Michael Grant was nominated by his friend, Jeffrey Thomas. Jeffrey shared the following sentiment about Michael:
"I nominated Mr. Mike Grant as my co-pilot award winner as he has gone over and above the call of duty to assist me for over two years now in my Scale RC model competition flying. He excels as a spotter and caller, working hard to look at others’ airplanes, their relative positions, and my upcoming flightpath to call out collision avoidance and/or 'OK to continue maneuver' advice during busy events.
Over the last year I have ventured from large EDF jets into turbine powered aircraft and Mike has taken the journey with me to continually assure safe turbine operations (fuel shutoffs, fire bottle location, clearing people from burst zones, coordinating blast deflectors, etc.) especially during high-density operations at busy events such as the Fixed Wing Scale NATS.
His assistance was a key part of my winning the 2026 Open Scale NATS in Muncie. Mike has also agreed to help NASA develop a 'Spotter/Caller' class to help others become better at this critical role during competitions.
Mike is also my VP for the Indianapolis RC Modelers Club. He works diligently with me to promote the club and has been directly involved in establishing our inaugural Regional NASA/AMA scale event for the Fall of 2027, called the 'Indianapolis Scale Classic.'
Altogether, he is instrumental in collaborating with me and others to continue to improve and build the Indianapolis RC Modelers Club and flying site. Certainly, worthy of being my Co-Pilot of the Year!"
