[NSRCA-discussion] New Field lay out Advice

[Fred Huber]

I deal with beginners... and wind direction, even if light can play a huge factor in early lessons.

If this is a club general use field.  wind does matter.  Its far easier to get beginners past thier fear of wind if they can generally take off and land into wind straight down the runway.  Then teaching wind compensation for crosswind  on takeoff and landing is easier because they are't totally freaked out by a 7 to 10 mph breeze.

The contest will be one or two weekends a year... the rest of the flying is year round.

The statement that he has 300 avres available... there's probably room for 5 airfields (which means you could just about host the NATS) on the property... (unless that was a typo....)  we only overfly appx 12 acres.  If they really have that much room... they could easilly have the contest strip and another strip oriented for the prevailing wind.
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  From: twtaylor 
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  I want the sun out of the way. I could care less about the wind as it changes daily. If the wind gets over 10 mph they don't fly anyway. J 

   


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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Del K. Rykert
  Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:01 PM
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  That issues may be trued if only catering to experienced /competent, pilots but if field is also being used by inexperienced and pilots just learning then wind direction is a big issue IMHO.

   

      Del

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    From: Archie Stafford 

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    Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:54 AM

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    I would definitely lay it out facing north rather than worrying about the wind.   Much easier to deal with a  crosswind occasionally than it is not be able to fly part of a day because of the sun.  

     


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    From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Fred Huber
    Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:46 AM
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    What direction is the prevailing wind in relation to runway orientation?

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: twtaylor 

      To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 

      Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:48 AM

      Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] New Field lay out Advice

       

      In the process of laying out a field for Pattern and IMAC, along with normal flying. I attached a crude drawing in paint. What do you guys think? Any improvements? The runway paralles an access road that is dirt and is only used for driving around the property during the week and not much then. Over flight area is about 300 acres and the nearest house is about ½ mile out center and none on either end. The field faces almost due north so sun will not be a problem. I proposed a 80x600 runway of smooth grass with somewhat smooth over runs.


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