On the Fly
AMA Hosts Racing Celebrity
On May 25, 2004, Indianapolis 500 qualifier Felipe Giaffone stopped to visit the International Aeromodeling Center and decided that he wanted to make his first flight at the facility.
He had been an AMA member for slightly longer than a year and acknowledged that he was a rookie. Felipe wanted an experienced pilot to give him a few pointers on piloting his Sig Extra 300, and Programs Director Jay Mealy obliged.
Felipe qualified for the May 30 Indianapolis 500 in the 25th position, Row 9, with a 216.259 mph qualification average. He drove car 24, a Dallara-Chevrolet, for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, to a 15th-place finish.
—Carl Maroney Special Services Director
2004 Flying Site Development/Improvement Grant Recipients
AMA would like to announce the 2004 Flying Site Development/Improvement Grant recipients. These awards provide as much as 10% of the total cost of a valid flying-site development and/or improvement project, with a maximum grant amount of $5,000.
For more information regarding this program, visit the AMA Web site or call Jay Mealy, Programs Director, at (765) 287-1256, extension 270.
- Fort Wayne Flying Circuits (#285), $500
- Manitowoc Flyers, Ltd. (#1008), $5,000
- Texoma Radio Control Modelers (#275), $651
- Rogue Valley Flyers (#1408), $152
- Hamilton Area Wireless Kontrol Society (#788), $2,300
- Flagler County RAMS (#2047), $800
- The Flying Electrons (#667), $300
- Somerset Model Airplane Club (#3388), $1,500
- Jetero RC Club, Inc. (#1218), $700
- Middlesex Modelers, Inc. (#423), $5,000
- B.A.R.K.S. (#1017), $471
- Montrose Model Aircraft Association (#3814), $5,000
- West Valley Helicopter Club (#4501), $460
—Programs Department
New Life Members
The Academy of Model Aeronautics recently welcomed new Life Members Don Koranda (L396), Daniel B. Rea (L244), and Nicholas P. Nicholas (NICHOLAS).
For information about becoming a Life Member, contact AMA Headquarters at (800) 435-9262.
—Membership Department
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