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The Flying For Good featured August submission is the Holly Springs Skyhawks Radio Control Group, located in Holly Springs, NC. On Sept. 1, the club hosted their annual Wings Over Springs event. The event was an electric fly in and swap meet. The event was held at Jefferson L. Sugg Farm at Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs, NC. The public was welcome for this free event. The club accepted donations and raised $500 for Meg's Smile Foundation. The Meg's Smile Foundation mission is to bring smiles to the faces of these children and their families while they are going through what can be a very long and emotional journey. The AMA would like to thank the Holly Springs Skyhawks Radio Control Group for hosting an event to give back to charity. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.

The Flying For Good featured August submission is the Tri-City Flyers, located in Kingsbury, Texas. The club hosted their annual National Model Aviation Day on Aug, 11 at their flying field. This event is a charity event where the club raises money for Boysville. Boysville is a non-profit 501c (3) established in San Antonio Texas in 1943. Boysville provides a safe family enviornment for children in need. The event had 17 registered pilots and many people came out for the event. The Civil Air Patrol out of San Marcos Texas also brought some of their cadets. Club member Jim Rice gave them an in depth presentation and flight demonstrations. The Civil Air Patrol personnel and the cadets also had a chance to tour the Pioneer Flight Museum. Overall, the club raised $600 through pilot fees and food donations for Boysville. The AMA would like to thank the Tri-City Flyers for hosting an event to give back to the community. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.

The Flying For Good featured May submission is Colonels Fly'n Aces. The club is located in Taylorsville, NC. The club actively raises money for three different charities in their community. On Memorial Day weekend, the club hosted their annual Spring Fling Fun Fly. All proceeds from the event supported Sipe's Orchard Home, a local children's home that houses teens approaching adulthood who need help learning to live on their own. Sipe's Orchard Home also has a preschool program that helps kids prepare for kindergarten. This year, the Colonels Fly'n Aces raised $500 to help Sipe's Orchard Home. On July 14, the Colonels Fly'n Aces will be hosting Warbirds Over Hefner Air Field to support the Alexander Chapter of the DAV. The funds will be designated to directly benefit the local disabled veterans. The club will also host their final event of the year on September 15. The event is Fly'n for Food to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of NW North Carolina. The club is able to donate proceeds from all of their flying events. They have chosen to keep donations local because the money has a bigger impact and the charities depend on the community for support. The AMA would like to thank the Colonels Fly'n Aces for giving back to their community. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.

In 2010, the Franklin County Radio Control Club had dwindled down to six or seven members. At the time, only two members were active flying members and their home airfield at Turners Falls Municipal Airport had become overwhelmed by vegetation and lack of care. The club decided to host a Father's Day Fun Fly to introduce more people to the hobby. The first year of the event, the club saw "way more people than expected" show up. By the following Tuesday, 14 people showed up to the group's regularly scheduled meeting who wanted to learn more about flying. Since then, the club has grown almost four times larger, with 23 members, 20 of which are actively flying. This year, the club hosted their eighth annual Father's Day Fun Fly at Turners Falls Municipal Airport on June 16-17. The event featured flyers showing off different miniature aircraft, from model planes and helicopters to drones. There was also extreme combat flying and races, special guest flyers, including national champion Dean Lampron, was at the event to show off many unique skills and abilities one can learn flying radio-controlled aircraft. Spectators were able to practice on a computer simulation, learning how to pilot a miniature aircraft. After practicing on a computer simulation, spectators were able to try flying through buddy box. Club vice president, David Korpieski, stated that the club chose to have an event on Father's Day due to the hobby's popularity among men and the event allows fathers to "pass the craft" onto their children. For more information about the Franklin County Radio Control Club, visit FranklinRC.com or find them on Facebook.  

