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Tinkering and Learning at Tinkerfest
The Academy of Model Aeronautics brought model aviation to Tinkerfest, giving students and educators a chance to explore flight through hands-on activities. From FPV drone demonstrations and four forces of flight lessons to building and flying FPG-9 gliders, the AMA team spent the day showing students just how much fun it can be to tinker!
Free FAA Aviation Game Lets Students Experience Air Traffic Control and Flight Operations
The FAA has released a free online educational game that introduces students to aviation through real-world pilot and air traffic control interactions. Future Aviator Lab: Fly the Pattern helps students build communication and decision-making skills while exploring aviation careers.
Did You Know?
The first model aviation club was formed in 1908.. by a woman!
The first model aviation club was formed in 1908.. by a woman! Ms. Todd, from her childhood, was always interested in how things worked. She would disassemble toys, typewriters, and was once even scolded for using her mother’s scissors to cut wire. This interest in tinkering led her to design and patent a type writer copy holder in 1896. By the turn of the century her interest turned to aviation, and she began to experiment with rubber-powered models and airships. In 1906 she displayed one of her aircraft at the Aero Club of America show, held in Grand Central Palace, New York. According to period newspapers, her machine “attracted wide attention” and “more attention than any other display.” Mr. Andrew Carnegie would even spend several hours every day of the show with Ms. Todd discussing her machine. (Evening World, December 4, 1906)