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The Atoms RC Club located in Hillsborough, NJ recently received an AMA Club Recognition Reward for $175. The club hosted their annual Swap Meet in the winter. Each year, the club gives a portion of proceeds to an organization. This year, the club donated $300 to their local food bank in Hillsborough. The club was featured in the Hillsborough Township Local access television station. This station is mentioned in the Mayor's newsletter that is sent out to approximately 40,000 residents. The AMA would like to thank the Atoms RC Club for hosting a Swap Meet and giving proceeds back to their community. The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

The Fluvanna County R/C Flying Club, located in Fork Union, VA, recently received an AMA Club Recognition Reward for $175. On June 10, the club hosted “Wings and Wheels 4 Paws”. The event drew a crowd of about 500 people and raised approximately $5,000 for animal rescue organizations in their area. The event had 49 cars registered in a car show and 22 radio-control pilots. There were also two canine agility demonstrations at the event that were provided by Ruff Agility. The club was featured in the local newspaper “Rural Virginian”. There was also a live broadcast of the event on FM 107.5 and FM 99.7 in Charlottesville, VA. The local TV station, WCIR NBC 29 featured the story on June 10 and 11. The AMA would like to thank the Fluvanna County R/C Flying Club for hosting a successful event and raising money for other organizations. The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

The Koast Air Modeling Society recently received an AMA Club Recognition Reward for $150. The club is located in Vancleave, MS. The club held a “Spring Fly-In” on May 13. They used the event as an opportunity to bring modelers together. The event categories included: Sport, scale, warbird, electric, helicopter, and quadcopter. People came from three states to spend the day showing off their planes and flying skills to spectators. The event was posted in the local newspaper “Ocean Springs Gazette” and the event was covered by WLOX News. The AMA would like to thank the Koast Air Modeling club for sharing this hobby with their community. The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

The Simsbury Remote Control Club received an AMA Club Recognition Reward of $75. The Club is located in Simsbury, CT. The club participated in the 8th annual Renbrook School Flight Day April 28. Simsbury Remote Control Club has participated since Flight Day started in 2010. The club instructed 4th and 9th grade students in the theory of radio controlled model aircraft flight. The event was covered in the local newspaper “The Valley Press”. The students were able to use computer flight simulators projected onto classroom smartboards. This allowed the students to try flying RC model airplanes. The club covered many aspects of RC planes including types of aircraft, engines and motors, radio equipment fundamentals, and types of construction. The AMA would like to thank the Simsbury Remote Control Club for spreading awareness and teaching children about RC flying. The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

The Casa Grande RC Flyers has recently been awarded a $175 Club Recognition and Reward Grant. Casa Grande RC Flyers club has been featured in The Robson Ranch Views monthly from Jan. to March and the April issue of the AMA Magazine. Casa Grande RC Flyers is an Arizona nonprofit corporation that raises money for local charities. Membership is open to anyone wanting fly or learn to fly radio-controlled aircraft. They also offer free lessons taught by any of nine AMA certified instructors. The club has about 156 members that include local residents and winter residents. Club members have visted area schools, 4-H groups, science nights and festivals to teach youth about aviation. The AMA Foundation thanks the Casa Grande RC Flyers for spreading awareness and the messages of our organization to all ages in their community. For more information: https://www.casagrandercflyers.com/communityservice.html The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

Bremen Hobbies recently held a silent auction promotional event giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase a Balsa USA 1/6th scale Sopwith Pup, built and ready for receiver and battery. The aircraft was built at Bremen Hobbies by Chuck Hamilton and Lee Watkins of Hangar 331. Balsa USA donated the kit, covering materials, and accessories, and Bremen Hobbies donated the electric motor, speed control and servos. The winner was announced in the store in Bremen, Indiana on April 29th. Brad Hjerpe was the top bidder and winner of the aircraft. All proceeds from the winning bid were donated to the AMA Foundation, a total of $779.00 to the Scholarship Fund.

This video originally appeared in the June 1, 2017 edition of AMA's webcast: AMA Air. Find more episodes at https://air.modelaircraft.org.

