IN the AIR
LATE-BREAKING NEWS FROM THE ACADEMY
AMA Web Site FAQ
The AMA website — www.modelaircraft.org — has a password system in place for two reasons: to protect members' confidential information and to increase the benefits of becoming or remaining an AMA member.
The following will help you obtain a password. It will also describe common problems and provide solutions for the website password system and membership application.
Q: What if cookies are not enabled for the AMA website in my Internet browser? A: The symptom of this problem is evident; when you log in, you will be redirected to the login screen with no message indicating why you were not forwarded to the "Members Only" section. For tips on how to enable cookies in your browser, please visit the "Enabling Cookies" page.
Q: What if my email address has changed, and my password "link" has been sent to the email address that AMA has on file — not my current address? A: Provide AMA with your current email address by emailing [email protected] or calling (800) 435-9262.
Q: What if AMA data has no birth date or an incorrect birth date on file for me? A: Provide AMA with the correct information at [email protected] or (800) 435-9262.
Q: What if I encounter problems inserting my birth date? A: If you are new, select the "New Membership" category to finish filling out the application. This will allow you to insert your birth date.
If you are renewing, take the steps to retrieve a password. After you insert your AMA number and password, select the verify button and your information will automatically be inserted into the correct fields. You cannot make changes to your birth date when you are renewing.
(Your password must be at least seven characters long and is case sensitive. RFPTER5 is not the same as refter5 or Refter5.)
Q: What if my name does not appear as it is on my membership card? A: Reinput the data exactly as it appears on your AMA membership card.
Q: What if my address data is incorrect or no longer current? A: Update your address at [email protected] or (800) 435-9262.
Q: What if I haven’t received the email message with the information required to assign a password? A: Add [email protected] to your Internet service provider’s "safe sender" list. Check to make sure the email message isn’t being put into the "spam" or "bulk" category.
—Information Services Department
MISSION: Radio Control
Crossroads of America Council Fall 2006 Camporee
AMA is gearing up for a significant promotional campaign. The Boy Scouts of America and the Academy are teaming up for the Crossroads of America Council Fall 2006 Camporee, Mission: Radio Control!
This all-weekend event will take place October 13–15, 2006, and is expected to bring more than 3,500 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts to the International Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, Indiana.
The Camporee will involve a variety of manufacturers and distributors and coverage by the Do It Yourself (DIY) cable/satellite network.
The Scouts will participate in a variety of hands-on activities, including:
- flying buddy boxes
- driving an RC car
- controlling an RC boat
- making kites
- constructing "build-and-take" Sky Streak models
Attendees will also have the opportunity to watch an LED night-flying spectacle and visit the National Model Aviation Museum.
AMA is excited to welcome the Scouts and has high hopes for Mission: Radio Control! The Academy is currently seeking skilled and unskilled volunteers of all types to help with parking, kite building, constructing Sky Streaks, and other areas of need.
For more information about this event, including how to sign up or to become a trained volunteer, call (765) 287-1256, extension 274.
—Tom Schwyn Marketing Director
We Have a Winner!
William Napier (Taylor, MI) is the prize-package winner for the month of November. He received more than $200 worth of AMA merchandise from AMA’s Cloud 9 Museum Store.
William is still eligible to win the grand-prize package which consists of a Giant Scale ARF — a Hangar 9 TOC Ultimate biplane — a JR 10X radio, and a Desert Aircraft DA-150 engine. This is a $6,000 value!
Renew your AMA membership by March 31, 2006, and you will automatically be entered to win! For more information about the sweepstakes, go to www.modelaircraft.org/flywithus.asp.
—Tom Schwyn Marketing Director
AMA Receives Money for Education
On December 13, 2005, AMA received a check for $100,000 from the Alcoa Foundation. This was the third such grant.
The Alcoa Foundation is a source of positive community change and enhancement, helping to provide such things as global education and workplace skills. It has invested more than $388 million since its inception in 1952.
The foundation funded an initial $28,000 "pilot project" to train science teachers in Cleveland, Ohio, to use the "Inventing Flight" curriculum produced to celebrate the Wright brothers’ centennial of flight in 2003.
Because of that program’s success, the foundation subsequently awarded AMA a second grant for $128,000 to present four more workshops: a second one in Cleveland, one in Iowa, and two in Indiana.
This grant was extended to permit the AMA Education Committee to use unexpended funds to create a DVD featuring workshop activities and lessons the committee intends to offer to teachers throughout the country at www.buildandfly.com.
The new grant will allow the Education Committee to offer three more workshops to science teachers in the U.S., and Alcoa has requested that one be offered in Great Britain. This grant brings the total support from the Alcoa Foundation to more than $250,000.
These funds are being used successfully to improve and refine activities using model airplanes as teaching tools for middle-school physical science. The Alcoa Foundation may be interested in using these activities as part of a package its employees could leave with teachers when they visit classrooms to give career talks.
The Education Committee recognizes AMA employees Jack Frost, April Hathaway, and Michael Smith, who have assisted with presentations and exhibit work at National Science Teachers Association workshops that promote the sport, hobby, and educational value of model aviation.
—Gordon Schimmel Education Committee Chairman
No AMA Grand Event in 2006
Since AMA has received no proposals from clubs to host the Grand Event, it will not be held this year for the first time since the inaugural event in 1997.
The Grand Event’s purpose is to combine all aspects of outdoor modeling at a free, fun-filled exposition that offers hands-on opportunities via make-and-take activities and the chance to operate RC model airplanes, boats, and cars. It introduces potential modelers to the hobby and gains members for AMA and its SIGs.
This event was held away from the International Aeromodeling Center for the first time in 2003. Since the location was shifted to other areas of the country, AMA has been able to promote our hobby to prospective new members nationwide. The event has generated excellent feedback from modelers and the public.
For information about hosting a future Grand Event, go to www.modelaircraft.org/ge0106.aspx. Clubs that may be interested in hosting the 2007 or 2008 event should contact AMA Special Services Director Carl Maroney at (765) 287-1256, extension 250, or [email protected].
—AMA Headquarters
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