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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/13/2003 9:57:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Two clubs at one public(city) park...disaster or what? Please share ideas...experiences. Can this ever work?
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Status: offline 		We have 3 (or maybe 4) at the same public field

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/14/2003 4:41:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		There are quite a number of sites like you describe around the country. Many AMA clubs share a municipal facility.

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/14/2003 3:49:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		The two government-supported field that I have been associated with (One county-supported field in NJ and the other city-supported field in Florida) both require only AMA membership and a check out flight. Neither required club membership, so it was open flying for all AMA members. Both fields had at least one club associated with it, but may have had more.

The procedures were standard (Freq pins, impound, flying rules) for everyone, so there really shouldn't be an issue.

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/15/2003 4:50:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think a lot will depend on the kind of flying you do. If they are all powered planes, then you should not have a problem. If some are gliders, powered, free-flight, and helicopters, then you may have to pick days for specific model types then other days for open flying.

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/30/2003 6:02:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		all the fields here are public fields...there are at least 3 clubs that i know of that fly at them all..for the most part we all get along good...there will always be a few bad apples but thats life..i just go out and have fun...as a newbie i have had help from just about every club here....now when this one guy fly's i get out of the air because he thinks he's god's gift to R/C...ok i'll stop..spooner

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/30/2003 6:55:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Since it is a public park that you are being allowed to use, one would assume that there is a posted set of rules that all must abide by. If so no problem. If there isn't, and there are two clubs with two sets of rules, well then...

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Re: two clubs...one flying site? - 7/30/2003 7:46:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by I2DDD
Two clubs at one public(city) park...disaster or what? Please share ideas...experiences. Can this ever work? [/QUOTE]

In San Antonio there are multiple clubs with multiple fields and they support multiple disiplines. The San Antonio Propbustes supports R/C, but not gliders, and C/L at one field. The other multiple disipline club supports R/C and freeflight.

If both clubs are R/C, get a frequency sharing agreement if the site is large enough to safely fly at 2 locations at the same time and you are in business. If both clubs are not R/C, there should not be a serious problem as long as some separation agreements are put in place to keep the R/C guys from landing on whatever or the whatever folks from wandering across the active runway without working the flying traffic.

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Only one runway - 7/30/2003 8:11:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks to all so far for your input. In this case there will be only one runway and a pad the clubs will share for R/C powered airplanes,gliders,free-flight, helicopter and control line. Also there will be non club fliers using the park.

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/30/2003 8:45:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by justgotr
now when this one guy fly's i get out of the air because he thinks he's god's gift to R/C...ok i'll stop..spooner [/QUOTE]

Wow he must get around... Not only do I get outta the air, but head for cover :P

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Re: Only one runway - 7/30/2003 8:59:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by I2DDD
Thanks to all so far for your input. In this case there will be only one runway and a pad the clubs will share for R/C powered airplanes,gliders,free-flight, helicopter and control line. Also there will be non club fliers using the park. [/QUOTE]

This is the way we HAVE run multiple R/C disiplines at one field and a hint at the problems.

The runway was for standard R/C and the helicopter guys Thor fly the normal pattern with no hovering over the runway line but a special place for them. The CL circle is on the other side of the parking lot and the gliders were launched in the middle of the pattern overfly area. We tried putting the choppers in the back, but pin (frequency) control became a problem. The glider guys were a problem because of the high start (it eats airplanes if they hit it as it is coming down) and they hog the pin. Of course there was also a safety concern for them so we stopped mixing those into what we fly.

The other club mixes free flighters with R/Cers and I have never asked how because one of their flying sites is an auxiliary Air Force touch and go base.

Good luck

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/30/2003 9:49:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think it would be determined on the cooperative (or lack thereof) attitude that the members of the different clubs are willing to exhibit.

Hevens, even when only ONE club utilizes one field, problems can arise.

A number of years ago, a number of our members bit the SFA bait, quit AMA, and became SFAers (uh oh, hope not to start an AMA v SFA debate). The SFA'ers acquired the proper permission to fly on our state owned site. Nothing was different than before. Not better, not worse.

It's all in the attitude.

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two clubs...one flying site? - 7/31/2003 4:44:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, the more I get to read your posts, the more it sounds like there won't be a problem. Since neither club is responsible for the field (non club members using it also) there should not be a problem. Everyone has to abide by the rules set forth by whoever governs the park.

When I lived in St. Louis there was a public flying field like this called Buder Park. Worked just like any old club field, except there were no dues and it was maintained by the parks department.

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