teaching, culminating in a successful student-built cargo aircraft project.

By Herb W. Ziegler III The class and their creation! Photo courtesy of District Science Supervisor Dr. Kathleen Smith I have been an avid model

AMA Member reaching for the stars!

My name is Scott Fitzgerald. I have been an AMA member for 33 years. As a teenager, my interest in model aviation helped launch my career as an

AMA at EAA's AirVenture 2013

AMA is gearing up for EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh with their largest presence in three years. Visit their booth, Mobile RC Experience, and activities at KidVenture.

AMA staff and volunteers are gearing up for next week's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh WI. This will be the largest presence AMA has had at the event in

Engineering Through Models

I have been teaching a class at the local university for several years now known as "College for Kids". In the first years I taught a model airplane