Originally Posted by
astrohog
I believe you are spot-on! As much as it would be neat to have indoor flying facilities (especially for those of us in the Northern climates who have a limited flying season), there is a reason that there are virtually no (as far as I am aware) dedicated indoor flying sites that have been operational for any length of time. My experience is that they come and go because the numbers/support simply do not add up over time.
Because of that, I feel it is a very irresponsible use of AMA dollars.
Regards,
Astro
I'm a member of the Remote Control Club of Detroit. We fly out of Wetzel state park. During the winter months we have the ability to fly indoors at a soccer arena, which is probably the only cost effective way to have an indoor flying hangar. Those soccer families pay through the nose to play there and have their tournaments etc. Anything we're paying them is a pittance in comparison.
The big issue with the indoor flying is that it's 40+ miles away from the field we fly at normally, and then it's only one or two days a week from noon to three, which is great for the retired/unemployed but unfortunately not me. unless I quit my job.. Is my wife around? lol
Also, there's no discount for buying the whole seasons worth of flying there. It's really sad honestly. The only way to keep something like that going is to make part of the building a hobby shop. Just like the guys that mostly focus on cars, I have seen a few of those shops thriving and expanding because they include an indoor track.Might be a good business idea for umx and mini quad guys.