Foundation News

The Finger Lakes Air Pirates recently received an AMA club recognition and reward grant for $50. The club is located in Seneca Falls, NY. The club has been in existence for over 30 years. The main interest of the club is radio control sport flying, but they also include sailplanes, rockets, jets,...

The Fluvanna County RC Flying Club recently received an AMA club recognition and reward grant for $175. The club is located in Fork Union, VA. On June 9, the club hosted their third annual Wings and Wheels 4 Paws event. All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to four animal rescue shelters in...

The Casa Grande RC Flyers visited Palo Verde Elementary School to give lessons about the principles of aviation. Alan Friedman, club president; Nancy Friedman, club treasurer; and Ronald St. Pierre, club vice president, presented the program, “Drone - Summer of STEM” that was geared towards...

The number of women joining the Casa Grande RC Flyers is increasing. When the club was created several years ago, it consisted mainly of men. In 2017, one women joined and in the recent months, an additional six women joined. Nancy Friedman took up flying RC aircraft from her husband, Alan. Alan is...