Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 12 May 2008 17:45:04 GMT, wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 12 May 2008 15:55:05 GMT, wrote in
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The vast majority of modelers fly at whatever open space they can find.

Certainly that is true out in the country, but within urban settings,
radio control model flight is usually conducted at model flying fields
for obvious reasons.

Which is whatever open space they can find.

It's easy to make an assertion without providing any supporting
documentation.

You mean like you've been doing about the Raven and the USAF procedures
for operating it?

You will see from the document below, that designated model flying
fields are indeed coveted in the Los Angeles area:

What you see in the document you reference is that many cities in SoCal
have run the modelers out of the city owned parks so they go to whatever
open space they can find.

And once again, there is no one to "designate" a model flying field.

It would seem to me, that prior to its conversion into a golf course,
Mile Square Park was regarded by the city of Fountain Valley as a
model flying field. But, no doubt you are able to provide evidence to
the contrary, right?

Actually, Mile Square Park was originally known as Mile Square Naval
Outlying Landing Field until it was totally abandoned by the military
in 1974 and converted into a park.

See:

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/...OrangeCo_C.htm

and:

http://www.ocparks.com/milesquare/de...p?Show=History

The park was never designated a "model flying field" but many modelers
and landsailers used the three paved runways until the city chased
them all out in 2000 to tear out the runways and expand the golf course.

The runways when they existed were a very small part of the total park.

And yes, I've actually been to Mile Square Park many times.

One thing you seem to be totally incapable of understanding is that
there is no one to "designate" a model flying field. There are no
specific law or regulations governing model flight nor any organization
empowered to do any designation.

Under US law that which is not prohibited is allowed. Or, in other
words, modelers fly anywhere there is a flat space where no one objects
to their presence.

After the Ontario Motor Speedway shut down the abandoned parking lots
were extensively used by modelers until developers chased them out.

That was next to the 10 freeway and just under the approach end to a
runway at KONT (class C) that no longer exists.

Modelers used to fly in the empty field between a housing development
and the 15 freeway in Fontana until developers built houses on the field.

Modelers are flying off a field just of the 30 freeway next to a housing
development in Highland.

You haven't a clue.


--
Jim Pennino

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