Originally Posted by
ptrnfan
One of the problems is available space. Where I am, there is a lack of available flying fields as well as tracks (if you are an on or off road RC vehicle enthusiast) due to cost of real estate and open space.
Many clubs I am involved with are consolidating with car enthusiasts and putting tracks at the fields. I know of a field where the majority of flyers were shooters and brought in a shooting club and now has a shooting range as well. Its helping build a membership to help maintain the facility and also since these are on public lands, helps with showing the commissioners that there is an increase in public usage of the land. Its a means of survival since we just lost two sites to development and possibly about to lose a third. Who knows, we may even install a golf driving range if it allows us to keep the land.