Building Confidence, One FF Model At A Time

By Gwen Mathis | gwenm@modelaircraft.orgAs seen in the June 2025 issue of Model Aviation.I DIDN’T BEGIN my career in aviation. My first 10 months out of college were spent in a classroom, teaching students reading, math, and science. When I transitioned to informal education at AMA, I found myself in a completely unfamiliar field. Everyone I spoke to about model airplanes had a wealth of aviation knowledge, but much of it went over my head. In the last 2-1/2 years, I’ve learned a lot, but my introduction came with a steep learning curve, of which I sometimes still feel the effects.Without a…