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Texas City Radio Control Club

On behalf of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the Texas City Radio Control Club has been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $950.00. Established in 1973, the Texas City Radio Control Club has been an AMA Chartered Club for 41 years. The club primarily consists of radio control aircraft members plus a few helicopter enthusiasts. The club is located in League City, TX and always welcomes visitors to check out the club. To improve their flying site, the club built a 19’ x 55’ shaded area for large gas planes to be assembled and disassembled. This was a high priority for the club as they previously did not have a shaded area. This shaded area will help to drastically improve the flying site and will hopefully attract new members to the Texas City Radio Control Club. Click here to check out the website for the Texas City Radio Control Club.

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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 approximately 40 years. The club works to promote the design, construction, and organized flying of radio control aircraft. The STARS have almost 100 members who enjoy flying off the club’s nearly 42 acres of grass runways. The STARS host several annual events that have more than 500 people in attendance. The club has several elderly members with heart problems and they have even lost members due to heart attacks. The club is looking to purchase an AED Device for the safety of their members and guests. Look here to check out the Syracuse Thunderbirds Aero Radio Society’s website.

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Sod Busters R/C Club

The AMA would like to congratulate the Sod Busters RC Club for being awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $316.00. The Sioux Falls Sod Busters RC Club has been an AMA Chartered Club for 33 years. The club was founded in 1981 by Frank Zocco, who owned a hobby shop in Tea, SD. He paired up with other founding members to create what is known as today as the Sod Busters. The club has hosted an annual RC auction for more than 20 years. They also host an annual fun fly event. The club is looking to install a Geotextile US 230 runway mat. This mat will accommodate the many pilots who fly smaller electric aircraft. The club hopes to benefit from this project by enticing more people to fly at their field rather than at local city parks. Club members will provide 100% of the manual labor and the total cost of the project was $3,160.00. Click here for more information on the Sod Busters.

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Shreveport Area Radio Kontrol Society

Shreveport Area Radio Kontrol Society – SHARKS

The Shreveport Area Radio Kontrol Society has been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $1,719.80 on behalf of the AMA. Located in Louisiana, the SHARKS have been an AMA Chartered Club for more than 30 years. The club’s flying site is located at the Northridge Air Park and has a 600 x 40 foot paved runway and covered pits. The SHARKS host meeting, assess dues, elect officers, and participate in group activities for the promotion and enjoyment of RC aircraft building and flying. The SHARKS are always looking to increase their membership with individuals who share their passion for model aviation. The club underwent a construction project to finish the interior of the building used for seminars on building projects, fundraising events for local charities, and where board meetings and other club events are located. Club members of the SHARKS provided manual labor to help complete the project. Click here for more information on the SHARKS.

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Santa Fe Dam Radio Control Modelers

The Santa Fe Dam Radio Control Modelers have been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $650.00. The Santa Fe Dam Radio Modelers, formerly known as the Sierra Madre Radio Control Modelers, have been an AMA Chartered Club for more than 30 years. The club is located in Los Angeles County, California. Club members fly all types of model aircraft from glow (nitro) engines to slow stick aircraft to scale model fighters to giant scale aerobatic aircraft. The Santa Fe Dam Radio Control Modelers host monthly meetings, Float Fly events at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Center, Fly-Ins, barbecues, swap meets, and provided educational outreach to community schools and organizations. The club applied for this grant because their runway is more than 30 years old and was in dire need for repairs. There were large cracks in the asphalt and these had to be filled by a contractor. This is the club’s first time applying for this grant as they have previously used funds provided by club membership. The total cost of this construction project was $6,500.00. Before photo: After photo: Click here for more information on the Santa Fe Dam Radio Control Modelers.