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April 2026 - District IV
Young person smiling, holding a model jet plane outdoors in a field.
As I write this in February, we have had some very bad weather along the East Coast, resulting in several states declaring a state of emergency. If your flying site was damaged in one of those states, don’t forget that AMA has Disaster Relief Grants available to help repair your flying site. Contact

March 2026 - District IV
Two men assembling wooden boards with drills, a third man stands nearby on a driveway.
It is that time of year when the weather is headed into spring and flying season picks back up. It is also time to perform maintenance, repairs, and enhancements to your flying field to provide a safe and friendly environment to have fun flying model airplanes. Once your field is ready to show off

February 2026 - District IV
Smiling man with glasses wearing a red polo shirt.
The deadline is approaching to submit applications for AMA grants and scholarships. If you do not apply, you will not get anything! To find out more and to submit applications now, go to amafoundation.modelaircraft.org/grants. Rick Cawley has been an associate vice president (AVP) since I took

January 2026 - District IV
Group of nine people holding model airplanes on a grassy field; one person with a black dog.
Happy new year to one and all and I hope we have a fantastic year ahead of us. Back in 2014,when the Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) was shut down, one District IV Control Line (CL) club was asked to leave since they were flying within the SFRA’s inner ring at NASA’s Goddard Space

December 2025 - District IV
Aerobatic plane flying with checkered wings against blue sky.
District IV wishes one and all the merriest of holiday seasons; go buy a kid a model airplane. Yep, you heard me right. For AMA to continue being the leading community-based organization (CBO) serving our membership, we need everyone—youth, parents, and young adults—to become involved. Flying an
Smiling man wearing glasses and a red polo shirt.

Jay Marsh

Vice President
amadistrictiv@modelaircraft.org
3227 Pine Needles Rd., High Point, NC 27265
(336) 687-0973
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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS

EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AVP

Ray Stinchcomb
(443) 618-8998
govrelations@ama-d4.org

WEBMASTER

Jack Upchurch
webmaster@ama-d4.org

SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINISTRATORS

Douglas LeRoy
Alan Goodman
social@ama-d4.org

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