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QUESTION OF THE DAY: You're flying your cross-country trip from Race City Flight Operations down to a coastal airport near sea level, but you forget to update your altimeter setting from the higher inland pressure to the local coastal altimeter setting before landing. When you touch down on the runway, what will your altimeter read compared to true field elevation, and are you landing higher or lower than your instrument indicates? Let’s see who knows their atmospheric pressure! 🛩️📉

Tanzir

Academy

16 Sep 2026

September 13, 2026

QUESTION OF THE DAY: You’re flying your cross-country trip from Race City Flight Operations down to a coastal airport near sea level, but you forget to update your altimeter setting from the higher inland pressure to the local coastal altimeter setting before landing.

When you touch down on the runway, what will your altimeter read compared to true field elevation, and are you landing higher or lower ...

Calm winds, a hanging windsock, and that gorgeous newly paved runway waiting for your wheels. 🛩️✨ It doesn't get much better than flying days like this at Race City Flight Operations. Who's ready to go up? 🌤️

Tanzir

Academy

15 Sep 2026

September 13, 2026

Calm winds, a hanging windsock, and that gorgeous newly paved runway waiting for your wheels. 🛩️✨ It doesn’t get much better than flying days like this at Race City Flight Operations. Who’s ready to go up? 🌤️

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Taking Race City Flight Operations from the cockpit to the coast! 🌊✈️ Whether you're flying cross-country or hitting the beach, rep your favorite flight school wherever you land. Grab yours today and take the adventure with you! 🧢☀️

Tanzir

Flight School

14 Sep 2026

September 13, 2026

Taking Race City Flight Operations from the cockpit to the coast! 🌊✈️ Whether you’re flying cross-country or hitting the beach, rep your favorite flight school wherever you land. Grab yours today and take the adventure with you! 🧢☀️

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Tanzir

Our Work Life

13 Sep 2026

September 11, 2026

History made at Lake Norman! 🛫 Huge shoutout to one of our own former Race City Flight Operations students for claiming the honor of being the very first person to take off on the brand new, freshly repaved runway. Smooth asphalt, blue skies, and milestone moments—we love to see it! ☀️✨

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Another day, another takeoff at Race City Flight Operations! ✈️ Blue skies and good vibes.

Tanzir

Academy

12 Sep 2026

September 10, 2026

Another day, another takeoff at Race City Flight Operations! ✈️ Blue skies and good vibes.

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Curtis is officially taking to the skies! Huge congrats on wrapping up his first discovery flight with CFI Johnathan at Race City Flight Operations. The aviation journey begins now! ✈️☁️

Tanzir

Ride

11 Sep 2026

September 10, 2026

Curtis is officially taking to the skies! Huge congrats on wrapping up his first discovery flight with CFI Johnathan at Race City Flight Operations. The aviation journey begins now! ✈️☁️

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Three generations deep and the skies are officially his! Huge congratulations to Alexander Hazel on crushing his first solo flight. Like grandfather, like father, like pilot—the legacy continues to soar. ✈️☁️

Tanzir

Solo!

10 Sep 2026

September 8, 2026

Three generations deep and the skies are officially his! Huge congratulations to Alexander Hazel on crushing his first solo flight. Like grandfather, like father, like pilot—the legacy continues to soar. ✈️☁️

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

From the simulator to the real soup—huge congratulations to Tyler on passing his Instrument Rating checkride! Low visibility is no match for this level of dedication. Next stop: anywhere! ✈️

Tanzir

Checkride

09 Sep 2026

September 9, 2026

From the simulator to the real soup—huge congratulations to Tyler on passing his Instrument Rating checkride! Low visibility is no match for this level of dedication. Next stop: anywhere! ✈️

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Big news in the aviation world! Huge congratulations to Camden on officially passing his Commercial Pilot checkride! ✈️💨 Evan’s excitement says it all—hard work, long flight hours, and endless studying truly paid off. Time to fly high! 👨‍✈️🎉

Tanzir

Checkride

08 Sep 2026

September 6, 2026

Big news in the aviation world! Huge congratulations to Camden on officially passing his Commercial Pilot checkride! ✈️💨

Evan’s excitement says it all—hard work, long flight hours, and endless studying truly paid off. Time to fly high! 👨‍✈️🎉 Fly With Ra...

