RUMOR HAS IT ...
Jay Smith, Executive Editor | jays@modelaircraft.org
IN MY 14 YEARS of working for AMA, I have heard a lot of untrue rumors regarding our organization. As I was deciding what to discuss in my editorial this month, I heard a new, unfounded rumor that had been posted on an RC forum that basically stated that the National Model Aviation Museum was selling its entire collection via eBay.
That “story,” and many more, are completely false. The good news is that someone who read it on the forum called AMA to speak with Michael Smith, the museum director, and found out firsthand that it was not the case. That person was then going to go back and post in that forum what he had learned.
I recently had to correct a rumor that Model Aviation magazine never gives away free plans. Again, totally wrong. Every construction article in Model Aviation has free digital plans that can be downloaded and printed. If you prefer, the AMA Plans Service can print and mail the plans to you, which, of course, would need to be purchased.
Rumors come from many sources, and I am not faulting the forums or other places where they might be shared. I just want to make you aware that we hear of many untrue rumors each year, and it makes me wonder how many more might be floating around that we are unaware of.
If you read or hear something that doesn’t come directly from AMA and you question it or it doesn’t seem quite right, please reach out to us via phone or email and let us set the record straight. If you want to know something about AMA, its programs, people, etc., the best source to ask is, well, AMA!
If you read or hear something that doesn’t come directly from AMA and you question it or it doesn’t seem quite right, please reach out to us via phone or email and let us set the record straight. If you want to know something about AMA, its programs, people, etc., the best source to ask is, well, AMA!
