Executive VP’s Report - 2003/04
Doug Holland — AMA Executive VP
Contact
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The AMA uses a calendar year for its recordkeeping purposes. Since this is being written in early January, there is no financial information to report.
I serve as chairperson of the Museum Committee. This is a very interesting committee and I will share with you some of the upcoming plans. Following is part of a letter written to me by Michael Smith, curator of the National Model Aviation Museum.
> The museum's Lee Renaud Memorial Library expansion is nearing completion. The additional space will allow for an expanded audio/visual section as well as the opportunity to make the library's collection of newsletters more accessible. > > Added shelving will also allow more full-scale and model aviation books to be made available to the visiting public. These steps will only further enhance the benefits offered to researchers. > > The museum's new hands-on gallery also nears completion. Currently, we are putting the finishing touches on the permanent Remotely Controlled Aircraft Demonstrator (RCAD) display and the permanent Remotely Controlled Aircraft Demonstrator–Helicopter (RCAD-H) display. These, along with the computer simulators already in place, will greatly enhance the museum's ability to educate visitors about aeromodeling. > > This gallery will also house the museum's Wright brothers exhibit. This exhibit will trace the Wrights' progress in aviation — from the small flying top they received as children through the very first truly successful aircraft, their 1905 flyer. > > A special feature of this exhibit will allow visitors to lie down on a reproduction of the 1905 flyer's wing and personally see how the Wrights controlled their aircraft. > > The classroom/theater is the next project to be tackled. This room, approximately 486 square feet, will enable the museum to provide visitors with an overview of aeromodeling. It will also allow staff and volunteers to provide hands-on activities/programs that deal with model aviation. > > There are many other projects in progress, but completion is at least six months in the future.
Remember, goals are dreams with deadlines. ABC — Always Be Courteous.
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