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Model Clubs
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If you want to wax nostalgic over flying clubs that you used to belong to three decades ago, take a look at my reproduction of the list of chartered AMA clubs form the February 1971 edition of American Aircraft Modeler.

Alabama

Central Alabama Soaring Society - Birmingham, AL
North Alabama Silent Flyers (NASF) - Huntsville, AL

Alaska

Alaska Radio Control Society (ARCS) - Anchorage, AK
Midnight Sun RC Club - Fairbanks, AK

Arizona

Central Arizona Soaring League (CASL) - Gilbert, AZ
Southern Arizona Glider and Electric - Tucson, AZ - Contact: Philip Brister

Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas Soaring Society (NWASS) - Fayetteville, AK - Contact: TappTapper@aol.com

California

Central Valley R/C Soaring (CVRC) - Visalia, CA
Diablo Valley Soaring Society (DVSS) - Pleasanton, CA
Fresno Soaring Society - Fresno, CA
Modesto R/C Club - Modesto, CA
Mustang Ranch Soaring Society (MRSS) - Galt, CA
North Bay Soaring Society (NBSS) - Novato, CA - Contact: wb6zhd@aol.com
Pioneer R/C Club - Santa Clara, CA - Contact: Bruce DeVisser
Redwood Soaring Association - Arcata/Eureka, CA
Sacramento Valley Soaring Society (SVSS) - Sacramento, CA
Silverado Soaring Society (SSS) - Napa, CA
South Bay Soaring Society (SBSS) - San Jose, CA
Southern California Soaring Clubs
El Dorado Silent Flyers (EDSF) - Long Beach, CA
California Slope Racers (CSR)
Harbor Soaring Society (HSS) - Costa Mesa, CA
High Desert Dust Devils - Victorville, CA
Inland Slope Rebels (ISR) - Riverside, CA
Inland Soaring Society (ISS) - Riverside, CA
International Scale Soaring Association (ISSA) - Yucaipa, CA
La Sierra Slope Soarers - Riverside, CA
Laguna Niguel Slope Soaring Guild - Laguna Niguel, CA
Muroc Model Masters - Edwards AFB, CA
Pasadena Soaring Society (PSS) - Pasadena, CA
San Fernando Valley Silent Flyers (SFVSF) - Woodland Hills, CA
Santa Clarita Soaring Association (SCSA) - Santa Clarita, CA
Southern California Thermal Soaring League (SCTSL) - Santa Clarita/San Fernando Valley, CA
Southern California Electric Flyers - Costa Mesa, CA
Southern San Joaquin Soaring Society (SSJSS) - Bakersfield, CA
Silent Electric Flyers of San Diego - San Diego, CA
Silent Wings Soaring Association (SWSA) - Covina, CA
Soaring Union of Los Angeles (SULA) - Carson, CA
Temple Hill Slope Squadron - Orange, CA
Thousand Oaks Soaring Society (TOSS) - Thousand Oaks, CA
Torrey Pines Gulls (TPG) - San Diego, CA

Colorado

Colorado Gliders - Western Colorado
Love-Air RC - Loveland, CO
Pike's Peak Soaring Society - Colorado Springs, CO
Rocky Mountain Soaring Association - Denver/Wheatridge, CO

Connecticut

Connecticut Silent Flyers - Redding, CT
Yankee Silent Fliers Association (YSFA) - Central CT

Delaware

Silent Knights Soaring Society - Newark, DE

Florida

Florida Soaring Society
Gainesville Area Soaring Society (GASS) - Gainesville, FL
Jacksonville Area Soaring Society - Jacksonville, FL
One Wing Low Squadron - North Central Florida
Orlando Buzzards RC Soaring Society - Orlando, FL
Radio Control Association of Central Florida (RCACF) - Altamonte Springs, FL
Sarasota Silent Fliers - Sarasota, FL
Thermal Riders - Jacksonville, FL

Georgia

Atlanta R/C Club - Atlanta, GA
Fayette Flyers - Newnan, GA
North Atlanta Soaring Association (NASA) - Atlanta, GA

Hawaii

Aloha State Radio Control Club (ASRCC) - Kailua, HI
Maui Island Soaring Operation (MISO) - Maui, HI
Maui Radio Control Modelers (MRCM) -
Maui, HI

Idaho

Lewis Clark Radio Control Modelers Club - Lewiston, ID

Illinios

Columbia RC Club Model Airplane Club - Columbia, IL
Silent Order of Aeromodeling by Radio (SOAR) - Chicago, IL
Knights of the Air - Springfield, IL - Contact: Tim McDonough
Soar Chicago

