How far do you travel?
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How far do you travel?
How far does everyone travel to get to their club? I'm on my way back into this hobby and the closest field is 40+ minutes away.
To me that seems a little far and that is going to potentially keep me from getting back to flying. []
To me that seems a little far and that is going to potentially keep me from getting back to flying. []
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RE: How far do you travel?
I fly at two differant clubs, one is only 10 miles away, and the other is 14 miles away, sometimes ill travle 25 miles to another airfield. I actully drove there twice in one day, got home and putting everything away and got to my remote and then I said (Hey weres my remote) had left it there and had to go back and get it.
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RE: How far do you travel?
ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer
Are you sure about that? I show 6 clubs within 25 miles of Ft Meyers
[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]Check Here[/link]
Are you sure about that? I show 6 clubs within 25 miles of Ft Meyers
[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]Check Here[/link]
Yeah thats where I looked, unfortunately its not very accurate. The one in Cape Coral is indeed 25 miles from my house but a 50 minute drive according to GPS. But with snow birds and all that it would be at least an hour.
Buckingham, last I heard they lost their field.
Punta Gorda is actually 47 miles and about an hour north
Port Charlotte is further than punta gorda so didnt bother looking up the route on that one.
Naples one doesnt allow anything but electric I guess.
Such a shame [:@]
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RE: How far do you travel?
Hey Bob. I guess I am very lucky, as I have a runway cut into my pasture. It takes about 3 min to get there. I also belong to a club, and it takes about an hour to get from home to the field. I know this will sound crazy to some, but I do more flying at the club field than at home. There IS more to this sport/hobby than just the flying.
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I have one field 17 miles from the house that I don't care for and one 27 miles that I like to fly at. When I was in Calif. I lived on a mountain and had to drive an hour and fifteen minutes to get to, a nice field, or 35 minutes to a not so nice field. I packed a lunch and made a day of it. I went flying three days a week. Today I still pack a lunch and get at the field during the summer at sun rise and leave about 11. This time of year I can get there early and stay all day.
If your a one or two flight a day kind of guy you may want to give those park fliers a thought.
If your a one or two flight a day kind of guy you may want to give those park fliers a thought.
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RE: How far do you travel?
My club used to be 7 miles away but was relocated due to road construction. It is now 20 miles away and even though there is 2 other closer I wouldn't dream of leaving my current one for them.
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RE: How far do you travel?
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How far does everyone travel to get to their club? I'm on my way back into this hobby and the closest field is 40+ minutes away.
To me that seems a little far and that is going to potentially keep me from getting back to flying. []
How far does everyone travel to get to their club? I'm on my way back into this hobby and the closest field is 40+ minutes away.
To me that seems a little far and that is going to potentially keep me from getting back to flying. []
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That sort of depends on if I want to fly with people or not. The club I used to belong to is right at 55 miles each way. When I fly as a guest with my brother and brother in law, it is right at 150 miles each way [X(][X(][X(]
Now, if I just want to fly, I walk out of my garage and fly. My 350 foot runway is about 50 feet from the work bench.
Buzz.
Now, if I just want to fly, I walk out of my garage and fly. My 350 foot runway is about 50 feet from the work bench.
Buzz.
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RE: How far do you travel?
I fly out of two clubs, one of them is 40 mins drive (asphalt runway) through highway, the other one is 25 mins (grass runway) through country roads.
So it all depends on my moods that day, if Im not in the mood of cleaning dirt out of the planes I will drive a little more.
So it all depends on my moods that day, if Im not in the mood of cleaning dirt out of the planes I will drive a little more.
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Well I guess I have no reason to not join one, it'll be worth the gas !
Well I guess I have no reason to not join one, it'll be worth the gas !
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RE: How far do you travel?
ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer
Are you sure about that? I show 6 clubs within 25 miles of Ft Meyers
[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]Check Here[/link]
Are you sure about that? I show 6 clubs within 25 miles of Ft Meyers
[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx]Check Here[/link]
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RE: How far do you travel?
My club is almost exactly 20 miles and I can make it in about 45 to 50 minutes if traffic cooperates. There is a club about 12 miles away but they don't fly during the week on a regular basis. Our club fly's Monday, Thursday and Saturday, we usually have 10 to 15 pilots there all of these days with Sat usually a few more. Most of us get together for lunch at a local fast food place and the fly a couple of turns after lunch.
With gas at it's current price and being on a fixed income I have had to cut my flying from twice a week to just once which is either Monday or Thursday based on weather etc. I have always [since retirement] kept weekend for the family and camping.
Gary
With gas at it's current price and being on a fixed income I have had to cut my flying from twice a week to just once which is either Monday or Thursday based on weather etc. I have always [since retirement] kept weekend for the family and camping.
Gary
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RE: How far do you travel?
When I was in Antioch,TN (Nashville) I was about 5 miles from my club, 2 exits south on the hwy and 1 mile off of the exit. It was about a 5-10 min drive. Now since I moved to Marietta, Ga there are two field within 20 miles. One field is North, and the other is south in Atlanta. There are also a few other fields within about 30-40 miles. The funny thing is that all the fields are about 30 min away.
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RE: How far do you travel?
It's 23 miles to the County Parks and Rec field with a paved runway; about 30 minutes. Our alternate field is 32 miles or 40 miutes and that is behind the track at Lowes' Motor Speedway. Neat place to fly but closed during the races for obvious reasons.