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Want to learn to fly with your feet on the ground? See how right here ! <<<<< See Cliff's Field Update here ! >>>>>
Virginia Pre-Spring Fling Indoor Electric RC Event Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8am to 8pm University of Virginia Slaughter Recreation Building 505 Edgemont Road Charlottesville, VA 22904 To see the location of the building on the Campus Map, click here For written driving directions to Slaughter Parking Lot, click here ñ ñ ñ -- Come join us for Virginia's largest little airshow -- Open indoor flying all day, with special demonstrations throughout the day, plus "Deals of the Century" Swapmeet See a sample video of the venue here ñ ñ ñ General Admission (Visitors): $5 Pilot Admissions Pre-registered: $15 Walk-ins: $20 Private Parties may rent sales tables, as follows: Pre-registered: $20/table + $2.50ea. per additional table Walk-ins: $25/table + $5ea. per additional table Interested Vendors may also rent tables, as follows: Pre-registered: $50 for 2 tables + $5ea. per additional table Walk-ins: $60 for 2 tables + $10ea. per additional table ñ ñ ñ PRE-REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010 ! (Pre-registrants & Walk-ins will be issued Receipt/Day-passes at the door) DOWNLOAD YOUR PRE-REGISTRATION FORM HERE Please make checks payable to: FCRCFC 24 Turkeysag Trail Palmyra, VA 22963
Direct additional inquiries to: Cliff Lewis, 434-953-8779
Club Activities: ü Watch Cliff's 1st flight of his Great Planes Giant Big Stik at the FCRCFC field, 11/16/2009 . ü Red Sox fans: Turn down the volume and enjoy the flight . ü See "A Nice Day in Early November" at the FCRCFC field here . ü Perfect float-landings here ! ü The Old Ringmasters: Dave and Charlie . ü Images from the 2009 FCRCFC Fly-in . ü Great collection of airplanes at the 2009 IMAA Fly-in, Bealeton, VA ü To see some of the action at the First VIP (Virginia Indoor Pilots) Fly-in, Click here . Cliff Lewis and Robbie Bingler continue to work at scheduling venues. ü Press the EVENTS button (at top) to find out about local indoor schedules as well as RC activities regionally and nationally. New postings: The flyer, advance notice and details about the Hanover RC Swapmeet in March, 2010; FCRCFC Pre-Spring Fling (details above). ü Trash pickup along Highway 6 on Saturday, November 7, 2009: Big find of the day: Middle one- third of a dollar bill! Thanks for showing up: Tom Cook, Cliff Lewis, Karl Ortler, Bill Sykes and Curt Claus. Members voted to continue this program during 2010 at the January 25th meeting, and Tom will be working out a schedule. Reminders for Members and Friends: ü Members and potential members may view FCRCFC's Constitution and By-laws here. The rationale for establishing dynamic quorum in a small organization may also be viewed here . ü See GPS coordinates for the field at the "directions" link, below. ü Please, no smoking on the field! Do not overfly the flightline! Please pick up trash before leaving! ü Members who maintain the mowers may now find the entire 60-page Craftsman manual, including specs and part numbers, on the Members' Page. Safety Coordinator Chris Gaudreault and Field Contact Cliff Lewis are working on a volunteer schedule for 2010; the field must be mowed at least once a week (better twice!) during the growing season. Contact Cliff with your ideas and your availability.
"...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 |