Five years ago, when the city of Casa Grande agreed to lease an 11-acre swath of land to the newly formed Casa Grande RC Flyers for $1 a year, the club agreed to return the favor, a press release from the club said. Since then, the Casa Grande RC […]
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Model airplanes flying over Tucson for 50 years
By Christina Myers. TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) – A Tucson organization has been flying model airplanes over the city for 50 years. The Tucson Radio Airplane Club celebrated the milestone Sunday with a free airshow. The event featured model aircrafts from modern day, WWI, and even a large scale replica military transport […]
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Pegasus model airplane club raises funds for cancer effort
The Pegasus Radio Controlled Model Airplane Club held the Flight for Cancer on June 14, bringing flight enthusiasts together for a unique show with a powerfulmission. The event raised more than $2,000 to support the John R. Marsh Cancer Patient Center. Rick Marquiss, Pegasus Club member, started the Flight for Cancer […]
Continue readingState of Missouri proclaims August 16 as Model Aviation Day
The Academy of Model Aeronautics is pleased to announce that the state of Missouri has declared August 16, 2014, as Model Aviation Day. Thank you Dusty G. Riley, of Kansas City, MO, and the KC Northern Knights Model Airplane Club for submitting the application for this proclamation. National Model Aviation […]
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20th Annual Gathering of the Giants this weekend
By TIFFANY REPECKI (trepecki@breezenewspapers.com) , Cape Coral Daily Breeze Dozens of radio control model airplanes will take flight this weekend in northwest Cape Coral. The 20th Annual Gathering of the Giants, hosted by the Cape Coral R/Sea Hawks flying club, is set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and […]
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Texas club raises money for local food bank
Thank you AMA for helping support our event with balsa gliders! They were a big hit with the kids! We are very, very happy. The temps were 27-29 degrees the morning of the auction, in a steel building with cement floor and fully open on one side. To be able to […]
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Veterans and Angels Fly-in on Oct. 18-20
By Denise Etheridge Staff Writerdetheridge@coastalcourier.com 912-876-0156 These pilots fly with their feet planted firmly on the ground, and they’re inviting the community free of charge to see how they do it during the Veterans and Angels Fly-in on Oct. 18-20 at the old airfield off Airport Road. The event is for radio-controlled […]
Continue readingFun Fly to raise money for autism
COOKEVILLE — The Tennessee Rotary Wing Club will be taking over the Cookeville High School Flying Field with their remote control helicopters from noon to dark Friday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. to dark Saturday, Oct. 12, and from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 13, for their annual Fun […]
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State of Indiana proclaims August 17 as Model Aviation Day
The Academy of Model Aeronautics is pleased to announce that the state of Indiana, led by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, has declared August 17, 2013, as Model Aviation Day. National Model Aviation Day has been established by the Academy of Model Aeronautics—the country’s foremost organization for model aviation—to celebrate […]
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Clubs across the country continue to register for National Model Aviation Day
To date, 122 AMA chartered clubs have registered to participate in the first National Model Aviation Day, scheduled for August 17, 2013. National Model Aviation Day publicity has begun on a national level: https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10836500.htm. National Model Aviation day has been developed to celebrate the storied history of model aviation, celebrate and […]
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