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News: > Members: Tom reports that FCRCFC's designated road-cleanup area has been mowed. Trash is not extensive, but should be picked up from the mowed surface. Plan to show up at the field at 8am on Saturday, July 11, 2009. Tom will supply bags, set up signs and coordinate the activity. > THE JULY CLUB MEETING, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009, 7:30pm, WILL AGAIN TAKE PLACE AT THE FIREHOUSE INSTEAD OF THE FIELD! Join us (see the link below for directions). > The runways were aerated, seeded and fertilized just before the 'big snow' of March second...the best time to get things started for the 2009 season (thanks Dave, Charlie, Cliff and friends). > Check out University Dive and Hobby Center . . . www.universitydiveandhobbycenter.com . . . to get ready for FCRCFC's Third Annual Fly-in on Saturday, October 18, 2009. > To see some of the action at the First VIP (Virginia Indoor Pilots) Fly-in, Click here . Cliff Lewis continues to work at scheduling these events at several locations. VIP Bulletin: [1] After Friday, March 6, 2009, the County will begin charging $3.00 per pilot to fly indoors (no charge for visitors and observers). [2] The Armory is again available for indoor events, Thursday nights, 6PM to 9PM. [3] Effective immediately, Carysbrook will not be available for indoor events for the foreseeable future. Watch here for updates, and call or email Cliff Lewis (see below) for details. > For details of the Skyline Flyers Radio Control Fun Fly on Saturday, May 23, 2009, visit > Valley RC Swap Meet took place on Saturday, February 21, 2009. Visit http://vrcfc.org for details. Reminders: > MEMBERS: Members who maintain the mowers may now find the entire 60-page Craftsman manual, including specs and part numbers, on the Members' Page. (Be patient; it may take a while to load.) We're working on Deere information, but their maintenance info is sparse and hard to get at. Now that the grass is doing well, our Safety Coordinator Mark Stotsky and Field Contact Cliff Lewis are looking for volunteers to keep the field properly mowed. Sign up! > See GPS coordinates for the field at the "directions" link, below. > Please, no smoking on the field! Do not overfly the flightline! Please pick up trash before leaving! "...Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." [Max Ehrmann, from 'Desiderata']
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Welcome to the Fluvanna County Radio Control Flying Club (FCRCFC). We are a non-profit organization that enjoys building and flying model aircraft.
The public is welcome to attend our club meetings that occur on the 4th Monday of every month. Meetings are held at the Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad building at 7:30 PM except in the summer when they are held at our flying field. The public is also welcome to join us at our flying field for yearly events or as a guest of a club member. Our field is located right next to the Fluvanna County Landfill off of Route 6. Click here for directions and a map to our field. Access our field rules here.
If you are interested in joining FCRCFC, please contact one of the following members listed below for further information. To become a club member, you must join the Academy of Model Aeronautics and only club qualified pilots may fly at the field by themselves. Club and AMA membership information and forms can be found at the Club Information page.
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Club President |
Club Membership and Field Contact |
| Charlie Bishop 434-589-7823
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Cliff Lewis 434-953-8779 |