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In the past the Muncy Indoor Flyers of Muncy, PA were well-known for their large indoor flying site. After the dome they used to fly collapsed, the club needed a new place to call home. Lee Eisele, a lifelong farmer and avid modeler, and his wife, Kitty, opened up their field and on-site hobby shop...

The Academy of Model Aeronautics recently awarded the Fort Wayne Flying Circuits with a $150 Club Recognition and Reward grant. The club was featured in KPC News and The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette for two separate events they recently held. The KPC News featured an article about the club's...

The Academy of Model Aeronautics recently awarded The Capital Area Drone Squadron (CARDS) with a $50 Club Recognition and Reward Grant. The club was featured in an article in the Lansing State Journal as well as published online. The CARDS have been flying unmanned aircraft for nearly 30 years and...

The Academy of Model Aeronautics has awarded a $75 Club Recognition and Reward Grant to Boerne Area Model Society (BAMS). Club members were featured on the front page (below) of the Hill Country Weekly on April 14, 2016. BAMS hosted their 2016 Spring Fun Fly with forty RC model pilots flying in...

On Saturday, November 7, AMA District VIII hosted Wings Over Windsong, a fun fly RC event at Windsong Ranch in Prosper, Texas. It was an exciting day of flight attended by close to 800 people. Along with AMA District VIII VP, Mark Johnston, attendees watched Quique Somenzini , F3A World Champion,...

On Saturday, November 7, AMA District VIII will host Wings Over Windsong, a fun fly RC event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Windsong Ranch in Prosper, Texas. It’s shaping up to be an exciting day of flight.

Cass Engineering Pulsar Biplane comes to National Model Aviation Museum In the early 1970s there were discussions about the declining interest in Radio Controlled Pattern competition (Model Airplane News Oct. 1973 and Jan 1974). This led Ollie Olson and several clubs in the Omaha, Nebraska and...

Associated Modelers of Sacramento The Associated Modelers of Sacramento (AMOS) have been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $867.03 on behalf of the AMA. The club was first chartered on November 12, 2004 and has been an AMA Chartered Club for more than 10 years. The club...

Tri-County Eagles The Academy of Model Aeronautics would like to congratulate the Tri-County Eagles for being awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $467.50. Located in Mahopac, NY, the Tri-County Eagles have been an AMA Chartered Club for approximately 30 years. The Tri-...

Syracuse Thunderbirds Aero Radio Society The Syracuse Thunderbirds Aero Radio Society has been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $119.90 on behalf of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. The Syracuse Thunderbirds Aero Radio Society has been an AMA Chartered Club for...