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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>The piece that’s missing in this decision is the activity level and “style” of the airport. We held an event at a local municipal airport and it remained open...But a few things prevailed. A) the traffic was VERY low, and B) we were able to invite (and had interest from) all of the resident pilots to come spectate. There was mutual interest, and there was no antagonism about us interfering with “their” runway. Our tone was one of appreciative guests, and they played the part of willing hosts. <BR>
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In a two day event we had 2 full scales land and we stopped both times. In one of the two cases, the pilot who intended to stop, refuel and go, chose to stay the remaining 2.5 hours and watch rather than disrupt the event again.<BR>
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It has far more to do with the local volume and the relationship you have with the local flyers and airport management than it does a cut and dry, do or don’t fly at airports.<BR>
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-Mark<BR>
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On 1/17/08 12:22 PM, "J N Hiller" <jnhiller@earthlink.net> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT COLOR="#000080"><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>During the 25+ years I have been competing here in the northwest we have always had at least one contest held ad an active airport that has very little traffic. We just land and when the full size aircraft clears the runway we go back up and pick up where we left off. It happens rarely, kind of like having a mid-air. I would much rather deal with this than not have the contest. <BR>
Some days are diamonds and some days are stones.<BR>
Jim Hiller<BR>
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<B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]</a><B>On Behalf Of </B>Ed Deaver<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:43 AM<BR>
<B>To:</B> NSRCA Mailing List<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Full Scale Airport<BR>
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I have been put in a difficult situation here in Lubbock and am interested in some of your valued opinions.<BR>
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Scenario:<BR>
Our club field (now) is a small airport in Abernathy, 20 miles North of Lubbock. The city will not close the airport for model events. The club may not support a contest at the city field (not the club "home" field.)<BR>
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My question is;<BR>
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How do you feel about competing at a site, requiring you to immediately land as soon as a full scale plane is on final?<BR>
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I don't think there is much full scale traffic, but it only takes one incident/hard landing or interuption to that burner flight you have been looking for all summer, to make the contest unenjoyable.<BR>
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Thank you for your input.<BR>
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Ed<BR>
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