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Casa Grande RC Flyers to Host Their Biggest Air Show Yet

The Casa Grande Rc Flyers will host their 6th annual Air Show at their club field on March 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a swap meet the morning of the event. Admission is free and the event will benefit the Valley Humane Society. The Air Show will feature model aircraft flights by...

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Beresford Area Radio Flyers Receive Recognition and Reward Grant

The Beresford Aera Radio Flyers recently received an AMA club recognition and reward grant for $75. The club is located in Alcester, SD. The club recently donated $250 to The Beresford Area Transit/ROCS to help with their mission of providing transportation to local residents. The Beresford Area...

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January Flying For Good Featured Club

The Flying For Good featured January submission is the Casa Grade RC Flyers. The club is located in Casa Grande, AZ. The club hosted their first annual "Fly-In For Hospice" event on January 12 at the club's field. The club invited other AMA members as well as other clubs to join them for flying and...

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Black Wings Exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum

The National Model Aviation Museum will be hosting Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition. The exhibit will be on display February 1, in celebration of Black History Month, and will run through March 31. The exhibition is based on the book Black Wings: Courageous...

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AMA Foundation Welcomes David Martin into the Heritage and Legacy Societies

The AMA and AMA Foundation would like to welcome David Martin into the Heritage and Legacy Societies. David is an active member of the Cape Coral R/Seahawks club located in Cape Coral, FL. David is a retired SMSgt USAF reserve. He worked on b-52, KC-135, F-4, F-16 and C-5 aircraft doing sheet metal...

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Casa Grande Flyers Add New Club Events

The Casa Grande RC Flyers have added new events to their calendar. The club is located in Casa Grande, AZ. Every Thursday throughout the winter months, the club will hold airplane dog flights, also called "combat flights". These events give members a chance to increase their skills. It also allows...

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Sunday Flyers Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Sunday Flyers recently received an AMA Club recognition and reward grant for $150. The club is located in Middle River, MD. The club was featured on episode 3101 of "Outdoors Maryland". The club was established in 1955 and is chartered with the AMA for flying fixed wing aircraft and helicopters...

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December Flying For Good Featured Club

The Flying For Good featured December submission is the Heart of Texas Miniature Aircraft Club, Inc. The club is located in Waco, TX. The club provides a $1,000 scholarship for one local student from the county or immediate surrounding counties attending Texas State Tech College Aviation Pilot...

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Memorial contribution made for UAS4STEM competition

Patrick W. Beagan, of Arlington, Massachusetts, passed away at the age of 45 in June 2017. Patrick studied mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and pursued a decades-long career in software design and development. He founded a small software company in the late 1990s and...

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The Heart of Texas Miniature Aircraft Club Sets up Local Scholarship

The Heart of Texas Miniature Aircraft Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward grant for $75. The club hosted their 36th Annual Greater Southwest Jet Rally on September 6, 2018. The jet rally ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m and was free to the public but donations were accepted to fund a...

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Foundation News

Casa Grande RC Flyers to Host Their Biggest Air Show Yet

Beresford Area Radio Flyers Receive Recognition and Reward Grant

January Flying For Good Featured Club

Black Wings Exhibit at the National Model Aviation Museum

AMA Foundation Welcomes David Martin into the Heritage and Legacy Societies

Casa Grande Flyers Add New Club Events

Sunday Flyers Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

December Flying For Good Featured Club

Memorial contribution made for UAS4STEM competition

The Heart of Texas Miniature Aircraft Club Sets up Local Scholarship

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