I AM THE AMA
Greg Hahn
JS: How did you get involved in model
aviation?
GH: I’ve been an airplane nut since before
I can remember. My dad took me in the
car in about 1964 and we sat off the end of
Runway 30 at Dobbins Air Force Base (now
a reserve base) in Georgia, and watched
the C-124 Globemasters do touch-and-gos.
From that time on, all I wanted to do was fl y
airplanes, and I proceeded to do whatever it
took to be around airplanes or airports.
My fi rst real hands-on experience was
the local fl ying fi eld, which in my town
happened to be the high school football fi eld,
so I was introduced to RC by hanging around
after football practice and watching the
locals fl y.
The Inside Loop-2011/12
Helicopters are cool,
right?
The Inside Loop-2011/11
“I was humbled to be
in the company of so
many people who
have contributed to
making our sport and
our organization even
better.”
THE INSIDE LOOP - 2012/06
Model rocketry has been part
of my life for as long as RC
airplanes, cars, and boats.
When I build a model rocket—
especially one I designed myself—I get
that same level of satisfaction as when
I complete a model aircraft.
1st US RC Flight School - 2010/07
THERE ARE numERous ways to bring
people into our hobby. An interaction
between friends or family, a love of aviation,
or encountering someone flying a model
might leave us wanting to know more. But no
matter how we got started, we needed some
type of instruction to allow us to safely pilot
our aircraft and learn the basics of flight.
The training we received might have come
