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RC
Organizations
- The Academy Of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) - The official national body for model
aviation in the United States. AMA sanctions more than a thousand
model competitions throughout the country each year and certifies
official model flying records on a national and international
level.
- AMA District
II - info source for district (New Jersey - New York)
news and activities.
- AMA District
IV - Serving the model aviation community in Delaware,
the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.
- AMA District V
- District 5 vice president's home Page. Club news, letters
and flyers for District 5.
- AMA District VIII
- Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana.
- AMA District
X - News, articles and events from District 10.
- National Indoor R/C Aircraft
Council (NIRAC) - Official AMA special interest group
for indoor R/C. Information, event listing, contests and technical
articles.
- Precision
Aerobatics Model Pilots Association - The home page
of the AMA special interest PAMPA. Pictures of C/L stunt models
and more.
- R/C Combat Association
(RCCA) - Official AMA SIG sponsoring the sport of
flying R/C combat. Open combat as well as 1/12th scale combat.
- NASA's
Virtual F.B.O.: The Official AMA Scale SIG - Provides
competitive flying scale modelers of R/C, C/L and F/F aircraft
an interactive resource for documentation, finishing and piloting
skills. Printable 3-view archive, maneuver illustrations,
how-tos, event calendar (all scale associations) and the latest
info from the Nats and InterNats scale modeling scene.
- The British Model Flying Association
(BMFA) - Leicester, Great Britain
- Eastern
Soaring League (ESL) - Promoting R/C Soaring in the Eastern
United States organizing soaring activities and contests through
many local soaring clubs.
- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
(FAI) - The FAI, the world's air sports federation, was
founded in 1905 and is an international organization with the
basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical activities
worldwide.
- Great
Britain R/C Aerobatic Association (GBRCAA) - The specialist
body for R/C precision aerobatic model flying in Great Britain.
- International Miniature
Aerobatic Club (IMAC) - Promoting model aerobatics with
demonstrations, organized events and leadership.
- International Miniature
Aircraft Association (IMAA) - Fostering and advancing
the operation of large scale R/C model aircraft.
- International R/C Helicopter
Association (IRCHA) - Special Interest Group of the AMA
that represents R/C helicopters.
- International Scale
Soaring Association - An AMA-sponsored club dedicated
to flying R/C scale model sailplanes.
- The Model Aeronautics Association
of Canada (MAAC) - The official governing body for model
aviation in Canada acting as a liason to government agencies,
such as Industry Canada (formerly Department of Communications)
with regard to radio frequencies and their use in R/C models,
as well as representing internationally competitve modelers to
the Fédération Aéronautique International (FAI) through the Aero
Club of Canada. MAAC also provides liability insurance to its
members and chartered clubs, among many other membership benefits.
Here is a link covering their 50th
Anniversary Nationals.
- The National Association
Of Antique R/C Equipment Enthusiasts - R/C nostalgia,
history of the early R/C pioneers, manufacturers and equipment.
By Gordon 'Butch' Case.
- National Association of Rocketry
- Model rocket info. While only some model rockets are R/C-equipped,
they are often an entry point for beginning modellers into the
world of flying models.
- The National Society Of R/C
Aerobatics (NSRCA) - Oversight organization for aerobatic
flight in the US. Promotes the sport of flying R/C model airplanes
through a prescribed set of aerobatic sequences with precision.
Here is another
site representing the NSRCA.
- NSRCA
District 1 - Covering Maine, New hampshire, New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvannia and
Vermont.
- Society of Antique
Modelers (SAM) - Dedicated to preserving vintage free
flight models. Here's a list
of worldwide SAM chapters. "The Modelers aren't really
antiques, but their aircraft are."
- Society for Technical
Aeromodel Research - Ambitious plan to build and fly an
11-pound R/C model aircraft across the Atlantic ocean! Members
are located in Maryland and the U.K.
- Southern Scale
Warbirds Association - National, non-profit association
dedicated to pilots, builders and enthusiasts of giant scale WWII
warbirds.
- Unlimited Scale Racing
Association (USRA) - Non-profit member association founded
to provide the vision and leadership to represent giant scale
air racing in a professional and organized manner while representing
the best interests of its members and the sport.
- US Scale Masters Association
- Committed to the development and growth of scale aircraft modeling
by bringing people together to have fun while focusing on scale
realism, competition and sportsmanship for the enjoyment of all.
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