# Race City Flight Operations: Race City Flight Operations is the premier flight school and FBO at Lake Norman\. From private pilot training to flight reviews and ground school classes, Race City can handle any kind of aviation task you have\. We have hangar and tie down rentals, self serve AVGAS 100LL \(open 24/7\) and a pilot lounge\.

> Airline pilot training career goals? You’ll want to make sure you’re ready to soar\! The process is long but fun\! Join one of our training flight instructors\.

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## Pages
- [Contact](https://www.racecityfo.com/contact/)
- [AMPED Program](https://www.racecityfo.com/amped-program/)
- [Airport History](https://www.racecityfo.com/airport-history/)
- [Promoting safety through education](https://www.racecityfo.com/promoting-safety-through-education/)
- [Training Aircraft](https://www.racecityfo.com/flight-school/training-aircraft/)

## Posts
- [Private Pilot License NC: Your Guide to Becoming a Private Pilot](https://www.racecityfo.com/private-pilot-license-nc/)
- [Starting the day with views like this never gets old\. Ready to take your aviation goals to new heights with Race City Flight Operations? ✈️🌊](https://www.racecityfo.com/starting-the-day-with-views-like-this-never-gets-old/)
- [Watch out, sky—Jacob Morris is officially a commercial pilot\! Huge congratulations on passing the checkride\. Time to get paid to do what you love\. 🛩️👨‍✈️](https://www.racecityfo.com/watch-out-sky-jacob-morris-is-officially-a-commercial-pilot/)
- [Officially Instrument Rated\! ✈️ Cloud ceilings and low visibility are no match for Jon, who just passed his Instrument Rating checkride\!](https://www.racecityfo.com/officially-instrument-rated/)
- [Big smiles on the ramp\! ✈️ Congratulations to Ayden on taking the controls for his first Discovery Flight with Race City Flight Operations\!](https://www.racecityfo.com/big-smiles-on-the-ramp/)

## Clients
- [Joe Achilles \(featured\)](https://www.racecityfo.com/clients/joe-achilles-featured/)
- [T\.A\.D\.A\. \(featured\)](https://www.racecityfo.com/clients/t-a-d-a-featured/)
- [Mode \(featured\)](https://www.racecityfo.com/clients/mode-featured/)
- [Mash \(featured\)](https://www.racecityfo.com/clients/mash-featured/)
- [Blazer \(featured\)](https://www.racecityfo.com/clients/blazer-featured/)

## Jobs
- [Line Service](https://www.racecityfo.com/jobs/lineservice/)
- [Flight Instructor](https://www.racecityfo.com/jobs/cfi/)
- [Yet Another Job Description](https://www.racecityfo.com/jobs/yet-another-job-description/)

## FAQs
- [How do I get started in the process ?](https://www.racecityfo.com/faqs/how-do-i-get-started-in-the-process/)
- [How Much Does it Cost to Learn to Fly?](https://www.racecityfo.com/faqs/how-much-does-it-cost-to-learn-to-fly/)
- [Do you offer financing?](https://www.racecityfo.com/faqs/do-you-offer-financing/)
- [What form of payment do you accept?](https://www.racecityfo.com/faqs/what-form-of-payment-do-you-accept/)
- [False information regarding training under Part 141](https://www.racecityfo.com/faqs/false-information-regarding-training-under-part-141/)

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- [Footer financing](https://www.racecityfo.com/?cms_block=footer-financing)
- [Other questions](https://www.racecityfo.com/?cms_block=other-questions)
- [I’d like to continue civilian flight training](https://www.racecityfo.com/?cms_block=id-like-to-continue-civilian-flight-training)
- [How do I learn to fly?](https://www.racecityfo.com/?cms_block=how-do-i-learn-to-fly)
- [How do I pay for training?](https://www.racecityfo.com/?cms_block=how-do-i-pay-for-training)

## Slides
- [Tom](https://www.racecityfo.com/woodmart_slide/testimonial/)
- [Alex](https://www.racecityfo.com/woodmart_slide/alex/)
- [Jacob](https://www.racecityfo.com/woodmart_slide/jacob/)
- [Nico](https://www.racecityfo.com/woodmart_slide/nico/)
- [Dylan](https://www.racecityfo.com/woodmart_slide/dylan/)

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- [N239SP](https://www.racecityfo.com/portfolio/n239sp/)

## Products
- [AMPED sign up](https://www.racecityfo.com/product/amped-sign-up/): \<strong\>PROGRAM DETAILS:\</strong\>

BECOME ELIGIBLE TO TEST FOR A\&P CCERTIFICATION IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MONTHS

Program Setup:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>Bucket 1 \- General\</li\>
 	\<li\>Bucket 2 \- Airframe\</li\>
 	\<li\>Bucket 3 \- Power Plant\</li\>
 	\<li\>Program completion \- Race City presents the FSDO with a letter acknowledging the completion of training and seeks approval for the student to take the FAA Writtens, which, when passed, will allow the student to progress to the oral and practical examinations\.\</li\>
\</ul\>
Schedule of Payment Installments:

Refunds are NOT issued once a student has begun a Bucket\. Should a student wish to discontinue training before beginning their next Bucket, they will not be required to pay for that Bucket\.
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>Application Fee due at time of enrollment \(non\-refundable\) \- $200\</li\>
 	\<li\>Due at start of General Bucket\- S3,000\</li\>
 	\<li\>Due at start of Airframe Bucket\- $3,500\</li\>
 	\<li\>Due at start of Power Plant Bucket\- $3,500\</li\>
\</ul\>
\*If a student exceeds 12 months in a Bucket, they will be required to pay an additional $3,000 to the school to extend their program timeline by another 12 months\. If the student does not continue on to the next bucket in those additional 12 months, they will be removed from the program\.

