District IX

District News Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming Brandon Koch Vice President [email protected] Let’s talk about volunteers. As you know, AMA has a presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, every summer. In 1996, Control Line (CL) modelers

If you are unfamiliar with Drone Soccer, the U.S. Drone Soccer Association organizes the sport as the recognized Special Interest Group (SIG) for FAI ( fai.org) F9A Drone Soccer competition through AMA. This SIG organizes and promotes competitions and events around the US and the world. The

Let’s talk about Take off And Grow (TAG) Grants. For 2026, I had the privilege of approving the funding for six TAG Grants for clubs in District IX. That is a record number for us. District IX clubs that received TAG Grants for this year are the Pikes Peak RC Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Valley

The following is another message from the Hardrocker Aero Design team in Rapid City, South Dakota. The team will represent the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology once again in the 2026 SAE Aero Design competition. Two things caught my eye in what they sent along. First, many of the

Although it has been several months, I’d like use this column to add my thoughts to the long list of those who are mourning the loss of Tim Jesky. Tim was the kind of person on which the foundation of AMA is built. I had the privilege of working with him on many occasions and will treasure those