TIPS FOR CLUBS
from the Fort Worth Thunderbirds Radio Control
Association Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
How Much Land is Really Needed?
When a
club needs to find a new RC flying site, the logical
question must arise as to how much space is really
needed. Negotiations with site owners will usually
require this kind of information. Having been
through this process with our own club, here are
some approximate numbers to help you determine the
space required. In every case, it can be argued that
much more land is required or that much less land
can suffice, but here is a place to start.
Assume that your RC flying site will have a runway
of 400 feet in length and 50 feet wide. A club will
normally mow about 400 feet or more on each end for
approach and departure clearance. To lay out a
comfortable spectators area with a shelter, parking
lot, a flightline and pilots positions, the runway
and some mowed area on the other side of the runway,
all laid out in accordance with recommended AMA
safety standards, will require a total field width
of roughly 600 feet. While a smaller field width
might be possible, be careful to maintain an
adequate and safe separation of spectators from
flight operations and pilots from the active runway.
Using these dimensions, a total of 16.52 acres is
required for ground operations. In addition, an
overfly area of 40 to 60 acres will be used by
average fliers.Q
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