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The Tri County R/C Flyers is a non-profit Radio-controlled
model airplane club, formed to foster and promote the sport and hobby of
flying R/C models, and is chartered by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA
- Charter 965). The club holds monthly meetings, and maintains an airfield
open to its members and their model aircraft.
The Club
With more than 40 members, Tri
County R/C Flyers is one of the largest model airplane clubs in the upstate.
Regular club meetings are held at the Anderson Airport terminal. The club
meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of the month from 6:00pm-7:00pm.
The club maintains an R/C model
airfield
located in Anderson, South Carolina at the old BASF, Shaw location now First
Quality between Hwy 29S and Hwy 81
on Masters Blvd., the address is 249 Masters Blvd., you can come down Hwy
29S or Hwy 81 to Masters Blvd.
The club has several designated
instructors who are available to teach beginners. This instruction is
offered free of charge by these members, in the spirit of promoting the
hobby to newcomers. Even club members who are not dedicated instructors are
always willing to lend a hand and extend advice to beginners.
New and prospective members are always
invited to attend the monthly meetings, and everyone is always welcome to
stop by the field and check out the action for themselves!
New members are always welcome to
join.
The club does require all members to hold a current membership with the
AMA.
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