Attention AMA Clubs That Advertise in "Contest Calendar"

    Effective January 1, 2007, the following new rates apply for the supplemental (display) advertisements that are printed in the MA's "Contest Calendar" section.

• 2.25 inches x one column: $45 per issue

• 1.50 inches x one column: $35 per issue

• The 3.75-inch x one-column space has been discontinued for 2007.

     This is the first pricing increase for supplemental advertisements in more than 25 years. The new rates offset magazine production costs and do not generate additional income.

     "Contest Calendar" event text listings remain free to clubs and are automatically published when an AMA sanction is issued for an event and the material is submitted according to the deadline and guidelines provided. In addition, all events are posted to the AMA Web site at www.modelaircraft.org/comp/contest.htm.

     For more information, see page 174 of this issue.  MA

—AMA Headquarters

Dates Are Set for AMA's 81^st Nats!

     The AMA Executive Council has approved the schedule for the 2007 National Aeromodeling Championships. The Indoor FF events will be held May 29-June 3 at the East Tennessee State University Mini-Dome in Johnson City, Tennessee.

     The outdoor events will be held at AMA's International Aeromodeling Center. The dates are as follows.

     • June 29-July 4: RC Pylon Racing
     • July 5-8: RC Scale Aerobatics
     • July 8-12: RC Helicopter
     • July 9-14: CL Precision Aerobatics, Navy Carrier, Combat, Racing, and Speed
     • July 13-16: RC Combat
     • July 17-21: RC Aerobatics
     • July 22-29: RC Soaring
     • July 30-August 2: RC Electrics
     • July 30-August 3: Outdoor FF
     • August 3-5: RC and CL Scale

     If you have participated in the Nats within the last two years, you will receive an entry form at roughly the first of the year. For more information or to obtain an entry form, visit www.modelaircraft.org/events/ or call (765) 287-1256, extension 224, 252, or 293.  MA

—AMA Headquarters

Welcome, AMA Life Members!

     The Academy recently welcomed new Life Members Ronald E. Hill (Okeechobee FL), Craig Blackman (Tucson AZ), Mike McGraw (Pasadena TX), Tom Clark (Kissimmee FL), Kenneth Kear (Mesa AZ), Scott Walowsky (San Antonio TX), Glen Singleton (Ingram TX), Robert Larson (Deep River CT), Thomas Johnson (Gladstone MI), Charles Yates Jamestown NC), Joe Thornton (Springboro OH), Denver Whitaker (Choctaw OK), Roger Nienberg (Ottawa OH), Dennis Valliant (Cedar Crest NM), Andrew Schmeltz (Broken Arrow OK), and Dennis Kirk (Arcadia FL).

     For information about becoming a Life Member, contact AMA Headquarters at (800) 435-9262. MA
 

—AMA Membership Department

Also in this month's In the Air section in Model Aviation:

• AMA Headquarters Hosts International Aeromodeling Meeting

• A Great Elementary Hobby Day

• An ARFer's Tremendous Success

• Thanks from Gainesville

• Frequently Asked Questions About AMA's Programs Department

• 25 Years Ago in MA: February 1982