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Web: Sig Manufacturing Co. was started in 1951 in Montezuma, Iowa, with an idea and a $200 loan. Jay Smith, Model Aviation’s executive editor, had a chance to interview the company’s matriarch, Hazel Sig-Hester, and discussed the monumental occasion on the October 21, 2022, episode of Model Aviation LIVE. You can watch this episode and others at www.modelaviation.com/live. Be sure to check out the article about Hazel and the Sig Fly-In in this issue of Model Aviation.
Web: Author and designer Derek Micko decided to build another park flyer but what aircraft would be next? After designing and building the ubiquitous P-40 (featured in the April 2022 issue of Model Aviation), he wanted to return to a lesser-modeled aircraft and decided on the Macchi 202 Folgore, which you can read about in this issue. To learn more about the P-40, visit www.modelaviation.com/p-40.
The FAA has officially recognized AMA as a community-based organization (CBO). CBO recognition is important for many reasons. This validates and gives credibility to our safety program among stakeholders and regulators. Although AMA has been shaping regulations for decades, legislation gives CBOs a more formal seat at the table when the FAA considers recreational regulations. To watch the November 16, 2022, video announcing this exciting news, visit www.facebook.com/modelaviation. Here are some viewer comments:
Academy of Model Aeronautics:
AMA’s Clubs department will be reaching out to club officers soon via email regarding next steps for the FRIA application process.
John Howell: I’m kinda worried we will lose our field as we fly as a non-towered airport. Any idea how this might work?
Darrell Abby: Good deal.
Rusty Kennedy: Excellent news. Way to go AMA.
Johnny Hunt: Great job.
