Youth: The future of model aviation and the future of aviation

Written by Rich Hanson President's Perspective Column As seen in the October 2018 issue of Model Aviation. This video originally appeared in the September 1, 2018, edition of AMA's webcast: AMA Air. Find more episodes at http://air.modelaircraft.org. Looking back at more than 100 years of manned aviation and 100-plus years of model aviation, we find that the two endeavors are unequivocally intertwined. Model aviation is often the forerunner in new designs and becomes the proving ground of new technologies. When innovations emerge in the manned-aviation community, they soon…