AMA Expo
Jay Smith, Editor-in-Chief
jays@modelaircraft.org
snow-covered ground and a temperature of 16° await those of us in Indiana as I write this on December 9, 2016. The song, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, comes to mind when I look out the window. Outdoor flying is over for the next few months in Indiana, unless you are a diehard fan of flying in the cold. If my fingers are too numb to unplug the battery pack on my electric model after a 6- to 8-minute flight, it’s too cold. I don’t even attempt to fly a gas or glow model during this time of year. This winter, my flying will take place on a simulator and when flying my Inductrix FPV and Tiny Whoop inside of my house.
By the time you read this, I will have just returned from AMA Expo West, held at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California, on January 6-8. We plan to post several videos online, showing all of the excitement of the show and sharing some interviews with manufacturers about their new releases. Be sure to visit www.ModelAviation.com to learn more.
“We plan to post several videos online, showing all of the excitement of the show and sharing some interviews with manufacturers about their new releases. Be sure to visit www.ModelAviation.com to learn more.”
AMA Expo East will be held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, on February 24-26, 2017. AMA Ambassador Robert “Hoot” Gibson will be one of our guest speakers. The NASA astronaut and veteran of the Reno Air Races is also enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Hoot and all of the guest speakers certainly have interesting stories to share with Expo attendees. To find out more about the show, visit www.amaexpo.com.
