Did you know:


AMA has been in touch with the TSA in an effort to make transporting your plane on commercial flights easier and safer for your plane?

AMA has been in touch with the FAA in an effort to keep the FAA from exerting it's power to include models?

AMA is currently trying to secure a few more frequencies from the FCC?

Your AMA insurance is secondary IF you have homeowners or renter's insurance. It is primary for many others. Maybe the guy next to you?

AMA insurance is Primary for AMA clubs and their landlords?

AMA insurance costs a club between $85 and $105 per year for two $2,500,000 policies to cover the club and the landlord, and that your AMA dues subsidizes those costs?

AMA leader's are elected UNPAID volunteers?

That if your club field should come under attack you should immediately call AMA BEFORE you respond?

AMA has a field improvement program that may cover up to 10% of the costs of improvements?

AMA has substantial reserves that are invested in stocks, bonds and real estate?

Model Aviation Magazine accounts for approximately $7 of your dues?

The Safety Code is a list of exclusions to AMA insurance, and that under the Safety Code, club Safety Rules are also exclusions?

The AMA does not exclude non-AMA members from flying at your club site? That the club and/or landlord determine who shall fly at the site?

Many modeling manufacturer's will not donate to a club without an AMA sanction for an event?

The AMA owns the IMS show in Pasadena, CA, and that it makes a small profit?

The NATS is a break even operation?

The IRS status of the AMA is that of a non-profit educational organization?

The web address for the AMA is http://www.modelaircraft.org ?

Telephone Numbers and e-mail addresses are on the AMA web site for leaders and headquarters staff?

The most recent Financial Statement is on the AMA web site in the Member's Only Section?

There are a large number of .pdf files on the AMA web site that answer many questions you may have about the AMA services and provides forms you or your club may need?

Many of the AMA districts have web sites, some have discussion groups, the links are on the AMA web site?

You can find the location of most AMA chartered clubs with the locater on the AMA web site?

Competition regulations are on the AMA web site?

You or your club can verify current AMA membership on the AMA web site?

Model Aviation is achieved on the AMA web site in the Member's Only Section?

The promotion of competition is one of the purposes of the AMA set forth in it's bylaws?

The AMA is the official aeromodeling representative of the United States to the FAI (the world organization for all aircraft activity)?