President’s Perspective - 2010/06

I’ll begin this column by welcoming fivetime
Space Shuttle pilot and commander,
Robert “Hoot” Gibson, as AMA’s first
Ambassador. In this volunteer role, Hoot will
be AMA’s national spokesperson representing
AMA to the media, participating in various
functions, and especially focusing on education
to promote model aviation as a fun,
recreational, and educational family activity.
In addition to being a member of the United
States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Hoot is a
longtime modeler and AMA Life Member. He
has competed in a number of AMA National
Aeromodeling Championships and other AMA
sanctioned competitions.

District II - 2006/12

The AMA Executive Council and the AMA staff have been working together for the last
several months on ideas that will help promote model aviation to the general public as a
recreational, family-oriented activity. These new programs, which we hope to launch at the
beginning of 2007, will mostly involve partnering with our members and clubs to accomplish
our goal.

District II Report - 2005/02

THE AMA Executive Council will be
participating in a strategic planning meeting
in February to create an agenda and a set of
short-term and long-term goals for our
organization. Those of you who frequent our
District II Web site forum or are members of
our district E-mail list know that I am
looking for your input to take with me to
this meeting.

District II - 2006/07

DOES YOUR CLUB participate in AMA’s
Introductory Pilot Program? Are you an AMA
Introductory Pilot Instructor? If you’ve
answered yes to either of these questions,
you’ve probably noticed that there have been
some major changes to this longtime program.

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