How far do you travel?
11-13-2011, 03:22 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
I belong to 3 Clubs, my closest home field is 8 miles, then next one, which is grass and a LOT of room to fly my 44% Giles is 53 miles and about an hour travel time. Then, for a good turbine field, I go 2.5 hours or 120 miles to fly my jets.
11-13-2011, 06:12 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
ORIGINAL: piper_chuck
My flying site is within 175 feet of my shop, pic below. Have another that's about 7 miles away. The nearest formal club is about 15 miles.
ORIGINAL: bob8619
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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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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11-13-2011, 06:39 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
ORIGINAL: bob8619
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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Lake Land RC inc Oconomowoc 5 mi by road
Rubicon Aera Flyers Rubicon 20 "
Pebble Creek Flyers Waukesha 18 "
Winter in Arizona 2 clubs
Arizona Model aviators Apache Jct. 5 "
East Vally Aviators Apache Jct. 7 "
Guess I have it rather good.
11-13-2011, 06:48 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
Try this it may be a little out dated may 5 or 6 years since an update but it has most of the shanctioned fields in the world:
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http://lmfc.de/402368-RCClubs.kmz <- Copy this line then click on upper URL and
past to serch maps line in Google maps.
past to serch maps line in Google maps.
11-13-2011, 07:21 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
5 miles over country roads to a friends house or 26 miles to my local club.
It really depends on who I want to interact with in the pits.
Either way, it's always a good time.
It really depends on who I want to interact with in the pits.
Either way, it's always a good time.
11-13-2011, 08:02 AM
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I have my own field about 500 ft outside my door...IF I want to keep it mowed. But, use the local club field most of the time which is 15 miles away and I miss being with them.
More fun then being by yourself and the club has a hard surface runway and a real club house.
More fun then being by yourself and the club has a hard surface runway and a real club house.
11-13-2011, 08:37 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
I travel 25 minutes to my club. I used to travel over an hour. It was frustrating but I took the whole day off every friday so that I could be there all day and then it wasn't so bad.
11-13-2011, 09:04 AM
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I give all you folks credit for your determination to persue something you love no mater how far you have to drive. Im very fortunateI fly in my back yard I have a lot of ground and alot of ground around my home.No pain in the arse neighbors griping about the noise,I fly mostly gas so they are fairly loud. I keep most of my birds all assembled so I just take them out of my shop and gas and fly.I really love it.
11-13-2011, 10:18 AM
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Hey BOB my field is 43 miles away thier is one closer but has no electric or anything. our field has elec, water .pot-a-john coverd awnings and a great bunch of guys and girls 600 ft cut runway on 40 ac, find one that suits you best good luck. PS i live in the country.
11-13-2011, 11:06 AM
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RE: How far do you travel?
two clubs: 1) 10 miles, and 2) almost 20 miles with very bad way. Cons: 1) due to closer radio polution, too many glitches, even with 2.4 Ghz
11-13-2011, 06:00 PM
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RE: How far do you travel?
I used to fly at the Sepulveda basin at the Appolo 11 flying field which is about 17 miles away but it's a zoo on weekends and I've had several mid-airs there and lotsa close calls but there's lots of great guys flying there and it's a great facility with solar powered charging stations and real bathrooms. Lately tho for the past couple years I've been flying mostly at the "Porta-Potty Pilots" club field right here in Sylmar. It's got a 400' paved runway and you can fly prettymuch anything butturbines andlarge scale fastheavy gas warbirds that must land long. It'sdown in a dry desert riverbed between 2 mountains and has been known to flood once in a while but it has ample parking, shelters& tables, a porta-potty (of course) but no AC. It's plenty enough for me andthere's a great crew ofregulars - areal cast of characters down there and it's never real crowded. I fly there 3 or 4 times a week. Best of all it's 6 minutes away frommy house. It's not for hacks or deadstickers so tune yer engine, use your timer and don't miss the runwayor yer gonna crash into a moonscape of cactus,rocks and rattlesnakes and that ain't pretty.
