{"id":70,"date":"2022-08-13T21:34:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2022-08-13T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T11:34:02","slug":"the-field","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/?page_id=70","title":{"rendered":"The Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Due to its gravel\/rocky runway, our field has been known as \u201cBedrock\u201d. After considerable effort by many members, we now have a carpeted runway and the name \u201cBedrock\u201d is not thrown around as much anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The runway consists of several rolls of synthetic turf that was recycled from hockey and soccer fields. The results speak for themselves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Smoother surface for models<\/li><li>Allows the use of smaller and scale sized landing gear<\/li><li>No more rocks flying up and punching holes in the bottom of wings<\/li><li>Ability to fly belly landers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nutshell, we now have the benefits of a turf strip without the maintenance that goes with it. It has been a hit with members and will continue to grow as more rolls are procured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Image from the flight box looking West<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180630_145800-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Image from the flight box looking East<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20180802_104542_033-Large.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><br><strong>Image from above with the flight box spectator benches visible. Oct 2018<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/DJI_0038-Large.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Runway setup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It took a few working working bees to get the runway to where it is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Image from above looking West with the flight box on the right. Oct 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CMAC-Flyby-3-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2016 we trialed a carpeted runway and it proved successful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different strips and colours of carpet were laid down and over time the carpeted section got bigger. This was more of a \u2018function over form\u2019 type of runway and it worked very well<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/runway2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/runway2.png 994w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/runway2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cronullaaeroclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/runway2-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Between 2017 and 2018<br><\/strong>We managed to get thicker and much better quality carpet in larger quantities and got to work laying it down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex 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