Bob Gordon

Having and retaining a flying field is perhaps the most important aspect of club affairs. Without a field, a club's membership list soon diminishes as fliers look elsewhere for a place to put their super creations into the air. Improving a field can also be a challenge, and I think the Connecticut Model Airplane Club's story can be helpful to others-especially those clubs in areas of heavy population, such as the Northeastern US. Do you want to improve the appearance of your flying facility for only a few hundred dollars? Then read on. As early as 1956 a CL club was formed under the name of the Bridgeport Flying Balsa Bugs, and they flew their models at a field called 90 Acres. In 1976 Frank Castro revitalized the club for CL fliers at 90 Acres, naming the group the Connecticut Balsa Bugs. A flying field was established at Seaside Park in 1979 because some of the members were switching to radio control, and in 1982 a move was made to Wampus Lane in Milford.