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Scale Modeling: Modifying and Refinishing an Alfa Model Fw 190A

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Video tutorial on modifying and refinishing an Alfa Model Fw 190A.

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This video shows how AMA chartered clubs can join with their local EAA members to host a successful Young Eagle Day.

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The AMA is proud to offer our educational resources as supplemental activities to Southwest Airlines pilots who are participating in the Adopt-a-Pilot program. Southwest pilot and AMA member Scott Fitzgerald explains some of the ways using model aviation can enhance the experience of your class.

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Have you been thinking about starting to fly RC helicopters? Here is a great video series to help you get started! AMA Youth Ambassador and world-class RC helicopter pilot Nick Maxwell provides suggestions for everything from choosing your first helicopter to selecting the right transmitter.

Sir George Cayley, often called the Father of Aeronautics, designed a helicopter powered by a bow-string mechanism with feather blades (similar to the reproduction shown here). Later, he experimented by flying a model with multiple adjustable surfaces, allowing him to understand how every change affected the model’s flight. This model is a ½ scale replica of his original 1804 model. Cayley used the data from these experiments to publish his On Aerial Navigation in 1809.