The AMA Foundation would like to thank Bremen Hobbies for this wonderful opportunity to give back to the AMA Scholarship Fund. For more details about the scholarship fund, view here. AMA Foundation staff members would also like to thank Joe Vermillion for his efforts to help us capture video and pictures from the live winning bid announcement.          

Mike "Crash" Hancock was born October 14, 1966 and was a native of Waco, Texas. In his younger days, he crashed just about every plane he put in the air, earning him the nickname Crash and it stuck. Crash was in the hobby for 40 years and was most well known for founding and hosting the longest running RC aviation podcast, "The CrashCast" (https://www.thecrashcast.com/) which started in 2009. In all, there were 360 episodes covering virtually every topic you can think of related to RC aviation. Every Wednesday night, modelers could listen in to the live show, join the chat, and then stay and listen to the often silly and off-topic 'after-show' that wasn't recorded. Crash started his show by saying "If it flies, and it's RC...I like to play with it!" From micro to giant scale, wet fuel and electric, airplanes, sailplanes, helis and multi-rotors. He even designed, manufactured via CNC, and sold his own line of quad frames out of his garage. Crash was also well known for doing everything in his power to help out a fellow modeler, whether he knew them personally or not, and even if the issue was not RC related. He had a truly charitable heart and attitude that made him a very easy person to befriend. Crash touched literally thousands of modelers' lives around the world with his podcast, and was always available to help out with building advice, flying advice, or anything else one might need.  He truly enjoyed the hobby and those who participated in it. 'Build something, fly something, and enjoy this great RC hobby’ was the way Crash ended each of his podcasts, but also how he lived his life. Many came together to honor his memory by purchasing a brick in the AMA Walk of Fame. Crash touched so many lives, that the money was raised in less than one day and the fundraiser stayed open for a few weeks, raising over $1700 to give to Crash's family to keep The CrashCast online.     Additional links: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2988021-The-Hobby-Lost-a-Friend-Crash-Hancock CrashCast listeners FB page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/167851760066170/?ref=bookmarks AoA (Angle of Attack podcast) - angleofattackpodcast.com Thank you to Nik Zinsli for sharing about Crash in order for this blog to be written.  

The Beresford Area Radio Flyers has recently been awarded with a $50 Club Recognition and Reward Grant. Beresford Area Radio flyers were featured in the Sioux Center News for hosting a 25th annual model airplane show at Centre Mall in Sioux. Hobbyist came from Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa to see about 40 planes on display. Coordinator of the event Don Van Voorst told reporter Steve Hoogland, “If you’re going to be a club and you want to fly, you’re pretty much bound to the AMA.” The AMA Foundation thanks the Beresford Area Radio Flyers and attendees for making the event such a large success. The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.

Earlier this year, members of Rend Lake RC Club applied for the Take Off and Grow (TAG) Grant. The AMA is excited to announce Rend Lake RC Club has received a $500 award by District 6 Vice President, Randy Cameron. This grant was awarded to Rend Lake to help with Open Houses and their RC Kid’s Camp this summer.   Rend Lake RC Club encourages anyone interested to attend their open house May 20 and August 1 from 12 - 4 p.m. Aircraft will be present and members will be there for any questions attendees may have. There will also be trainers present to allow attendees an opportunity to learn the Buddy-Box System and receive a first flight certificate.   For more information about the Rend Lake RC Club open house and camp, visit their website here.    

The South Coast RC Squadron were recently awarded with a $175 Club Recognition and Reward Grant. The club secretary and treasurer, Albert Schmidt, spoke on KCBY TV station about their Remote Control Model Expo on March 3, 4 and 5. Secretary and treasurer, Schmidt, explained the club had been putting on their show for years, but they thought it would be best this year if they could expand the show to encompass all different types of people. He encouraged people who were not yet involved with the hobby to come check out the show and ask questions to get more involved in model aviation. Albert Schmidt mentions the Academy of Model Aeronautic in his interview here. He explains that the AMA works to provide education support in STEM programs and works to provide scholarships for students who are involved in the hobby.    AMA  Foundation thanks Albert and the rest of the South Coast RC Squadron for involving all different public's into the hobby.     The AMA Club Recognition and Reward Program was established to encourage clubs to promote model aviation. The AMA offers clubs cash incentives for positive local media coverage for a public event, public service, club announcement, or other coverage. Click here to learn more about this program.