Fmf rc,

You must know Charlie and the other early morning guys. I've been trying to convince them to come to Kissena in the mornings, and we now have 5 -6 guys flying from 6AM to 8:30AM on Saturdays and Sundays. Sometimes I fly at Flushing Meadow on weekdays on my way to work, but having the expressway right next to the field worries me and the trees that surround the field are a pain. (As you pass through the gate, look at the tallest tree directly at the farthest end of the field, near the lake. I had a plane stuck in the very top of that tree last summer.)

Its always best to take off and land directly into the wind. Since the plane's ability to fly is controlled by the speed of the plane compared to the air, not the ground, you can take off and land in a much smaller space when the plane is facing into the wind.

Hope you can make it some time to Kissena. I look forward to meeting you.