WOW... Welcome to the discussion Jean (JR) it's all yours now.... Go tell them..... Sorry, but I find it's just not worth discussing it with you after you flaming me like that...... You always have something derogatory to say about what I post... See you... whenever.

By the way folks, just for the record, I became a CD on my own. I researched and wrote the test on my own. I was a CD before the other members became CD's in one of the clubs I belong to and I helped them others get theirs...... If there was any outside influence outside of this, I am truly unaware, but I thank-you for your help. I had members of the club JR was referring to and JR, ask me if I had my CD to sanction an event I was planning for them, sooo..... if they did not know I had it, how could they have helped me. And yes, I do know Wes De Cou and have spoken to him on the phone about acquiring a new air field at the Corona Airport should it be closed by the Army Corp of Engineers, seeing as we very soon may loose ours to housing and golf courses.

Anyway, I don't have a personal axe to grind with anybody and somehow I've gotten off topic. Please accept my apology.

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January 2006 issue, page 156, 5th paragraph, Model Aviation Magazine, Flying Site Assistance, Wes De Cou:

“The number one reason for the lack of or loss of flying facilities is the perception held by site owners, local public officials, and local residents, that model aviation is an inherently noisy activity.”
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This is a good quote..... Does everyone agree that it's really not a noise problem, although perceived as noise problem, so as to justify their actions for taking our fields away for an ulterior motive such as MONEY, MONEY, MONEY?

How can we stop that? I read from some of you that purchasing our field might be the answer. Some of you are saying promoting this as more of a sport than a hobby would make us more well known. I agree with that but how does that help us make the communities happy and become our friends? How does that make the so called "Soccer Mom" happy?