>he said that it was ok to fly electric but that the noise was kind of
>worrisome...<
Good post, Mark.
It might be that he was not so much worried about the noise _per_se_, but
that a "non-silent" plane flying at the field might set a bad precedent and
attract (louder) glo-powered planes.
At Polo fields and Sod farms we walk on thin ice-- wonderful places to fly,
but we don't want to do anything to jeopardize our continued use of the
field.
--Bill
>From: Mark Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: John Derstine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ed Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [RCSE] Electrics at Glider fields
>Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 10:19:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I am a member and past VP of MRCSS, the same club to
>which Ed Berris belongs, although I now live some 4
>hours away and am not close to the day to day
>happenings there. Ed brought up this question in
>preparation for a meeting with the club Le' Grand
>Fromage last night. I am not sure what brought up this
>discussion within our club on having electrics at our
>club field but there are issues which could effect all
>of us. Our club is chartered as promoting the
>enjoyment of sailplane modeling and as such have no
>specific charter to promote electrics.
>
>We have some great flying fields in this club and have
>had outstanding relationships with the landowners for
>many years. It has taken a lot of good PR and common
>sense to keep what we have and our goal is not to
>loose the fields we fly at. It looks like there is no
>problem with the speed 600 30 second motor run floater
>type of electric sailplane but our fear seems to be
>with the high power high wing loading types. They can
>be just as annoying to some as a fueled airplane
>model. The question is how do you be fair about it?
>Why one and not the other and when exactly is the line
>crossed and who will be the judge. All tough
>questions.
>
>What is the need to fly electric at our clubs fields
>when there is a sister club specifically for electrics
>locally with which there are many common members
>between both clubs.
>
>I also belong to MARCS here in Madison, WI and while
>the club is mostly power with it's own flying field,
>we also have an autonomous soaring contingent who fly
>at a local polo field. Last summer I was out flying my
>Zagi 400 at the polo field and the land owner came
>down to see if I was a member of the club. I assured
>him I was and it seemed his concern was the noise of
>the Zagi. He thought it was a fuel model and was
>surprised it was electric. After showing him the model
>and how it worked he said that it was ok to fly
>electric but that the noise was kind of worrisome. In
>our conversations I showed him my non powered
>sailplanes and did a walk through of what we did and
>how. He seemed like a good fellow with a genuine
>curiosity about our hobby. I expressed my enjoyment of
>the hobby and that it was my peaceful time and where I
>got many of life's enjoyments and thanked him for
>allowing me to do it on his property. He made a good
>point that we all must remember, that these times are
>also his time to relax and find peace from the weekday
>stress of life. I took that to mean we all must exist
>together and I now do not fly electric there for fear
>he will not give his permission to fly when the lease
>comes up for renewal.
>
>I agree there is a lot of knowledge and technology
>swapping that can take place, but when our ability to
>fly on someone else's property solely because of the
>nature of RC Soaring (read quiet and peaceful) can be
>compromised we have to be concerned.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mark Miller
>
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