In honor of National Model Aviation Day, AMA District VI's Kansas City RC Association held a "Come Fly with KC/RC" community event on August 16, 2025. Club members David Wallace and Jon Britt provided the following write-up that details this extremely successful event:
"Kansas City Radio Control Association celebrated National Model Aviation Day on August 16, 2025, at the Charles W. Reed III Memorial Flying Field in Lee's Summit, Missouri. With the theme of 'Come Fly with KC/RC,' visitors participated in KC/RC Ground School, utilizing four flight simulators with club instructors in air-conditioned comfort, along with buddy-box introductory flights on one of three KC/RC trainer aircraft led by more club member instructors.
"The highlight of the day was the KC/RC airshow put on by our very best club pilots featuring mass Warbirds and EDF Jet rallies, Turbine Jets, Helicopters, Control Line Stunt and F2D Combat demonstrations, Autonomous and FPV Drones, F3A and IMAA aerobatics demonstrations, and simulated pylon racing.
"After the airshow, spectators were invited onto the runway to meet the pilots, get close to the planes, and vote for their favorites. Jesse Casteel won the spectators' favorite choice award with his beautiful B-25D Mitchell bomber, and Duane Hulen won best overall airshow with his giant Edge 540.
"The event enjoyed a great turnout with 30 pilots, 50-plus airplanes, and more than 100 spectators. Twenty-five youngsters registered for KC/RC Ground School, Simulator training, and live introductory R/C flights. Local Boy Scout Troop 1306 prepared a delicious breakfast and lunch for all, and at the end of the day, KC/RC hosted a BBQ potluck dinner for all registered pilots and their families.
"All pilot entry fees and raffle proceeds were donated to Angel Flight Central, whose mission is to serve people in need of long-distance charitable aviation transport for health care and other humanitarian situations.
"See the news story here, and check us out online."
To view additional photos from this event, click here. To view a video, click here.
Thank you, David and Jon, for providing this write-up. The AMA Foundation is thrilled to hear that the Kansas City RC Association's National Model Aviation Day event was such a hit! This club's dedication to sharing and growing the hobby of model aviation is inspiring, and we can't wait to see what they do next!
