A Celebration of Our Storied HistoryBy Holly Silvers hollys@modelaircraft.orgPhotos provided by AMA and the National Model Aviation Museum, except as notedAs seen in the August 2026 issue of Model Aviation.For 90 years, AMA has been the heart of model aviation. What began in 1936 as a small gathering of visionaries has evolved into the world’s largest aeromodeling organization, serving more than 195,000 members and 2,500 chartered clubs.Today, that legacy is best felt at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, a sprawling 1,100-acre "mecca" that exists as a living…