<div> My clubs field is across the street from an active Army Base that used to be just for reserves, it has gotten more active because of 911 and the wars, I wanted to have a contest when I first got back in RC but what I have read of peoples feeling on this was just what I expected. This location is even worse because of not airplanes even though we do have C130's, A-10's but the worst is the heli's that go anywhere even with our area being mapped as restricted air space, even from what I understand and don't know if it is a tail or thruth a few years ago a base commander would send up heli's if RC was being flown, the story goes that a call to a senator and the commander was shipped to a new base.</div> <div> Steve Maxwell</div> <div><BR><B><I>Jim Quinn <jaqfly@prodigy.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV>I was at the same contest that Ed Miller
commented on and I totally agree! That contest was a disaster. On the other hand we use a small grass strip with only a few operations a day and that site worked well. We even had a competitor or two fly in with his full size airplane. We didn't land when a plane was on final we would just fly away from the landing pattern. I fly at another contest where we are in the traffic pattern for a near by airport and there too we just fly away.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>JIm Quinn<BR><BR><B><I>Ed Miller <edbon85@tds.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Did that once at a D1 contest. It was totally useless and frustrating. Look <BR>for another site.<BR>Ed M.<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Ed Deaver" <DIVESPLAT@YAHOO.COM><BR>To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 5:42 AM<BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Full Scale
Airport<BR><BR><BR>>I have been put in a difficult situation here in Lubbock and am interested <BR>>in some of your valued opinions.<BR>><BR>> Scenario:<BR>> Our club field (now) is a small airport in Abernathy, 20 miles North of <BR>> Lubbock. The city will not close the airport for model events. The club <BR>> may not support a contest at the city field (not the club "home" field.)<BR>><BR>> My question is;<BR>><BR>> How do you feel about competing at a site, requiring you to immediately <BR>> land as soon as a full scale plane is on final?<BR>><BR>> I don't think there is much full scale traffic, but it only takes one <BR>> incident/hard landing or interuption to that burner flight you have been <BR>> looking for all summer, to make the contest unenjoyable.<BR>><BR>> Thank you for your input.<BR>><BR>> Ed<BR>><BR>><BR>> ---------------------------------<BR>> Be a better friend, newshound, and
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