Model Aeronautics News
Team USA Wins First Place at 2018 FAI F1D World Championship
Senior team member Brett Sanborn won the individual championship and the US team won first place in the team competition at the 2018 FAI F1D World Championship for Indoor Model Aircraft.
Pictured are the Senior team winners: USA (first), Romania (second), and the United Kingdom (third). AMA congratulates the event participants, volunteers, National Free Flight Society members, and the West Baden Springs Hotel, in West Baden, IN, for such an outstanding event!
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Celebrate National Model Aviation Day on August 11
Join the Academy of Model Aeronautics Foundation in celebrating model aviation for the sixth annual National Model Aviation Day, August 11, 2018. A national celebration of model flying and fun!
Show your support for our national celebration of model flying by wearing a National Model Aviation Day T-shirt and/or cap at your local event. This year’s design is one of our favorite so far! Get yours early-merchandise sales ends on June 1.
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New Date and Location Set for AMA Expo West
Every year thousands plan to attend AMA Expo West, held in southern California. The Academy of Model Aeronautics is elated to announce that the next AMA Expo West is not only changing its date and location, but the event will be expanding as well. Join the Academy of Model Aeronautics for the new AMA Expo West November 2-4, 2018 at the Fairplex Exposition Center in Pomona, California. The show will bring back known vendors to share the latest products and components of the hobby, the AMA Expo speaker series, demo flying, and more. New features include drone racing, night flying, RC cars and trucks, a large boat pond, RC trains, and full-scale fly-overs! This is an event you won’t want to miss!
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