Flying Site Assistance - 2009/12

DICK CARVILLE of Lowell,
Massachusetts, sent me the following
interesting story of the gain when the spirit
of camaraderie is practiced between two
clubs. In this instance, it has resulted in a
happy coexistence for two modeling clubs.
What is interesting is that one club, the
New England Stunt Team flying club, is a
CL club and the other, the 107th R/C Flyers,
is an RC club. The two have become a
happy pair.
I want to share the story as Dick outlined
it with his expression of gratitude to the
107th R/C Flyers for its cooperation which
made it possible.
“I’d like to pass on some good news
relative to keeping a CL flying site. I’d like
to go back to the beginning and outline the
whole story.
“We are a small group of CL aerobatics
fliers and a subset of the New England
Stunt Team flying club. We had been flying
at an agricultural college in Danvers,
Massachusetts, for about 40 years (not a
misprint) under various club names.
“The college was run by the county and
we had a great relationship with the
officials at the school. We often put on
flying exhibitions during the college’s open
house. They liked us; we liked them.
“Then county government was abolished
and the state took over the school. They
promptly ejected us. When we asked for a
meeting to discuss the issue, we were told
‘there’s nothing to discuss.’
“Well the good news is that one of the
group, Paul Leblanc, was learning to fly RC
in Saugus, Massachusetts, with the 107th
RC Flyers club and thought the 107th RC
Flyers had a spot that might work for us.
“The 107th had a spot behind their RC
flightline that was perfect; it just needed to
be leveled a bit and groomed. The 107th
welcomed us with open arms and we have
had a great relationship with the 107th
members for the last four years. Several of
us CL folks took up RC as well as CL and a
couple of RC folks took up CL as well as
RC.
“Now along comes another blow to our
CL group. It seems the state needs to make
up some wetland to compensate for wetland
they are filling in in another town, so they
are going to dig up our field and make it
wetland at high tide. We are located in a salt
marsh.
“Saved again by the 107th. The RC
runway is not being impacted by the
wetland issue and will remain as is. The RC
group has been great to us and we have met
a lot of new friends. We were all very sad to
lose our CL field. There would be room to
fly CL but only if standing on the RC
runway.
“What the 107th club voted to do was to
devote Wednesdays from 4 p.m. until dark
and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. until
dark to CL flying. This will keep us as 107th
members.
“I think the 107th R/C Flyers Club has
shown a great spirit of camaraderie and an
appreciation for all types of aeromodeling
that should be recognized and commended.
“All of us CL folks want to thank the
107th leadership and membership for their
display of sharing and teamwork.
“There is room for everyone!”
Flying Site Assistance Joe Beshar | [email protected]
Joe Beshar
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146 MODEL AVIATION
The New England Stunt Team CL
club members above and the
107th R/C Flyers club members in
the photo on the left.
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