Events
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Premiere Public Events
We pride ourselves on several annual flying events hosted by our members. Our members are from the community, so we enjoy inviting the community. Our goal for all events is to introduce our hobby to aircraft enthusiast, inspire future modelers, and entertain everyone.
Fox Valley Aero Annual Swap Meet
Buy, Sell, and/or Trade RC Aircraft, Helicopters, Radios, Equipment, Cars, and Boats. Over 15,000 sq ft. of tradeshow space. Food Vendor available during the SWAP
St. Charles Memorial Day Parade
Our club enjoys participating in the annual St. Charles Memorial Day parade. We also participate in neighboring town parades as our schedule allows. Check our Calendar for upcoming dates.
Windy City Warbirds & Classics
FVAC is a proud member of the Warbird & Classics Alliance. This event features some of the best giant scale military and classic airplanes flown by some of the best pilots from the Midwest area.
Windy City Jets
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. Check our Calendar for upcoming dates.
Cub Fly Day
First built in 1937, the Piper J-3 Cub earned fame as a trainer and sport plane. The little yellow tail dragger remains one of the most recognized designs in aviation. Members celebrate this aircraft by flying together on this day each year.
Family Fly Day
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
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.
SWAPortunity
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.