New Field

The club has finally moved to a new flying field just South-East of Aldeby village overlooking the Waveney valley. It has taken a lot of hard work and the trials and tribulations have been many, but after roughly a year the field is finally ready to use and on the 1st of July 2006 the field saw the first day of flying by the club members.

The following pictures show a brief history of the new field from it's conception to completion and day one of flying from the site.

The first set of photos were taken when the club was first offered the field and as you can see you needed a lot of imagination to believe it could become a flying field..... but we are nothing if not imaginative. The photos were taken from a point 150yds into the field and facing different directions.

The following photos of the field were taken just before Christmas and show the grass growing nicely. The seed used was stadium quality and should once established give a superb surface.

The following photos were taken while the car parking area was being laid out and show the work in progress at the entrance (work being carried out by Waveney Asphalt), the run from the gate to the car parking area and the car park, the flying field and the work crew. The car parking area is stage 1 and will be increased in size (stage 2) in the new year, funds permitting, The grass surface has been covered in a re-enforcing mesh supplied by Tenax Ltd. which will allow light vehicle usage throughout the year without surface erosion, this product is widely used in car parks etc. but is very expensive.

The photos below were taken on the 1st day of flying at the new field on 1st July 2006. The first set show the models being noise tested to make sure they meet the "below 82db" criteria, if any model was above 82db then it was not allowed to fly and moves were taken to quiet the model down, i.e.. larger propeller.

The following photos show a view of the pit area from the middle of the field and from behind, and the transmitter pound.

 The next set of photos are of action..... if you can call it that, in the pits and of course, our illustrious chairman having the very first flight from the new field.

The last photos are of members relaxing and passing comments on the flying on what turned out to be a glorious hot summers day, summed up in one word.... BRILLIANT!.....  Oh! I'll leave you to make your own comment on the Chairman's headwear......?

It has taken more than a year from it's conception through the planning and preparation of the field, which was up until October 2005 just a ploughed field, until we are now able to use it for flying. It has taken a lot of hard work and much expense by the club members, but we feel it was worth it. Bring on the calm sunny days.....

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