David Davis Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 According to the Shropshire Model Flying Club's Facebook Page the club will lose its field at Forton Aerodrome near Montford Bridge on 31st December after having flown from this site for more than fifty years. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1612183335718984/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3620925571511407 I was a regular member of the club from 1995 until 2015 when I retired to France. Several members have joined neighbouring clubs and the search is on for another flying field. Shame. I recall flying my brown and yellow Veron Cardinal off the field in 1960 when I was twelve years old and the last time I flew there was in August when I was in England helping my mate to build a garage. I gave my Big Guff an airing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Any idea why ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ace Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 My sincere regrets. I've been flying at our field for 40 off years. Heartbroken if we lost ours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Sorry you have lost your site, looks like a very nice place to fly from, is it going to be developed on or Solarfarm etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Any idea why ?. I don't know for certain but I was told several years ago that the farmer wanted the field to build a house for his parents but whether that's the reason or not, I don't know. I have many happy memories of flying there. Perhaps the best was that morning when my Flair Hooligan hit the top branches of a tree! More in hope than expectation I pushed the throttle stick forward and the engine, an Irvine 46, burst into life! I brought the model back to a safe landing on the patch trailing foliage from the undercarriage! Picture below. Offending tree in the background, foliage in my hand! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Our club are on our 5th site in less than 25 years, and now bought the land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Bad news. We lost the field we'd been on since 1995 in 2015 (forthcoming housing development - they still haven't broken ground...). The landlord's agents didn't even know we were there (testament to our 'head down, nose clean' policy),but they helped us with introductions to new landowners and we've ended up on a better field - so there is hope! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mike T said: Bad news. We lost the field we'd been on since 1995 in 2015 (forthcoming housing development - they still haven't broken ground...). The landlord's agents didn't even know we were there (testament to our 'head down, nose clean' policy),but they helped us with introductions to new landowners and we've ended up on a better field - so there is hope! Good luck Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Thanks John, but to be clear, I was sympathising with DD on Shropshire's loss of their site and pointing out that there is hope, as we've been on our new field since 2015! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I never was punctual. 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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