How far is your field from your home?
12-12-2009, 07:27 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
Other than the club field I belong to I go out in the country about 5 miles to an old graveyard. It has a nice landing area that some caretaker keeps mowed on a weekly basis.
Non of the residents there have complained about the noise so that makes it nice!
big dan
Non of the residents there have complained about the noise so that makes it nice!
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12-17-2009, 02:04 PM
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My field.....30 second drive from my house!
Lord blessed me with parents that allowed me to put my runway right in the middle of their 300 acre property along with my house!!!
<- see avatar pic
Lord blessed me with parents that allowed me to put my runway right in the middle of their 300 acre property along with my house!!!<- see avatar pic
12-17-2009, 05:21 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
UVA Club Field is 26 miles one way. Outlaw Field (unused industrial park) is less than 5 miles round trip. The only problem with the Outlaw field is the curbs. They can be hell on an RC model!
12-19-2009, 09:19 AM
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My clubs field is around 28 miles round trip, (bellairflyers.com) But, I am blessed, I've got 5 acres and can fly out the back yard, and yes I MOW it, but not all of it. whew !! 
12-19-2009, 01:44 PM
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I have flown off and on for 42 years at the same field not far from the house. I don't have to mow grass or share flying time with others.
There are no out of pocket expenses or club dues
But the ground is rough, sometimes the grass is a little higher than ideal. I use 3 1/2" wheels because of this. The closest trees are 1/4 mile to the East. Rarely have turbulent wind from the east.
There are no out of pocket expenses or club dues
But the ground is rough, sometimes the grass is a little higher than ideal. I use 3 1/2" wheels because of this. The closest trees are 1/4 mile to the East. Rarely have turbulent wind from the east.
12-19-2009, 03:18 PM
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ORIGINAL: Greg Wright
I belong to two clubs, the one field is 23 miles away and the other field that i go to quite a bit is 140 miles.
I belong to two clubs, the one field is 23 miles away and the other field that i go to quite a bit is 140 miles.
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12-21-2009, 12:45 AM
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ORIGINAL: Luftwaffe Oberst
I have to drive about 15 miles to my Club. Not bad eh?
Pete
I have to drive about 15 miles to my Club. Not bad eh?
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12-22-2009, 11:25 PM
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13 miles and it takes about 25 minutes.
I forgot my transmitter at home one day. I drove back to get it...had fun flying
When I got home I was unloading the car and @%!@!% no transmitter. It was at the field on a picnic table.
About 4 hours flying and 2 hours driving.
I had a check list too. Damn
I forgot my transmitter at home one day. I drove back to get it...had fun flying
When I got home I was unloading the car and @%!@!% no transmitter. It was at the field on a picnic table.
About 4 hours flying and 2 hours driving.
I had a check list too. Damn
12-23-2009, 02:14 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
I live less than 1/2 mile from our field. It takes me longer to load up everything then it does to drive there. Our club ( River City Radio Controllers ) is lucky as that our field is in a state park ( Tom Sawyer State Park ) which is named after Diana Sawyers (national news lady's ) dad and it is in the city.
03-01-2010, 08:32 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
Out my back door. 2500' x 400' Yes I have to mow it, but have 8 ft mower.
I work and live at the airfield. Crop Dusters Thrush 660 -550 -510 soon
to ad an ag-cat
I work and live at the airfield. Crop Dusters Thrush 660 -550 -510 soon
to ad an ag-cat
03-01-2010, 08:43 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
same here,, I fly off of my my back porch( I live on a 300 acre ranch ) and the next one is about 3 miles away.. we can watch each other fly most of the times.. BIG PLANES
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03-01-2010, 08:57 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
Hello!
You guys have it lucky! On a good day with no traffic, I am two hours away from the only field available, and further from the only club!
If I forget something, I improvise. (That's why I bring a battery pack, soldering iron, glue gun, covering iron, balsa and other materials when I go flying!!!)
You guys have it lucky! On a good day with no traffic, I am two hours away from the only field available, and further from the only club!
If I forget something, I improvise. (That's why I bring a battery pack, soldering iron, glue gun, covering iron, balsa and other materials when I go flying!!!)
03-04-2010, 12:12 AM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
About 7 miles one way. 10 minutes. I am very lucky. over 700 ft runway, shelter house, porti-pot, plenty of parking. Monroe County RC Club. We are a Gold leader club.
03-07-2010, 01:37 PM
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RE: How far is your field from your home?
I'm more or less live near three flying area. To the east 9 miles is the Whittier Narrows Field. To the Northeast 21 miles is the Apollo (San Fernando) field. The Rose Bowl (electric only) is 12 miles north.
03-07-2010, 03:50 PM
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Nine thousand seven hundred and eighty six steps going over to the flying site and coming back Nine thousand seven hundred ninety nine steps! Wait a minut that can't be right! I will have to do it again, Darn one leg being longer then the other!