The Finger Lakes Air Pirates recently received an AMA club recognition and reward grant for $50. The club is located in Seneca Falls, NY. The club has been  in existence for over 30 years. The main interest of the club is radio control sport flying, but they also include sailplanes, rockets, jets, helicopters and multi-rotors. The club recently had a swap meet at the Seneca Falls Community Center. The club was featured in the Finger Lakes Times on April 23 for informing the community 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 Fluvanna County RC Flying Club recently received an AMA club recognition and reward grant for $175. The club is located in Fork Union, VA. On June 9, the club hosted their third annual Wings and Wheels 4 Paws event.  All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to four animal rescue shelters in Fluvanna County including Caring for Creatures, Fluvanna SPCA, Green Dogs Unleashed and Peaceful Passing. The club charged $10 per carload, $20 pilot landing fee and $20 for car show registration. The fundraiser featured model aviation demonstrations, a car show with prizes and a large raffle. The event also had a flyover of a ⅞ scale S.E. 5a British World War I fighter aircraft and two shows by the Dare Devil Dogs. Hundreds of people from the community came to the event to support the cause. The event had a successful turn out and the club raised approximately $5,000 for the rescue animals.   The AMA Foundation would like to thank the Fluvanna County RC Flying Club for hosing this annual event and raising money for the shelters in Fluvanna County. 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 May submission is the North Country Flying Tigers Model Airplane Club, Inc. The club is located in Hudson Falls, NY. The club hosts an annual fun-fly in August that is open to the public. The club actively raises money for Make-A-Wish Northeastern NY which is a service for eligible wish kids and their families that works to grant children their heartfelt wish. For the 9th Annual Fun Fly in 2017, the club raised $2,000 for Make-A-Wish Northeastern NY. The North Country Flying Tigers Model Airplane Club will host the 10th Annual Fun-fly Airshow from 9 a.m. to dark on Sat., Aug. 11. This event also serves as the clubs celebration of National Model Aviation Day.   The AMA would like to thank the The North Country Flying Tigers Model Airplane Club for including the public in their fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Northeastern NY. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.

The Flying For Good featured April submission is The Palm Beach Radio Control Association. The club is located in Delray Beach, FL. The club held a Fun-Fly fundraiser to benefit Hepzibah House, a local nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking. The Palm Beach Radio Control Association previously invited the Hepzibah House to come out and fly radio control with their instructor pilots which prompted the club to hold a fundraiser to bring awareness for mission of the nonprofit. The event was a fun-fly. There was a landing fee along with the option to purchase raffle tickets for prizes. The club also had Bobby G's 'Joe Snow' food truck at the event. The club raised $3,000 for Hepzibah House. The AMA would like to thank The Palm Beach Radio Control Association for raising money and bringing awareness to the community about the Hepzibah House. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.  

The Flying For Good featured March submission is The Lancaster County RC Club. The club is located in Lancaster, PA. The club hosts a Charity Air Show and has a “Neighbor Thank You” program to give back. The club also gives flight demos and speeches at their local airport, churches, lions club, retirement communities and high schools. Each year, the club invites the public to their field for their annual Charity Air Show. The club raises money for Path, a local organization devoted to supporting those in need in their community through education and financial help. The club raises around $2,000 during their event. During the event, the top RC pilots and instructors in their club educate and entertain the public. With a donation, the public is allowed to try piloting an RC plane with the aid of two instructors and a buddy box system. There is a paintball shooting contest that is monitored by a certified marksman, safety officer and experienced pilot. Planes are put up for static display and there is a candy drop at the event. The club also has a flight simulator that they set up in their clubhouse for the public to try. The Neighbor Thank You program was implemented by the club to thank the surrounding neighbors of their flying field. It started because many times the club members would need to retrieve items from the farmer’s fields. Each year around Thanksgiving, they give their neighbors a gift card to say thank you for being a good neighbor. The club gives approximately $600 each year in gift cards. In addition, if a club member loses an aircraft in a farmer’s field, they give a $100 reward if they find it, along with an apology and a thank you. The AMA Foundation would like to thank the Lancaster County RC Club for their dedication to their community and their ability to give back to others. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.  

The Flying For Good featured February submission is the Erie RC Club. The club is located in Erie, IL. The club hosted the annual Quad Cities Children's Cancer Fly. At the event, there were turbine jets, helicopters, sports planes, biplanes, gliders, planes as big as 60 percent and more. There is always something flying in the air at the event. Eighty pilots registered for the event. At night, spectators can camp in the primitive field and night fly. The event raised almost $6,000 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. The AMA Foundation would like to thank the Erie RC Club for their hard work and dedication to raising money for a Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. The AMA wants to know how your club has given back to charity. To learn more about the Flying For Good Program, click here.