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The Southern Air RC Club Receive AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Southern Air RC Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $50. The Southern Air RC Club located in Vanceboro, NC, hosted half a dozen Cub Scout's from New Bern’s Centenary Church on July 21 to teach them how to fly at their flying field. The club gave the kids ground...
 
The Southern Air RC Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $50. The Southern Air RC Club located in Vanceboro, NC, hosted half a dozen Cub Scout's from New Bern’s Centenary Church on July 21 to teach them how to fly at their flying field. The club gave the kids ground...

AMA Hall of Fame Member Offers Special Price on New Novel for AMA Members

AMA Hall of Fame member, Dave Gierke, is offering special promotional pricing for AMA members on his new novel. After three decades of research, followed by eight years of writing, Gierke finished his two-volume, lightly dramatized biographical novel based on the American aviation pioneer, Augustus...
 
AMA Hall of Fame member, Dave Gierke, is offering special promotional pricing for AMA members on his new novel. After three decades of research, followed by eight years of writing, Gierke finished his two-volume, lightly dramatized biographical novel based on the American aviation pioneer, Augustus...

February Flying For Good Featured Club

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...
 
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...

The New Foundation Board Members

Dean Palermo (Miami area, Florida) Dean Palermo is a Client Relations and Business Consultant for Palermo, Landsman, and Ross P.A. (full service account service). Palermo takes his extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies from which he offers consulting services to our client base of...
 
Dean Palermo (Miami area, Florida) Dean Palermo is a Client Relations and Business Consultant for Palermo, Landsman, and Ross P.A. (full service account service). Palermo takes his extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies from which he offers consulting services to our client base of...

Donor Spotlight: Donald William Carnes

It’s with great sadness we report the passing of AMA member Donald W. (Bill) Carnes of Florida. He passed in March 2017 at the age of 84. Bill was a long time member of the AMA and participant in his local model aircraft club in Naples, Florida. Bill is the newest member of the AMA Foundation...
 
It’s with great sadness we report the passing of AMA member Donald W. (Bill) Carnes of Florida. He passed in March 2017 at the age of 84. Bill was a long time member of the AMA and participant in his local model aircraft club in Naples, Florida. Bill is the newest member of the AMA Foundation...

The Rogue Eagles RC Club Receives an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant

The Rogue Eagles RC Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $125. The club is located in Medford, OR. The club hosted their 39th Annual Air Show at the Agate Skyways air field. The Air Show ran from noon to 2 p.m. August 29-30. Admission was $5 per person or $10 per...
 
The Rogue Eagles RC Club recently received an AMA Club Recognition and Reward Grant for $125. The club is located in Medford, OR. The club hosted their 39th Annual Air Show at the Agate Skyways air field. The Air Show ran from noon to 2 p.m. August 29-30. Admission was $5 per person or $10 per...

Edward C. Sweeney Jr. donates collection to AMA Foundation Sale

Edward C. Sweeney Jr. has been an AMA member since the 1950's. His father instilled in him a passion for model flight at a young age when they would both fly free flight and control line. His father was an aviation attorney as well as a professor at Northwestern University where he published the...
 
Edward C. Sweeney Jr. has been an AMA member since the 1950's. His father instilled in him a passion for model flight at a young age when they would both fly free flight and control line. His father was an aviation attorney as well as a professor at Northwestern University where he published the...

Bolivar Sport Flyers Rally Around One Of Their Own

On October 10, 2015 the Bolivar Sport Flyers held a fundraiser to help the family of Adam Quennoz, club president and founding member. Several surrounding clubs joined the Missouri-based flyers at the event raising a total of $2,500.
 
On October 10, 2015 the Bolivar Sport Flyers held a fundraiser to help the family of Adam Quennoz, club president and founding member. Several surrounding clubs joined the Missouri-based flyers at the event raising a total of $2,500.

Victor Valley RC Flyers

Victor Valley RC Flyers On behalf of the AMA, the Victor Valley RC Flyers have been awarded a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $565.98. The Victor Valley RC Flyers are located in the High Desert of Southern California. The club has been an AMA Chartered Club for 13 years (since 2002...
 
Victor Valley RC Flyers On behalf of the AMA, the Victor Valley RC Flyers have been awarded a Flying Site Development Improvement Grant worth $565.98. The Victor Valley RC Flyers are located in the High Desert of Southern California. The club has been an AMA Chartered Club for 13 years (since 2002...