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Turbine
Waiver
Renewal
The
2009 AMA membership renewal season has
kicked off, and we have received a few
inquiries regarding the renewal of turbine
waiver cards.
Your current turbine waiver card does not show an
expiration date; instead, the bottom reads:
"Only valid with current AMA Membership
card." Therefore, you do not need a new
turbine waiver each year. Please keep your
current card as proof of your turbine waiver
status with the Academy.
At its July 2008 meeting, AMA's Executive Council
approved the Safety Committee's
recommendation to eliminate the
requalification requirement for turbine
waiver holders whose AMA memberships have
lapsed for more than one year. MA
AMA
Headquarters
AMA Releases
2009 Nats Dates!
The
AMA Executive Council has approved the
schedule for the 2009 National Aeromodeling
Championships. The FF Indoor events will be
held May 27-May 31 at the East Tennessee
State University Mini-Dome in Johnson City,
Tennessee.
The outdoor events will be held at AMA's International
Aeromodeling Center. The dates are as
follows.
RC Scale Aerobatics: June 29-July 2
RC Combat: July 3-6
CL (Navy Carrier, Precision Aerobatics,
Racing, Combat, Speed): July 5-10
RC Pylon Racing: July 5-10
RC Helicopter: July 7-11
RC Aerobatics: July 13-17
RC Soaring: July 19-26
RC Electric: July 27-30
FF Outdoor: July 27-31
RC and CL Scale: July 31-August 2
If you have participated in the Nats within
the last two years, you will receive an
entry form at roughly the first of the year.
For more information or to obtain an entry
form, go to
www.modelaircraft.org/events or
call (765) 287-1256, extension 224, 252, or
293.
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AMA
Headquarters
Mark Your
Calendar!
At the October 25, 2008, AMA Executive
Council meeting, it was approved by
acclamation to hold the Academy's annual
membership meeting for 2009 at the Joe Nall
Fly-In, which has hosted the gathering in
the past.
The membership meeting will take place the evening of
Thursday May 14. All members should plan to
attend so they can meet their organization's
leaders and discuss AMA issues.
The dates for the Joe Nall Fly-In are May 13-16; it is
held each year at the Triple Tree Aerodrome
in Woodruff, South Carolina.
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AMA
Headquarters
AMA Plans Service:
More Than Plans
The
AMA Plans Service can supply you with items
for a variety of projects. Now available are
banners, posters, and signs in full-color,
wide formatat a reasonable cost. More than
20,000 model plans and construction articles
are available, and we cut custom foam wings
for your building needs.
For more information, call (800) 435-9262,
extension 507; E-mail planservice@modelaircraft.org;
or go to
www.modelaircraft.org/plans.aspx. AMA
members receive a 10% discount!
MA
AMA Plans
Service
Donate Your
MA Subscription
Model Aviation
magazine is a benefit of being a full member
of the AMA. However, we at the Academy
understand that some people don't need one
more magazine around the house.
There's something you can do with those unwanted copies
that can benefit the sport in another way:
donate your subscription to a local school
library. You can help a school by having
your issues of MA sent directly
there, and it will help introduce students
to everything aeromodeling has to offer.
Among the pop culture and commercial magazines, imagine
the pleasure several students might get from
absorbing the colorful pages of your premier
AMA publication. It might provide that spark
that leads them into aviation.
If you would like to donate your MAs, contact a
local school and get its permission to have
the magazines sent to the library
collection. (The school may want to see a
copy before allowing MA to be sent
there.) Then contact the AMA and speak with
Yolanda Jones at (765) 287-1256, extension
224, to have your subscription transferred
to the school. MA
MA
Staff
Also in this month's
In the Air section in
Model Aviation:
William (Bill) M. Cannon Jr.
AMA Approves FPV Use for Model Aircraft
Exclusive Multiplex Mentor Trainer Offer to AMA Clubs
25 Years Ago in
MA: January 1984
Frequently Asked Questions About AMA's Plans Service
The Radio Control
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