Michael Gokhman and Emery Mersich try to will their remote-controlled plane away from a collision with the wall. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The Metuchen Indoor Model Flying Club spread its proverbial wings during an end-of-season flying event at Edgar Middle School. The recent event was a chance for this year’s 21 students […]
Continue readingModel Airplane Event Helps Boys/Girls Club
By West Kentucky Star Staff PADUCAH, KY – The Paducah Aero Modelers’ “Taking Flight for Charity” event is taking place this Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, to benefit the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club. FULL STORY > Paducah Aero Modelers AMA chartered club #834 https://www.paducahaeromodelers.com/
Continue readingReady Made RC—Newest NMAD Major Sponsor
Thank you to Ready Made RC, our second National Model Aviation Day sponsor! Our sponsors will help us to continue to increase awareness for model aviation with promotion of this celebratory event, and will also help us to raise more money for the Wounded Warrior Project; this year’s chosen charity […]
Continue reading2014 Flying Site Grant Winners Announced!
This year alone AMA awarded nearly $30,000 to clubs who participated in the Flying Site Development Improvement Grant Program. Applying is so easy! Even though grants have already been awarded for 2014, you can apply for 2015. Deadline to have the application to your district vice president is March 1. […]
Continue readingState of Tennessee Proclaims August 16 as Model Aviation Day
The Academy of Model Aeronautics is pleased to announce that the state of Tennessee has declared August 16, 2014, as Model Aviation Day. Thank you to Anthony K. Hall and the members of the Johnson City Radio Controllers for submitting the application for this proclamation. National Model Aviation Day has […]
Continue readingClub Officers: Is your club ready for the flying season?
The March 31 deadline for clubs to renew their annual charter status has come and gone and there are nearly 400 clubs that have not submitted their renewal documents for the 2016 charter year. Life becomes busy and sometimes things slip through the cracks. Perhaps that’s what happened to your club renewal. No […]
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 […]
Continue readingAMA GOLD LEADER CLUB NEEDS A FIELD! Prince William County, VA
Prince William Co. RC Flyers is an AMA 2012 Gold Leader Club. https://pwcrcf.org/ We are currently engaged with PWC Parks department to locate a potential site on county property. Unfortunately other negotiations and discussions for sites were not successful. We really need your assistance in providing the club any information leads […]
Continue reading20th 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 […]
Continue readingClubs helping Clubs
Below is a great example of the brotherhood that is aeromodeling. Recently Bayport Aero Club in Deer Park lost their field due to the land being sold. The Gulf Coast Radio Control Club(GCRC) offered them the use of our field free of charge until they could find another place to […]
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