Events

Jet Rally held in conjunction with annual “Fly Iowa” event hosted by the city of Ottumwa, IA. Rally will be held at the Ottumwa Regional Airport on a 100’ x 3500’ run-way, closed to full-scale aircraft for the weekend. Check out the Event Page for all the details!

Save the date for FPV Fly-In event on Friday, June 16 to Sunday, June 18, hosted by Ready Made RC. The fly-in will be held at the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana. Proceeds from the event will generously donated to the AMA Foundation. Visit the event page on Facebook to learn...

On Saturday, November 7, AMA District VIII hosted Wings Over Windsong, a fun fly RC event at Windsong Ranch in Prosper, Texas. It was an exciting day of flight attended by close to 800 people. Along with AMA District VIII VP, Mark Johnston, attendees watched Quique Somenzini , F3A World Champion,...

On Saturday, November 7, AMA District VIII will host Wings Over Windsong, a fun fly RC event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Windsong Ranch in Prosper, Texas. It’s shaping up to be an exciting day of flight.

The Southern Minnesota Model Aircraft Club will be hosting their annual Northern Alliance Military Fly In on August 7-9. The event will take place at the club's airfield in Owatonna, MN.

Arizona Daily Star by Kimberly Matas The rally is a benefit for the Ryan Sherrow Scholarship Fund, awarded by the Academy of Model Aeronautics. Ryan, a skilled radio-controlled-jet pilot from Tucson, died in 2008 after a brief illness. He was 14.

The AMA Foundation Board hosts it's first meeting!

Flying Site Assistance Case-Study Vern Mall of Washington, Illinois, shares a flying site story. “My name is Vern Mall and I am the president of the Washington R/C Flyers, Inc. (WR/CF) in District VI in Washington, Illinois. Our current membership is 46 pilots. We were formerly named Summit Valley...

Hi everyone! I moved to Indiana from Georgia to work with the fine folks at HQ. We can now work much closer together to provide better support to clubs and their flying site needs. I hope to work with many of you to protect your current site, but I am also here to help when a site is lost. Please...

In November of 2013, one of the Academy's Life Members passed away after fighting an extended illness. As an avid modeler, and long-time AMA member, he chose to leave the AMA with the items in his estate. The Academy is now selling some of the items left in the estate to contribute to its...