Unleashing that twin-turboprop power! Watch the King Air 250 launch out of Lake Norman Airpark (14A). Holding the title for the largest aircraft to visit our strip, it made short work of the runway on departure! 🛫💨

Tanzir

Our Work Life

07 Sep 2026

September 6, 2026

Unleashing that twin-turboprop power! Watch the King Air 250 launch out of Lake Norman Airpark (14A). Holding the title for the largest aircraft to visit our strip, it made short work of the runway on departure! 🛫💨

Fly With Race City Flight Ops and Discover your Wings! Training to become an airline pilot, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready. F...

Taikasha Quattlebaum

If you’re looking into learning how to fly I would recommend Race City 1000 times! Quality instruction, nice staff, and flexible scheduling. Thank you race city for making my student pilot journey fun!

Michael Nunez

I had my first discovery flight with Ethan and he was very knowledgeable and nice, and was very clear when teaching about the operations of the planes! 100% recommend

Jason Briggs

Awesome staff great experience on the discovery flight!!!!

Grace Li

I love race city flight operations!! Josh is a great instructor!

Mike Hege

Would highly recommend RaceCity 14A As a flight school and ground training! This is a family owned and operated business/flight school/FBO that you will not find anywhere quite like it. I did the back-to-back weekend course for the PPL ground school/written test prep. Overall, I’m very pleased and feel like it prepared me for both the test and an upcoming check ride. Patrick, Nicole, Josh and Kyle are amazing!

Michael Weeks

5 stars is not enough! The whole crew at RCFO is professional, friendly, and genuinely cares about your success as a student. Could not recommend them enough.

Jacob Morris

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Race City Flight Operations is hands down the best flight school I have trained with. I have been to three different flight schools prior, and no one even comes close. Race City truly wants you to succeed. Their organization, knowledge, and attention to detail are the best I have ever seen. They have a clear structure and proven templates to follow that set you up for success instead of leaving you guessing. You always know what is expected and what the next step is. They also make you feel like part of their family, not just another student. Since switching to Race City, I have seen huge progress in both my flying skills and overall aviation knowledge. I honestly wish I would have started my training with them from day one. If you are serious about learning to fly and want a school that is fully invested in your success, this is the place to be. – Jacob

Melissa Marin

Had a fantastic experience doing the discovery flight! The owners were phenomenal, so sweet! The flight was very informative and so enjoyable! Definitely recommend it!

Jessica Rinaman

Our 17 year old had an excellent experience during his discovery flight. Everyone seems very professional and knowledgeable. We will be back!

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: You’re flying your cross-country trip from Race City Flight Operations down to a coastal airport near sea level, but you forget to update your altimeter setting from the higher inland pressure to the local coastal altimeter setting before landing.

Calm winds, a hanging windsock, and that gorgeous newly paved runway waiting for your wheels. 🛩️✨ It doesn’t get much better than flying days like this at Race City Flight Operations. Who’s ready to go up? 🌤️

Taking Race City Flight Operations from the cockpit to the coast! 🌊✈️ Whether you’re flying cross-country or hitting the beach, rep your favorite flight school wherever you land. Grab yours today and take the adventure with you! 🧢☀️

History made at Lake Norman! 🛫 Huge shoutout to one of our own former Race City Flight Operations students for claiming the honor of being the very first person to take off on the brand new, freshly repaved runway. Smooth asphalt, blue skies, and milestone moments—we love to see it! ☀️✨

Another day, another takeoff at Race City Flight Operations! ✈️ Blue skies and good vibes.

Curtis is officially taking to the skies! Huge congrats on wrapping up his first discovery flight with CFI Johnathan at Race City Flight Operations. The aviation journey begins now! ✈️☁️

Three generations deep and the skies are officially his! Huge congratulations to Alexander Hazel on crushing his first solo flight. Like grandfather, like father, like pilot—the legacy continues to soar. ✈️☁️

From the simulator to the real soup—huge congratulations to Tyler on passing his Instrument Rating checkride! Low visibility is no match for this level of dedication. Next stop: anywhere! ✈️

Big news in the aviation world! Huge congratulations to Camden on officially passing his Commercial Pilot checkride! ✈️💨

Unleashing that twin-turboprop power! Watch the King Air 250 launch out of Lake Norman Airpark (14A). Holding the title for the largest aircraft to visit our strip, it made short work of the runway on departure! 🛫💨