Moving to Charlotte, NC...

[Ken Martin]

My family and I will be relocating to the Charlotte area soon as I have accepted a job with U.S. Airways. We will rent for the first year so we can decide where we want to eventually buy. That being said, any suggestions for suburban areas within a 30 min drive of CLT? I'd like to find a good school for my 12 and 14 year old daughters and plug in with the local RVers/ EAA group.

I was planning to start building a -14 in February, but due to this move I have to push that out a little bit. Helping others might help make that a little more tolerable.

Thanks in advance.

Ken

[John Ciolino]

Originally Posted by Ken Martin

My family and I will be relocating to the Charlotte area soon as I have accepted a job with U.S. Airways. We will rent for the first year so we can decide where we want to eventually buy. That being said, any suggestions for suburban areas within a 30 min drive of CLT? I'd like to find a good school for my 12 and 14 year old daughters and plug in with the local RVers/ EAA group.

I was planning to start building a -14 in February, but due to this move I have to push that out a little bit. Helping others might help make that a little more tolerable.

Thanks in advance.

Ken

Take a look at Gold Hill airpark (nc25). Lots of good neighbors plus George Orndorff lives here as do RV-8 drivers Ron Schreck, Mike Stewart and myself. We also have two RVs under construction so building support is easy to come by. Can't say anything about the local schools (I am 66 and my "little girl" is 36). Gold Hill is about 35 miles NE of Charlotte and the commute at rush hour will be more than 30 minutes but there are a number of lots available as well a couple of houses about to go on the market. Let me know if you would like a show and tell.

John Ciolino
RV-8
N894Y

[Radomir]

South Charlotte (Ballantyne or Blakeney) is always a good choice with good schools. "30 min from CLT" doesn't really get you very far due to traffic

EAA 309 is the chapter around here..

[ccsmith51]

I don't know about the schools, but you might look at River Hills Plantation in Lake Wylie, SC. It is a lovely gated community about halfway between the Rock Hill, SC and Gastonia, NC airports. It has a championship golf course, beautiful club house, tennis club, and large marina with a fuel dock.

A lot of pilots lived there when I was there, from 1991-2002. Back then it was about a 30 minute drive to CLT, not sure what it is now as there has been a lot of development on the SW side of Charlotte.

[rwarre]

Have a brother that lives in Fort Mill, SC. Nice place, close to the freeway. I believe he told me that it was cheaper to live in SC.

[sailvi767]

Ken, I live in CLT. I will pm you my number. When you come to CLT I will throw you in the 6 and we can fly to some of the places mentioned.

George

[Ken Martin]

Guys,

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will look into each of them and look forward to moving to the area.

Keep the suggestions coming.

Thanks again,

Ken

[rvkcflyer]

Here is a real estate agent who specializes in airparks in NC.

http://www.nc-airparks.com/

Kevin

[mv031161]

Balantyne area for living. if you dont want to pay NC taxes, just walk across the sate line to Lancaster, SC. Lots of USAIR pilots in this area and only 12 miles from KCLT.

as for airport to keep and fly your RV consider KLKR. Bill Crother (VAF/original Team RV) still have a couple of personal hangars left. T hangars are dead cheap @ $100 and/or if you want to parking on the ramp, it is just $35 a month.

In the ballantyne area you have several private schools and high achieving public schools like Community road middle school and Ardrey Kell High Schooll. Across the state line you have Indian Land. Across the county line into Monroe County, NC, you have weddington and marvin ridge. All great schools wit a large PTA base

[rzbill]

NC has changed over the years. It as become a very highly taxed state. I believe highest in the southeast but don't hold me to that. Take a hard look at SC near Charlotte.