Welcome to Flying Club 1 in Northern Virginia — Come fly with us

Fly in Your Aircraft

These are the kinds of aircraft our members fly. Click on any of the pictures.

Powered Paraglider	Trike	Gyroplane
Ultralight airplane	Light Sport airplane	General Aviation airplane

At 50 members or so, we are the center for powered light flying in Northern Virginia, USA. If you are new to light flying, this is the place to see real aircraft and talk to live people. If you're an old hand, this is the place to share your experience and get local information.

If you want to join or renew, click here: Join/Renew

If you're just starting out, click here:   How to Get Started in Light Flying

Or in Ours

We're building this Challenger II airplane. We plan to start training new pilots in it in May, 2025. (It'll be on wheels, not these floats.)

Farewell to Fabian Georges

Fabian Georges has given notice that he's stepping down from his position as our Treasurer. He plans to focus on GA airplanes and a private pilot's license, not our kind of flying.

We all owe him many thanks. When he took the job four years ago, he discovered that we were weeks away from being permanently cancelled by the IRS since his predecessor had not filed a tax return in years. Fabian pulled that back from the brink with no IRS fees, penalty or taxes owed. He put us back on a good footing. And that was above and beyond his regular work as Treasurer and membership chairman that benefitted us all. His successor will have a much easier job thanks to his good work.

He says he will be working to get his Ambassador jacket. We all look forward to his coming to a future meeting to show it off. Please wish him calm winds and safe skies.

Monthly Meetings