Indiana

Academy Of Model Aeronautics (AMA) - Muncie, IN
Greater Lafayette Sailplane Guild - Lafayette, IN
League of Flight by Thermals (LOFT) - Ft. Wayne, IN - Contact: Marc Gellart
League of Silent Flight (LSF) - Ft. Wayne, IN
Mid Indiana Society of Thermalers (MIST) - Parker City, IN - Contact: Rich LaGrange
Rural Indiana Soaring Enthusiasts (RISE) - Bloomington, IN - Contact: Joseph Welch (jwelch@thefields.com)

Iowa

Eastern Iowa Soaring Society (EISS) - Bettendorf, IA

Kansas

Kansas Soaring Club - Overland Park, KS - Contact: Rex Burton

Kentucky

Louisiana

Crescent City R/C Club (CCR/CC)

Maine

Downeast Soaring Club - ME

Maryland

Baltimore Area Soaring Society - Towson/Fallston, MD
Capital Area Soaring Association (CASA) - Rockville, MD

Massachusettes

Charles River Radio Controllers (CRRC) - Sudbury/Medfield/Framingham/Cape Cod, MA
Lazy Loopers R/C Flying Club - Wrentham, MA

Michigan

Bay County RC Club - Bay City, MI
EFO - Wayne/Oakland Counties, MI
Frankenmuth Aeromodelers Flying Club Located in Birch Run Michigan, four miles South of Frankenmuth.
Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society (GDSHS) - Detroit, MI
Greater Lansing Area Soaring Society (GLASS) - Lansing, MI
Michigan International Soaring Society (MISS) - Oakland County, MI
Michigan Soaring League (MSL)
RCCD (Radio Control Club of Detroit)
West Michigan Soaring Society (WMSS) - Grand Rapids, MI
Whirlwinds of SW Michigan

Minnesota

Minnesota RC Soaring Society (MRCSS) - Twin Cities Area, MN

Mississippi

League for Electric Soaring - Picayune, MS

Missouri

Mississippi Valley Soaring Association (MVSA) - O'Fallon, MO

Automodell Sport Club Potsdam - Germany

Nevada

Las Vegas League of Electric Flight - Las Vegas, NV - Contact: Henry Holcomb
Las Vegas Soaring Club - Las Vegas, NV
Sierra Silent Soarers - Reno, NV

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Flying Tigers R/C Club - Derry, NH

New Jersey

Millstone Valley Silent Flyers
South Jersey Silent Flyers - Evesham, NJ

New Mexico

Albuquerque Soaring Association (ASA) - Albuquerque, NM

New York

Clarence Sailplane Society - NY
Harris Hill L/D RC Club - Elmira, NY
High Hills Soaring Club - Dansville, NY
Long Island Silent Flyers (LISF) - Long Island, NY
Voltaires of Central New York - Phoenix, NY

North Carolina

Central Carolina RC Modelers - High Point, NC
DESS - Wilson, NC
Kernersville RC - Kernersville, NC
Burlington/Alamance Radio Kontrol Society
Charlotte Aeromodelers Club, Midland, NC
County Line R/C, Summerfield, NC
Flying Tigers of Jordan Lake, Jordan Lake, NC
Gaston RC Flyers, Bessemer City, NC
Johnston County Aeromodels Club, Smithfield, NC
McDowell R/C Sport Flyers, Marion, NC
Piedmont Aeromodelers, Fayetteville, NC
PoBoys PropTwisters, Monroe, NC
Raleigh AeroMasters, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Durham Remote Control, Rolesville NC
River Side Aero Modelers Society, East Bend, NC
Southern Wake Aero Modeling Pilots Society, Holly Springs, NC
Wilmington Model Flying Club, Wilmington, NC

North Dakota

Minot Aircraft Modelers - Minot, ND

Ohio

Buckeye Soaring Society - Cleveland, OH - Contact: Jim Carlton or Dana Flemming
Cincinnati Soaring Society - Cincinnati, OH
Dayton Area Radio Thermal Soarers (DARTS) - Dayton, OH
Mid Ohio Soaring Society (MOSS) - Columbus, OH - Contact: Tom Nagel
Tri-State Soaring Society

Oklahoma

Tulsa R/C Soaring Club (TULSOAR) - Tulsa, OK - Contact: D.O. Darnell

Oregon

Central Oregon Radio Control Association - Bend, OR
Northwest Soaring Society (NWSS) - Portland, OR
Portland Area Sailplane Society (PASS) - Portland, OR
Salem Soaring Society - Salem, OR
Snake River Valley Modelers - Ontario, OR
Southern Oregon Soaring Society (SOSS) - Medford, OR

Pennsylvania

Eastern Soaring League (ESL)
Murrysville Area Sailplane Society (MASS) - Murrysville, PA - Contact: Neil Rossi (724) 32708741
Westmoreland Electric Soaring Society (WESS) - Irwin, PA - Contact: George Minnear
Tri-State Soaring Society

Tennessee