Tarheel RC Flyers
Sport League
Why pick this one
Tarheel RC Flyers offers AMA-sanctioned model aviation with a 90-by-700-foot grass runway and events for warbirds, jets, helicopters, and multirotors.
Best for
- RC pilots seeking an AMA-sanctioned club in the Elm City or Rocky Mount area
- Pilots interested in warbird fly-ins and large-scale aircraft events
- RC pilots seeking instruction or access to a grass runway
- People wanting to observe RC flying on Sunday afternoons
- Pilots flying jets, helicopters, multirotors, foamies, or control-line aircraft
Look elsewhere if
- Someone needs to fly solo without active AMA membership
- Someone is seeking a commercial flight school rather than model aviation
- Someone needs an indoor flying venue
Specialties
- Warbird fly-ins
- IMAC contests
- Big Bird events
- Pilot instruction training
- RC aircraft including jets, helicopters, multirotors, and control-line models
Certifications
- Academy of Model Aeronautics sanctioned
- AMA membership required for solo flight
What makes them different
- 90-foot-by-700-foot grass runway in Elm City
- 40+ club members
- Welcomes gas, glow, electric, foamie, warbird, jet, helicopter, control-line, and multirotor aircraft
- Hosts annual Chilly Chili Day, AMA fly-ins, an IMAC contest, and Warbirds Over NC
- Sunday afternoons are promoted as the club's busiest unofficial flying time
- Serves
- Elm City, Rocky Mount
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 7475 White Bridge Rd, Wilson County, NC 27822
- Phone
- +17049410921
- Website
- http://www.tarheelrcflyers.weebly.com/
Services
- Model aviation club membership
- Pilot instruction
- Organized RC flying events
- Club meetings and social gatherings
- RC aircraft buy-and-sell listings