2022 CLUB CHARTER
RENEWALS
MOST 2022 CLUB CHARTER renewal information has been mailed to designated club contact officers. Because of internal processing time for these documents, the data is from December 13, 2021. Any updates you have provided after that date, especially any officer updates, will not be reflected on the renewal papers. Please note that an update has already been sent. Your current club charter, and any applicable insurance certificates for property owners, will expire March 31, 2022.
AMA strongly encourages you to review, update, and return the forms as soon as possible to allow ample time to process each club’s charter renewal. We will start processing renewals as soon as they are returned, and we planned to begin issuing insurance certificates at the beginning of February 2022. That is generally the time-frame when we receive the renewed policy information from the insurance company.
We will email club charters and insurance certificates in the order that they are received. For questions regarding your club charter renewal, please contact us at clubs@modelaircraft.org or by calling (765) 287-1256.
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MEMBERS OF THE EAA and AMA now share a unique benefit. Members of either organization can enjoy free admission at the museums for each of these associations. All members must do is show their current AMA or EAA membership card for entry.
You can read about the world’s largest museum for model aircraft, the National Model Aviation Museum, located in Muncie, Indiana, by visiting www.modelaircraft.org/welcome-national-model-aviation-museum. The EAA Museum is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and showcases more than 200 historic airplanes, world-class galleries, and displays. Learn more at www.eaa.org/eaa-museum.
AMA Thanks
Its Lifetime
Supporters!
The Academy of Model Aeronautics recently welcomed Life Members Kenneth A. Coakley Ph.D., Winchester CA; Gaurav Gopal Jalan, Bothell WA; Douglas S. Harmon, Lubbock TX; David Holland, Kennewick WA; Jessie Robert Hicks, Carriere MS; Seth D. Goldblum, San Diego CA; Sean M. Slattery, Simi Valley CA; Ken McSpadden Jr., Chino CA; Rick E. Perabeau, Clarksville TN; Thomas J. McIntyre, Fort Collins CO; Thomas E. Wasser, Wernersville PA; Robert A. Main, Fort Collins CO; Douglas W. Dowling, Wake Forest NC; Andrew L. Phillips, Salem VA; Chetan Saraf, Statham GA; Randy Cameron, Springfield MO; Alex Suarez Jr., Frederick MD; James T. Treace, Ponte Vedra FL; Evan Jones, Chicago IL; and John Y. Alder, Ben Wheeler TX.
For information about becoming a Life Member, contact AMA Headquarters at (765) 287-1256.
—AMA Membership Department
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Member Snapshots
AMA HAS LAUNCHED a new campaign called AMA Snapshots, sharing stories from the AMA community. Members, clubs, events, and short stories will be created and showcased as Member Snapshots throughout 2022. Our hope is that these snapshots will help inspire, educate, and even inform others about the positive impact of model aviation.
To see what AMA has compiled so far, to learn more about this campaign, and/or to submit your story, visit www.modelaircraft.org/snapshots.
AS WE WORK OUR way into 2022, we turn back the clock again 100 years, looking at the published resources that might have been available to American modelers a century ago. In the January 2022 “History Preserved” column, Part 1 focused on books in our collection from this period. For Part 2, we finish the article with other published materials you can find at the museum that early aeromodelers might have used.
Catalog, IDEAL Model Aeroplanes and Supplies 1921, Ideal Aeroplane and Supply Co., copyright 1920 (A2018.24.108)
By 1921, the New York-based Ideal Aeroplane and Supply Company had been around for approximately a decade. The museum has many of the company’s kits and catalogs in its collection. The 1921 catalog describes the manufacturer’s products, including kits, such as the Ideal Curtiss Military Tractor ($7.50) and the Ideal NC-4 Seaplane ($10), and products to make your own wooden model designs (basswood, silver spruce, and split bamboo), propellers, wheels, and tools.
Catalog, 1918 Illustrated Catalog A2018.24.108: Catalog for 1921, Ideal Aeroplane and Supply Co., copyright 1920 (A2018.24.108, IMAC Collection, National Model Aviation Museum).
Catalog, Lawrence Airplane Model & Supply Co., 1918 (A2016.04.33)
This 1918 catalog, produced by the Chicago-based Lawrence Airplane Model & Supply Company, started with a callout to readers to become aeromodelers because model experimentation could lead to advances in full-scale aviation. Models for sale were mostly offered as “completely assembled ready to fly” versions, but some were available in “knock-down construction” sets. The 36-inch wingspan Lawrence Navy Seaplane Model I (Rise-Off-Water) was listed at $40 for the constructed model, or just $7 for the kit to assemble yourself. There were also blueprints, model parts, materials, and 50¢ winders listed in the catalog.
Catalog, Aeroplane Handbook on Models, Supplies and Accessories, Wading River Manufacturing Co., January 1922 (A2021.07.15)
The Wading River Manufacturing Company of Brooklyn, New York, had catalogs similar to others of the time. Both kits and preassembled models were available in the 1922 catalog, as well as model parts, such as compressed-air motors (made to order for $15 to $22), and building supplies, such as a small can of Ambroid Universal Cement (15¢). Product testimonials were on the inside of the back cover.
Toy, Sail-Me paper glider with instructions, J.O. Howard, 1919 (2016.10.07)
This toy included an instruction sheet that not only helped you build and fly the Sail-Me model glider but also taught you about the airplane parts and the four forces of flight: thrust, resistance, gravity, and lift.
Periodical, Aerial Age Weekly, Vol. 15 No. 12, Aerial Age Co. Inc., May 29, 1922
Some full-scale aviation periodicals that were available in the early 1920s also included information about model aviation. Aerial Age Weekly, published by the Aerial Age Company of New York, was devoted mostly to full-scale aviation but included a section called “Elementary Aeronautics and Model Notes,” which covered information about clubs, contests, models, and more.
On page 281 of the May 29, 1922, issue, for example, the section includes dates for the Illinois Model Aero Club’s seven outdoor contests and a list of prizes up for grabs. Prizes included cash, an A-frame pusher model, a trophy, model plans books, and rides in full-scale airplanes (with one described as a “snappy ride over the flying field with Buck Weaver”)!
Also described is an interesting full-scale invention by Edgar W. Croft called the Aeromobile. The article states, “This machine has considerable speed and climbs hills with as much ease as any automobile. On a straight run on a concrete road, she develops enough speed to take off the ground; all that is required is the wing to make this possible.”
A total of 15 active clubs are also listed on that page: Pacific Model Aero Club (San Francisco, with a Portland, Oregon, chapter), Pacific N. W. Model Aero Club (Seattle), Indiana University Aero Science Club (Bloomington, Indiana), Broadway Model Aero Club (Baltimore), Pasadena Elementary Aeronautics Club (Pasadena, California), Nebraska Model Aero Club (Lincoln, Nebraska), Buffalo Aero Science Club (Buffalo, New York), Illinois Model Aero Club (Chicago), Scout Model Aero Club (Indianapolis), Milwaukee Model Aero Club, The Junior Club of Aeronautics (Kansas City, Missouri), Capitol Model Aero Club (Washington, D.C.), Aero Club of Lane Tech High School (Little Rock, Arkansas), and the Flight Association of Ottawa, Canada.
Although I’ve come to the end of this two-part series, it’s not the end of the museum’s 1920s materials. There is plenty more from this period! Some can be viewed online in the museum’s Digital Collections at https://modelaircraft.pastperfectonline.com. Museum staff continues to add more, so keep checking back!
