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AMA Youth Member One of 25 in Nation Chosen for Back to Space Program

AMA youth member, Trey Hackman, was selected as one of the 25 student ambassadors for the Back to Space program. Hackman is from Brownstown, Ind. The student ambassador competition was open to U.S. citizens enrolled in grades 8 through 12 and included students from all over the country. The Back to...

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Casa Grande RC Flyers will Celebrate National Model Aviation Day

The Casa Grande RC Flyers will host an event on Dec. 8 to celebrate National Model Aviation Day. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the clubs flying field off of Isom Road. The event is free but donations of non-perishable food items or cash will be accepted to benefit the Casa Grande Food...

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Blacksheep RC Modelers Invited to Fly in Front of Indiana State Museum

The Blacksheep RC Modelers were invited to fly RC planes in front of the Indiana State Museum the day after Thanksgiving. Many of the clubs members were able to come and fly.

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Sedalia RC Flyers Make Site Improvements with AMA Flying Site Grant

The Sedalia RC Flyers were selected as a 2018 Site Improvement Grant recipient. The club was able to add 400' of 1.5" underground conduit, 425' of 2-2-4 wire, a 100' power panel and multiple outlets to their building at the club flying field. Ten club members donated their time and energy to help...

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Canandaigua Sky Chiefs Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Canandaigua Sky Chiefs recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $175. The club is located in Canandaigua, NY. The club hosted their annual Larry Bowerman Memorial Air Show and Fun Fly event on July 28-29. Flying started at 9 a.m. and all RC equipment and models were...

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Finger Lakes Air Pirates Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Finger Lakes Air Pirates recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward grant for $50. The club is located in Waterlook, NY. The club hosted their 2018 Open House/Fun Fly in September. The event was open to all clubs and the general public. Night flying was available for campers. There...

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Atoms RC Club Receives AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Atoms RC Club located in Bound Book, NJ recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward grant for $175. The club hosted their 8th annual Swap Meet in February. Each year, the club donates a portion of the proceeds to support the Hillsborough Community Assistance Network Food Bank. The club...

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Douglas County R/C Flyers New Runway with AMA Flying Site Grant

The Douglas County R/C Flyers acquired access to Kingery Ranch in Yoncalla, Oregon in May 2018 to develop a flying site. The area provided a great overfly space and level ground for a runway, however, a problem was found with the soil conditions. When the clay like soil dried out, it left large...

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2018 Dewey O Broberg Scholarship Winner

Michael Solon was 2018 recipient of the Dewey O Broberg Scholarship. Michael was introduced to RC world when he was in 9th grade. He joined the aeronautics team at his high school as a freshman. He would stay late to fly flight simulators and he eventually graduated to crashing real RC planes. He...

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AMA Foundation for the Future Sweepstakes 2018 Winner Selected

Congratulations to Mike Rowe (Lancaster, PA), winner of this year’s AMA Foundation for the Future Sweepstakes. Mike has won a ride in a P-51 Mustang during AMA Expo West in Pomona, CA. Mike is excited about this opportunity. "This is awesome," he said. "I'm very excited! Since I was a boy, I've...

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Foundation News

AMA Youth Member One of 25 in Nation Chosen for Back to Space Program

Casa Grande RC Flyers will Celebrate National Model Aviation Day

Blacksheep RC Modelers Invited to Fly in Front of Indiana State Museum

Sedalia RC Flyers Make Site Improvements with AMA Flying Site Grant

Canandaigua Sky Chiefs Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

Finger Lakes Air Pirates Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

Atoms RC Club Receives AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

Douglas County R/C Flyers New Runway with AMA Flying Site Grant

2018 Dewey O Broberg Scholarship Winner

AMA Foundation for the Future Sweepstakes 2018 Winner Selected

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