flynnt wrote:I thought I,d have good days flying, following your comments. Had two visits to the field this week, but far too windy for me.
But what has surprised me is the length of the grass in front of the pits. We seem to have more uncut grass than cut grass.
Did I miss a discussion about returning the field to nature, so please tell me when did the membership decide to not cut the grass.
Bit harsh me thinks.
Lets clear up a couple of things on Billy's behalf.
Yes there are some long bits but the runway is as smooth and short as ever. It's not that difficult to get a plane on there but I understand the run off can occasionally be an issue.
Billy has recently moved house and has been very busy with that. Hence the the grass cutting is not up to it's usual high standard. Billy is not at the field anywhere near as much as usual and that includes getting the opportunity to fly.
Up until recently, Billy has done a sterling job of the field, usually twice a week and TBH still does given the limited time he has.
Personally I feel he does an amazing job and this little lapse we can live with due to his personal circumstances. Lets be honest, it's a thankless task and he doesn't get anywhere near the praise he deserves. I always make him a hot drink if I'm first at the field and he is out on the mower.
If anyone doesn't like the field as it is, they can always get the keys and get on with it. I'm sure Billy would appreciate a break sometimes
There has been a lot of talk lately about the runway and whether there should be runways or just a square of cut grass. We had a chat with Mike Pope last week and talked about all the reasons for the runways and why it was laid out the way it was.
The thing that came out of the discussion was that certain areas of the runways just need widening out a bit as they seem to have crept a little particularly the start of the landing strip at the north east end of the long runway. Something to discuss at the next meeting but people need to be there if they want something done
Back on the topic of this thread. Had some great nights again this week and there are never more than 2 or 3 people flying on an evening. I had a fantastic couple of hours tonight. Totally windless, very warm and I was all on my own.
Roll on tomorrow
Cheers, Rich
