John Tee Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 A bit open to interpretation. From where we park to parking the models - 2 metres, cars one side of the track and pits the other. From there to the strip 30 metres. In winter when wet and access difficult 5 - 600 metres. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Less than 20m for me unless I'm on my own & forgotten my gate key..... Then it might be closer to 100m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Kremen Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 BMFA Handbook (2010 Edition) P22 diagrams 'R/C Power Flying Site Layout & Flight Patterns' anyone? Car Park to pits quote "at least 100m" .... The replies suggest many are possibly otherwise ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy G. Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 In the summer it's about 150 yards from the car to the pits, in the winter if the ground gets water logged then it's nearer to half a mile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Posted by Capt Kremen on 14/07/2017 20:55:54: BMFA Handbook (2010 Edition) P22 diagrams 'R/C Power Flying Site Layout & Flight Patterns' anyone? Car Park to pits quote "at least 100m" .... The replies suggest many are possibly otherwise ????? There are two issues with this recommendation. First - is the site actually large enough to allow for this layout? Second - with our ageing and increasingly immobile flying population 100M is risking a heart attack or stroke for many. Think I'm joking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 As Bob states, this distance is a recommendation. In our case, such a layout is impossible but we have erected a stout 10 foot high chain link fence to protect both our pits and car park area. Obviously, without a roof there can always be incursions but it does protect against the majority of take off and landing incidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Kremen Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Yes Bob, I fully recognize the two issues you raise, especially the second!!!! The 'ideal' and 'reality' of the majority of UK flying sites are very often poles apart. Having flown in Europe and the States on many occasions, it's an eye opener as to what facilities the model fliers of those lands regularly enjoy i.e. Superb Parking, Pits & Flight Lines not to mention permanent on site club house with full 'domestic' facilities. Meanwhile back here ... 'You can fly on the local rubbish tip Mon, Weds & Third Sunday of the month between 10 & 1' .... We can but dream of better conditions !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Our normal car park/pits arrangement: ...and the first catch of the new netting: We're lucky enough to own our own site so have been able to invest in a small clubhouse and garage for our grass cutting equipment etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Posted by Mike Etheridge 1 on 12/07/2017 15:47:03: I have voted for between 20 and 100 metres, this is for one club that flies at a well know horse racing course in Surrey. I'm assuming the question means from the parking to the pits (though it's little unclear!) in which case I think you need a new measuring tape, Mike! Google Earth shows me that from the best parking position to the closest edge of the pits it's around 220m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 John, My goodness I knew it was a fairly long walk but not that far. I should have known better having featured four times in the finals of the Croydon school sports 220 yards sprints in the 1960's !. However my left knee collapsed the other day so flying is out for me at the moment. Not heard from Roger lately, I hope he is OK ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Robertson 3 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Nil. Naught. Zero. From the double - leaf French Door threshold of the conservatory, over the field opposite. Alternatively: - 1 metre (negative 1m) from inside the conservatory. But - ONLY with a 48 gram UMX Radian and ONLY when the wife's out and ONLY when a hand-catch feels likely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I very much doubt whether the 100M recommended car park distance would be implemented by many clubs if it was practical to get the cars closer and thereby avoid a long walk. Both of my clubs have parking within thirty or so metres of the flying areas, but each club has very strict rules on model operation and no-fly zones. A 200M round trip back to your car to get your sarnies, drink, sunglasses etc is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Posted by john stones 1 on 12/07/2017 21:00:16: 2 feet. 1 foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Robertson 3 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Posted by iqon on 17/07/2017 09:41:52: Posted by john stones 1 on 12/07/2017 21:00:16: 2 feet. 1 foot Units not recognised - Please re-enter . . . Beep . . . Beep . . . Beep . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Posted by John Robertson 3 on 17/07/2017 23:40:57: Posted by iqon on 17/07/2017 09:41:52: Posted by john stones 1 on 12/07/2017 21:00:16: 2 feet. 1 foot Units not recognised - Please re-enter . . . Beep . . . Beep . . . Beep . . . You'd better get used to them - I'm launching a de-metrification campaign to align with the US market once we're Brexited.... If only I could remember how many square perches there are in a rood... Edited By Martin Harris on 18/07/2017 00:13:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Robertson 3 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Jeeze. Yer oan yer own, laddie. 1 perch = 0.25 rood. Approximately. Apparently. "Gordon Bennet". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It was an attempt at irony but for the sake of technical veracity, there are 40 Roods to a Perch. 50 years after being introduced to the simplicities of the metric system, I still do a mental conversion from mm to inches in order to visualise distances. I feel sorry for those whose school exercise books didn't have those wonderful tables of exotic weights and measures on the back. Edited By Martin Harris on 18/07/2017 10:16:21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I used to work with a guy who used to measure stuff in a unique way....eg...one measurement he gave me to cut was 2m 3". It made for an interesting Day. I only have to fall out of my van to fly. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Robertson 3 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 "Irony"? Don't remember that one. Is it one of the heavy metals? "1 perch = 0.25 rood. Approximately. Apparently." Damned metric system - where did that missing zero go? I read "0.0250000001384" and rounded down. And failed miserably. Never happened in the Imperial System. School exercise book tables? I absolutely loved them. I, too, found them "exotic". Not only that, but I have some silver groats tucked away in my goodie box. And a couple of farthings. And half-crowns. And crowns. I think I'll go and have a wee gloat later. My daughter's partner is Swedish. He enjoys tormenting me - he takes every opportunity to talk about "decilitres", "hectares" and fuel consumption of "litres per 100km". What ARE these things? " D.D. : Yes, very nice, but how FAR do you have to fall out of your van in order to fly? Surely this is an important measurement given the topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1/2 a stride !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Yes.....literally 50 CM ( about 19.5 inches in old money) of course then I have to walk all the way to the back to get the planes out.... D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty 50 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Club field is 100 metres from car park to pits & 20 metres from pits to flight line. But it is bumpy, does that make it longer (feels like it)...? My degree-educated son (now 33) is still struggling with my metric foot (305 mm) and metric yard (915 mm). How many times have you seen these lengths - or multiples of them? e.g. 605 x 1220 mm (2' x 4' plywood sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty 50 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Ooops - make that 610 x 1220 mm. Keyboard can't count... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 When I had to prepare specification sheets for plans in RC Model World they wanted both square inches and grams etc. Working out the wing loading in grams per square decimeters etc. was a pain and called for frequent use of the conversion websites. RCM&E is far more civilised and only want it in Imperial. On a similar but different aspect. I have a habit of reading off a measurement as 3/8 plus a 1/16 for example. I once did that and a friend said "Oh, you do it that way too!" Do other people do the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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