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May 2025 - District II

Elderly man and boy fly a model plane outdoors.

Aeromodeling’s roots are in Free Flight (FF), and FF is alive and well to this day. Among the various categories and associations of FF modelers is a national society known as the Flying Aces Club (FAC). From the group’s website, "The Flying Aces Club is a society of individuals with a common

April 2025 - District II

Eight men standing together in a room with an American flag on the wall.

On February 8, 2025,I attended the 13th Annual Atoms RC’ers Swap Meet, at the Hillsborough Municipal building, located at 379 South Branch Road in Hillsborough, New Jersey. The event has always proved to be popular and successful for modelers. The Atoms Swap Meet draws modelers from as far away as

March 2025 - District II

Model airplanes displayed on stands in a grassy field, with a building and cars in the background.

Many AMA clubs work to own their flying sites. Site ownership provides both benefits and liabilities. Dealing directly with neighbors and local authorities as a landowner, not to mention potential property taxes, creates added responsibilities, If it’s done right, club flying site ownership provides

February 2025 - District II

Men with paper airplanes and orange shirts, outdoors. One wears a squid hat.

On September 12-15, 2024, the Northeast Electric Aircraft Technology (NEAT) Fair celebrated its Silver Anniversary of bringing fun and excitement to electric-powered model aircraft pilots. Noted as the nation’s largest gathering of electric-powered model aircraft and held in the Catskill Mountains

January 2025 - District II

Flying Knights President Jack Henderson, (L) with event volunteer Joe Messina

On November 2, 2024, I attended the Flying Knights’ annual Swap Meet and Auction at St. Gabriel Church in Rotterdam, New York. The event is the largest of its type in upstate New York. The late Ken Brockway and I developed the swap meet a decade ago. We believed that best practices of similar events