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YOU NEVER KNOW who will drop in on you. Thursday, April 29, Dick Beamer, a fifth-grade teacher at Southwood Elementary in Wabash IN, visited AMA Headquarters. That in itself is not strange, but he landed his ultralight at Reese Airport so that he could visit the AMA museum. Dick's fifth-grade class followed his trip via the Internet. This is what he had to say to his students about his visit to the Academy: "The Academy of Model Aeronautics is great! It is a new museum with beautiful handmade models of all kinds of airplanes. You would have recognized several, like the Spirit of St. Louis. If you like airplanes, you should visit this place. I'm bringing home information about a big event in June where you can make and fly airplanes."
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NO DEADLINE is ever a good one, but the one for this column falls just one day short of the Grand Event. Most of the AMA Headquarters employees are involved in preparing for this event. Many volunteers and employees will be donating their time this weekend to see to it that participants have a great time learning about Radio Control cars, boats, rockets, and airplanes, and to help ensure that this is a successful event. Summer, as you may well know, is a very busy time for us. Employees are not only charged with keeping up with their day-to-day work, but also with managing the events held on site.
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A RECENT issue of Model Aviation contained information about an exciting exhibition, On Miniature Wings, that will be traveling around the country beginning in October of this year. Drawn from its extensive collection, the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) will display about 25 models in museums around the country. Though many of them are not flying models, this is an excellent opportunity to share the world of aeromodeling with the public. The Academy is pleased to be working in conjunction with the Smithsonian by presenting programs for teachers, students, and the general public during the display's stops over the next 2 1/2 years. Working through its 2,500 chartered clubs, AMA will be able to reach many thousands of individuals through these programs.
