Model Aviation’s Frequently Used Abbreviations/Acronyms
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
(765) 287-1256 | Fax: (765) 289-4248
www.modelaircraft.org
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
National Model Aviation Museum and
Lee Renaud Memorial Library
5151 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
(765) 289-4236
www.modelaircraft.org/museum
October 1-December 31
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
Call (800) I-FLY-AMA for holiday hours.
Use our toll-free Membership Assistance Hotline for questions concerning your membership from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday.
(800) I-FLY-AMA (435-9262)
(765) 287-1256 | Fax: (765) 289-4248
Membership Services Ext.
- Address changes .......................... 298
- Club and chapter records ............ 291
- Leader Member applications ...... 298
- Membership records/questions . 298
- Missing magazines ...................... 298
- Safety Code questions .................251
Supply and Service Ext.
- AMA Plans Service ......................507
- Custom Products ........................ 521
- Supply and Service orders........... 212
Insurance Matters Ext.
- Claims, filing and status, problems, questions ................. 253
- Insurance certificates flying site/mall show ................. 291
- Legal questions and issues.........251
Education Ext.
Education support/classroom materials, scholarship program, youth program ideas, TAG program, AVP training .........516
Programs & Activities Ext.
- Disaster Relief Fund.................... 200
- Government Relations ........ 227, 235
- Flying-site support, AMA Expo ... 272
- Intro Pilot Program ...................... 291
- Large model aircraft questions ... 253
- Leader Club program, mall show materials, Air Show Teams .......... 272
- Turbine waiver ............................. 291
- AMA Foundation/Charitable Donations, National Model Aviation Day, Club Recognition and Reward Program ............................277, 278
Competition Services Ext.
Flying Site Assistance, Rules-change cycle administration, Contest Board, AMA Competition Regulations, general technical questions ..... 230
AMA sanctions, non-AMA sanctions, event listings, supplemental (display) ad, AMA Competition Regulations ordering, Contest Calendar, Contest Directors, Event Managers, AMA National Records .............. 252
Nats/flying-site usage ..........200/261
World Championships Team programs, International Sporting License, International Records, FAI competition rules and regulations............................... 252
Media and Publications Ext.
- Cloud 9 newsletter .................... 500
- Magazine advertising account questions ........................................ 261
- Magazine article reprints.....508/511
- Magazine back issues ................. 298
- Model Aviation .......................... 253
- Park Pilot .................................... 253
- Digital publications .................... 222
- AMA Air ............................... 222, 224
Model Aviation’s Frequently Used Abbreviations/Acronyms
ARF Almost Ready to Fly
BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit
BNF Bind-N-Fly
CA cyanoacrylate glue
CAD computer-aided design
EAA Experimental Aircraft Association
EPP (foam) expanded polypropylene
EPO (foam) expanded polyolefin
EPS (foam) expanded polystyrene
ESC electronic speed control
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FPV First-Person View
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED light-emitting diode
LiFe Lithium Iron Phosphate
LiPo Lithium Polymer
Nats National Aeromodeling Championships
NiCd Nickel Cadmium
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
RC Radio Control
RTF Ready to Fly
SIGs Special Interest Groups
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
sUAS Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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