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The Flying For Good featured March submission is the Coffee Airfoilers. The club is located in Tullahoma, TN. The club hosts their annual "Fly Away Cancer" event in April. The event will be held on April 27 at their flying field off of Wattendorf Highway in Tullahoma. There will be a pilot landing fee of $25 which includes lunch. All net proceeds will be donated to the Multi-County Cancer Support Network. The club has worked to raise $2,885 over the years at this event. The AMA Foundation wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.

The Tampa Radio Control Aircraft Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $150. The club is located in Seffner, FL. The club's airfield is the Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility. The open space is a closed landfill which makes it the perfect place to take flight. The club pays $10 a year to use the space to fly. It is a benefit to the county because they maintain the 13 acres of land which saves the county money. 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.  

Terry Wiles and his wife won an AMA Goldberg award with a check for $200. After receiving the award with the check, the Wiles decided that they wanted to give back to the District IX Camp AMA Scholarship Fund. In the fall of 2015, Jim Tiller was new to the AMA Executive Council. Tiller was informed of a young man who would be a great candidate for Camp AMA. After returning home from an event, Tiller had received an $800 donation from the 95th Street Club in Kansas City to go towards money for AMA youth programs. The check was a memorial taken up by the club for one of their longtime members, Darrell Watts. After receiving the check, it was arranged for Matt Carlson to be the first recipient of the District IX Camp AMA Scholarship. With the generosity of local clubs and members like Terry Wiles, five more tuition scholarships have been given since the first. The recipients have been Toby Ray, Denver, CO, Austin Axmann, Kansas City, KS, Ethan Thibault, Rapid City, SD, Morgan Young, Denver, CO and Ashton Newton, Dakota City, NE. In February 2019, Wiles and his wife decided to donate 24 lasered cups from their business which is about $200 worth in their cost. By selling the cups, Wiles figured it would bring in around $480 to the scholarship fund. The cups sold in one day so they lasered an additional 24 cups which also sold in one day. The Wiles expect to raise over $1000 from the original $200 Goldberg check.  

The Flying For Good featured February submission is the Casa Grade RC Flyers. The club is located in Casa Grande, AZ. The Casa Grande RC Flyers held their sixth annual Air Show on Saturday, March 9. The event was free to the public and the event benefitted The Valley Humane Society. The event raised thousands of dollars for the humane society. The Casa Grande RC Flyers is an AMA Gold Level Leader club. There were about 250 people who attended the event. Among the funds raised for the event was a $2,000 donation from 10-time Oscar-nominated songwriter, Diane Warren, who is a cousin of President Alan Friedman. A highlight from the show was when a pilot who represents Hitec/Multiplex, Rick Chitty, few his flying lawnmower. In addition, Tony Quest who represents Horizon Hobby flew an F-16 jet and held a transmitter programming seminar for members and visitors.  Congratulations to the Casa Grande RC Flyers for having a successful event and raising money for their local humane society. The AMA Foundation wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.  

A giant 76 pound, 25-foot wing spanned Stein Adler Glider took flight at the Pomona Valley Model Airplane Club in California during their Toys for Tots event. The glider was purchased by an AMA Member, Cal Orr, from the AMA Foundation at the Toledo show. Watch the video here.  

The Casa Grande Rc Flyers will host their 6th annual Air Show at their club field on March 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a swap meet the morning of the event. Admission is free and the event will benefit the Valley Humane Society. The Air Show will feature model aircraft flights by professional pilots using fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and drones. A radio-controlled care race demonstration on the clubs car track will also be featured at the show. Superstition Hobbies will be at the event to offer both car and airplane products. A representative from Horizon Hobby will hold a Spektrum transmitter programming seminar at 10 a.m. In addition, a member of "Team Horizon" will fly in the air show featuring some of Horizon's best products. There will be a raffle with many prizes including a complete model aircraft ready for the winner to fly. Gates open at 8 a.m. for the swap meet and vendor set-up. The event will officially begin at 9 a.m.

The Beresford Aera Radio Flyers recently received an AMA club recognition and reward grant for $75. The club is located in Alcester, SD. The club recently donated $250 to The Beresford Area Transit/ROCS to help with their mission of providing transportation to local residents. The Beresford Area Transit has two vans and a 16 passenger bus that is equipped to handle wheelchairs. The transit normally has 20 to 25 trips per week. Funding for the Beresford Area Transit group comes from the fees, grants from the counties, grants from the city and from donations. The club hosts four events each year. The club hosts the "Frozen Finger Fun Fly" in January, a fun fly for all models in June, a two-day fun fly event in July and a show at the Centre Mall in Sioux Center, IA in March. All events are free to the public. 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 Flying For Good featured January submission is the Casa Grade RC Flyers. The club is located in Casa Grande, AZ. The club hosted their first annual "Fly-In For Hospice" event on January 12 at the club's field. The club invited other AMA members as well as other clubs to join them for flying and a swap meet. The event offered free first-person views from devices flying around the field. The visitors were able to view flights through special goggles connected to a camera mounted in the aircraft. Representatives from hospice were at the field entry gate accepting donations from visitors. The club also holds a fundraiser for the Casa Grande Food Bank in December. Altogether, the club helps three charities each year including the Valley Humane Society, the Casa Grande Food Bank and the Hospice Charitable Fund. The club raised about $500.00 for Hospice. To learn more about the Casa Grande RC Flyers, visit www.casagrandercflyers.com. The AMA Foundation wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.  

The AMA and AMA Foundation would like to welcome David Martin into the Heritage and Legacy Societies. David is an active member of the Cape Coral R/Seahawks club located in Cape Coral, FL. David is a retired SMSgt USAF reserve. He worked on b-52, KC-135, F-4, F-16 and C-5 aircraft doing sheet metal and fiberglass repair. He currently does steel, aluminum and sheet metal fabrication and welding. He flew RC planes occasionally in the mid-'80s and then returned to the hobby in the late '90s. Click here to learn more about the AMA Foundation Heritage and Legacy Societies.

The Casa Grande RC Flyers have added new events to their calendar. The club is located in Casa Grande, AZ. Every Thursday throughout the winter months, the club will hold airplane dog flights, also called "combat flights".  These events give members a chance to increase their skills. It also allows people who are new to the hobby to enhance their skills. The "fights" begin at approximately 10 a.m. and conclude after one aircraft remains in the air. The club also planned their next swap meet for Feb. 9 at the club airfield. The gates will open at 8 a.m. for people wishing to set up tables. The swap meet will start at 9 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. The club recently started using a sign in book for the airfield users to log when they are at the field. The log book shows that the field is used almost daily by members. The club welcomes new members and offers free lessons using special training models under the dual control of an instructor. For more information, visit https://www.casagrandercflyers.com.