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Franklin County Radio Control Club

Franklin County Radio Control Club

 

Franklin County Radio Control Club

The Franklin County Radio Control Club, located in Greenfield, MA, has been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $422.38. Started in the 1970s, the Franklin County Radio Control Club is located at the Turners Falls Airport in Turners Falls, MA. The club may be smaller in size, but they always have fun flying airplanes, helicopters, and FPV aircraft among others. The FCRCC is constantly encouraging growth and community. The FCRCC was able to improve their site ten-fold with the addition of an improved surface for pilots with electric aircraft. The club hopes to promote new member interest for those who don’t think it’s tangible financially and to provide education for those who wish to be involved with this construction addition. The main goal of the project is to have a unique platform to promote safety and education for those interested in all aspects of aviation. The total cost of this project was $4,223.81. Click here for more information about the Franklin County Radio Control Club.

Flying Eagles Inc.

Flying Eagles Inc.

 

Flying Eagles Inc.

The AMA would like to congratulate the Flying Eagles, Inc. for being awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $141.90. The Flying Eagles are located in Bay City, MI and have been an AMA Chartered Club for nine years. The club has already completed their site improvements and has seen an increase in club memberships. The Club completed the following construction projects to improve their flying site: rolling the field to remove lumps, building a pavilion to provide a place to socialize, and expanding the storage shed. The total cost of the project came to $1,618.98 and the club members accomplished all the hard labor. Click here for more info on the Flying Eagles, Inc.

Daytona Beach Radio Control Association

Daytona Beach Radio Control Association

 

Daytona Beach Radio Control Association

The Daytona Beach Radio Control Association has been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $880.00. Located in Daytona Beach, FL, the club has been an AMA Chartered Club for 46 years. The club’s flying site has two covered pavilions with concrete pads, along with multiple flying areas. The club is looking to grow their membership and needs to make improvements to their flying site to keep up with the growth. The parking area the club currently uses turns into a mud bog during part of the year. Construction for this project will improve the quality of the parking area and the overall quality of the club’s flying site. In addition, this construction project will allow the club to host larger events. Click here for more information on the Daytona Beach Radio Control Association.

Central Savannah River Area Flyers

Central Savannah River Area Flyers The Central Savannah River Area Flyers (CSRA Flyers) have been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $437.80 on behalf of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. The CSRA Flyers have been in existence for more than 35 years. The club believes in promoting the passion they have for the hobby of model aviation and work to give newcomers advice in building, flying, and repairing models.

 

Central Savannah River Area Flyers The Central Savannah River Area Flyers (CSRA Flyers) have been awarded with a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $437.80 on behalf of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. The CSRA Flyers have been in existence for more than 35 years. The club believes in promoting the passion they have for the hobby of model aviation and work to give newcomers advice in building, flying, and repairing models. With the election of new officers for the 2015 year, the club has received permission to revitalize the flying site to make it a safer, updated place to fly. The CSRA Flyers’ goal is to develop an AMA guideline site, increase their membership, teach new pilots, and foster the model aviation hobby. The revitalization project will include building two carport shelters, a flight line barrier, a spectator fence, parking areas, repairing the asphalt runway, and others. The club believes these improvements will increase the membership and promote the hobby of model aviation. Click here to check out the website for the CSRA Flyers.

Central Arizona Modelers, Inc.

Central Arizona Modelers, Inc.

 

Central Arizona Modelers, Inc.

On behalf of the AMA, the Central Arizona Modelers, Inc. has been awarded with a Flying Site Development Grant worth $408.57. The club has been an AMA Chartered Club for 36 years. Club members fly at their field in Cottonwood, AZ. The club’s goal is to encourage fun and safe operation of radio controlled model aircraft. The Central Arizona Modelers always welcome visitors and pilots to share the joy and satisfaction of the hobby of model aviation. The club is mainly interested in social interactions rather than competitions, but will hold the occasional contest. Club members enjoy flying everything from trainers to scale to 3D. The Central Arizona Modelers’ flying site is located on Forest Service land. They maintain the access road for high ground clearance vehicles which is not conducive for transporting models and visitors’ vehicles. The grant from the AMA will allow the club to buy equipment to maintain the road as well as help with field maintenance and reducing manual labor for primarily senior citizen club members. For more information on the Central Arizona Modelers, click here to check out their website.

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