private flying filed annual fees
09-01-2006, 03:29 PM
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private flying filed annual fees
Am considering investing in 20 acres of farmland, and seeding 5 acres to grass for an RC field and cash renting balance to a farmer. What would you pay annually to have access to a private 5 acre grass field in a rural area, 5 to 10 miles from your home, that is mowed weekly, with no trees, electric wires, or houses within a mile?
09-01-2006, 03:40 PM
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RE: private flying filed annual fees
Our Club pays $5000 a year for a similar setup. Keep in mind we're in Alaska, the grass grows only 4 months out of the year and when the snow falls the field pretty much is closed till spring unless we get the road in plowed (more $) or we get a Chinook wind that blows what it doesn't melt clear.
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09-01-2006, 03:54 PM
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RE: private flying filed annual fees
Same set-up you describe with 700ft x 50ft mowed runway, with costal bermuda grass. The guy charges us $65 a year. He has 40 acres, with that not used for the runway, leased to a farmer.
09-01-2006, 04:38 PM
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Two closest club fields are similar. 300' runways with only crops beyond. Closest trees maybe 250-300yds in one direction at one field. Nothing close at the other. Both have private drive into them with gravel on it.
Both clubs are $90-$100 a year.
The mowing, plugging, fertilizer, road maintenance uses that up and the membership runs contests and fly-ins and swap meets to make the money to do anything else. Both clubs have around 75 members.
Both clubs are $90-$100 a year.
The mowing, plugging, fertilizer, road maintenance uses that up and the membership runs contests and fly-ins and swap meets to make the money to do anything else. Both clubs have around 75 members.
09-01-2006, 04:41 PM
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AMA membership is important to any landowner. Make sure your members have it. Either that or you got a policy that'll cover model airplane accidents. The AMA insurance is 2ndary, but a lot of insurance that's primary has nothing about models, which is the kicker.
09-01-2006, 04:42 PM
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$60 per year for this club http://www.atlrcclub.com/ with a large asphalt runway. Inside the Atlanta beltway and is a perfect flying site.
09-01-2006, 06:21 PM
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RE: private flying filed annual fees
WE fly over 100+ acers. 5 of that is used for a runway, parking, shelter, and so on. Our club leases the land (how much I don't know 5-100).I find $60 a year is pretty good. [sm=thumbs_up.gif]
09-02-2006, 02:02 PM
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RE: private flying filed annual fees
Two "golf course green" type runways N/S & E/W 300' plus long by 100' wide, pilot stations, shelter house, benches, grill, porta john=$50.00 per year, plus AMA membership.
