Our field was lost in 1992. We had a great field, an decommissioned runway at Camp San Luis Obispo National Guard Camp. I never got to fly there, but I've seen photos of the Nationals held there and some of the other contest. We had quite a draw, including major manufactures and dealers. We were big time, then Blink, it was all a memory. There were a number of things leading up to our eviction, and at one point, one of the members decided the club officers weren’t working fast enough on something he wanted so he went to the National Guard headquarters and voiced his ideas and we were evicted within days. We went from Jan 1992 to June 1998 without a field. Our present field I great, but due to our being guest of Cal Poly, we play by their rules and they won't let up hold contest or any event. Our field is for members only and the Cal Poly Aerospace department and students.

One of the guys who was instrumental in getting our present field wrote an article, that was published in the July 2000 issue of Model Aviation, about our club history. I am afraid that some of the lessons of the past are about to be repeated. We are all holding our breaths, hoping we don't have to go on a search again.

I am in the process of getting that article on our web site but for now, you can find it in the AMA archives. Look for the July 2000 edition. It is worth reading.

Don