Progression of Paid Training:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>Completion of General Bucket\- $10/hr\</li\>
 	\<li\>Completion of Airframe Bucket\- $13/hr\</li\>
 	\<li\>Completion of Power Plant Bucket\- $16/hr \(dependent on being hired by RCFO\)\</li\>
\</ul\>
Testing Requirements:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>\(3\) FAA Writtens \- General, Airframe, Power Plant\</li\>
 	\<li\>\(2\) Practicals \- General \+ Airframe and General \+ Power Plant\</li\>
\</ul\>
Items Included in Program Cost:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>King Schools Cleared for Aviation Maintenance \- A\&P online course \(value of $595\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Toolbox\</li\>
\</ul\>
Additional Costs \(not included in total cost of program\):
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>FAA Written Fees\</li\>
 	\<li\>Mechanic Examiner Fees\</li\>
 	\<li\>Tools \(list of required tools will be provided\)\</li\>
\</ul\>
- [RCFO\-8158A CONTINENTAL 550 SERIES ENGINE CYLINDER WRENCH](https://www.racecityfo.com/product/rcfo-8158a-continental-550-series-engine-cylinder-wrench/)
- [Torque Down Plate](https://www.racecityfo.com/product/torque-down-plate/)
- [Oil Filter Cutter Tool](https://www.racecityfo.com/product/oil-filter-cutter-tool/)
- [Career Pilot Logbook](https://www.racecityfo.com/product/career-pilot-logbook/)

## Docs
- [Commercial Pilot: 61 Vs 141](https://www.racecityfo.com/docs/commercial-pilot-61-vs-141/)
- [Instrument Rating: 61 Vs 141](https://www.racecityfo.com/docs/instrument-rating-61-vs-141/)
- [Private Pilot: 61 Vs 141](https://www.racecityfo.com/docs/private-pilot-61-vs-141/)
- [What Are The Main Steps To Becoming A Pilot?](https://www.racecityfo.com/docs/what-are-the-main-steps-to-becoming-a-pilot/)

## Quizzes \& Surveys
- [Discovery Flight Waiver](https://www.racecityfo.com/qsm_quiz/discovery-flight-waiver/)
- [Student Progress Survey](https://www.racecityfo.com/qsm_quiz/student-survey/)
- [Private Pilot \- Chapter 9](https://www.racecityfo.com/qsm_quiz/private-pilot-chapter-9/)
- [Private Pilot – Chapter 1](https://www.racecityfo.com/qsm_quiz/private-pilot-chapter-1/)
- [Private Pilot – Chapter 2](https://www.racecityfo.com/qsm_quiz/private-pilot-chapter-2/)

## Categories
- [Our Work Life](https://www.racecityfo.com/category/our-work-life/)
- [✅ride](https://www.racecityfo.com/category/checkride/)
- [Solo\!](https://www.racecityfo.com/category/solo/)
- [Checkride](https://www.racecityfo.com/category/checkride-2/)
- [Ground School](https://www.racecityfo.com/category/ground-school/)

## Tags
- [learntofly](https://www.racecityfo.com/tag/learntofly/)
- [flightinstructor](https://www.racecityfo.com/tag/flightinstructor/)
- [motivation](https://www.racecityfo.com/tag/motivation/)
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- [lakenorman](https://www.racecityfo.com/tag/lakenorman/)

## HTML Block Categories
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## Sliders
- [Testimonial](https://www.racecityfo.com/woodmart_slider/testimonial/)

## Project Categories
- [Cessna 172 R](https://www.racecityfo.com/project-cat/cessna-172-r/)
- [Cessna 152](https://www.racecityfo.com/project-cat/cessna-152/)
- [Cessna 172 S](https://www.racecityfo.com/project-cat/cessna-172-s/)
- [PIPER PA\-28](https://www.racecityfo.com/project-cat/piper-pa/)
- [Redbird Simulator](https://www.racecityfo.com/project-cat/redbird-simulator/)

## Product categories
- [T\-Shirts](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-category/clothing/t-shirts/)
- [Clothing](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-category/clothing/)
- [Uncategorized](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-category/uncategorized/)
- [Training](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-category/training/)
- [Koozies](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-category/beverages/koozies/)

## Product tags
- [aviation](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-tag/aviation/)
- [pilot](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-tag/pilot/)
- [airplane](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-tag/airplane/)
- [private pilot](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-tag/private-pilot/)
- [women pilot](https://www.racecityfo.com/product-tag/women-pilot/)

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