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Fox Valley Aero Club

Upcoming Events

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FVAC Annual Premier Public Events

Fox Valley Aero Swap Meet – February 15th, 2025

Buy, Sell, and/or Trade RC Aircraft, Helicopters, Radios, Equipment, Cars, and Boats. Over 15,000 sq. ft. of trade show space. More than 150 tables of merchandise. Exhibitors should register early to guarantee table availability. The event opens to the public at 8:30 a.m. and runs to approximately 1 p.m. Admission $5.00 per adult at the door. Children under 12 FREE. Table set-up for sellers is at 7:30 am – Table size is 8′ x 30″

Family Fly Day – May 11th, 2024

Our Family Fly Day welcomes all visitors to try their hand at RC flying. We provide instructors with trainer aircraft on a ‘buddy box’ radio to allow all ages to experience remote control flight. A Flight simulator is made available, and R/C related raffle prizes are provided.

Festival of Flight – June 1st, 2024

This event demonstrates to the public the many types of model aircraft our members enjoy. Aircraft models include all sizes of aircraft, both powered and gliders. The models are made of foam, balsa wood, and composite (among other things). We fly civilian and military planes as well as non-scale sport planes. Models are powered by electric motor, small gas and glow engines, and actual jet turbines.

Windy City Warbirds & Classics – July 10-12th, 2025

Windy City Warbirds and classics returns for 2025. The planes you will see at our event are scale models of full-scale aircraft. They are replicas of military and classic aircraft from the earliest days of manned flight, up to current generation of modern jet aircraft. The Fox Valley Aero Club remains a proud member of the Warbird & Classics Alliance and “Keep Them Flying.”

SWAPortunity – September 14th

Buy, Sell, and/or Trade RC Aircraft, Helicopters, Radios, Equipment, Cars, and Boats. This is an outdoor event held at our club field. Bring your own tables or sell from your car or trailer. Shoppers enter free.

Windy City Jets – September 8th & 9th

This is a Radio Controlled Aircraft event for turbine powered Aircraft. The planes you will see at our event are scale models of full-size aircraft. They are replicas of military and classic aircraft from the Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, up to current generation of modern jet aircraft. The show will feature jet aircraft powered by small scale turbine engines flying aerobatic maneuvers.