Kitsap ARCS used to use the back runway in Bremerton for RC flying. They
shared it with the dragster folks, since it is never used as a runway (due to
prevalent winds). I don't know if they still do, but there is an asphalt
runway that isn't normally used you can check out.
Tom Condon
On Sep 17, 2019, at 10:52 AM, Tom Speer <me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In this case, I'm more concerned with takeoff than landing. I don't think we
can get a heavily loaded Mini-Apprentice to take off on our grass runway. It
is hard enough as it is to get the plane to roll at its light weight. I'm
also concerned that, even with the east alders removed, we won't have a clear
path to depart after takeoff. But rolling is the biggest problem.
I see two solutions. One is to go to another venue to make the loaded
flights. I've not been to the Chimicum field, yet, but while I've heard it
is windy there, they may have a smoother runway and more open flying area.
There are probably other fields in the area that have paved or geotextile
surfaces.
The other solution is to put down a smoother surface on our runway. We
decided not to go with a geotextile surface because of the cost, but I am
going to look at Home Depot to see what they might have in way of a cheaper
alternative. We don't need something that will last, and we don't need it to
be wide enough to land on. It just needs to be something we can put down for
loaded takeoffs and then pack up at the end of the day.
Cheers,
Tom
On 9/16/19 4:41 PM, Thomas Condon wrote:
Tom,
Don't have runway envy. Tarmac runways do much more damage on a rough
landing than grass!
The Other Tom!
On Sep 16, 2019, at 12:40 PM, Tom Speer <me@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:me@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I have runway envy!
It's clear we will need provision for a lot more weight than will fit
inside the wing. Probably a ballast box like they have, and maybe some
ballast boxes out on the wings, too. I'm thinking Northrop Gamma style
wheel pants that come down from where the tail booms mount.
Cheers,
Tom
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