RC India

this is my farmhouse land near Panvel i  fly here sometime
thinking of clearing a small patch and make a landing and takeoff strip ??

It seems your own Paradise ;D :bow:

That would be sooo cool!  {:)}

Can i come and play too?   ;D

Yup Asinghatiya the place is  chilled out ..i need to get some guys and start work on a small concrete strip to handle my size 40+birds  :)

Sure thing bokilap ,maybe i start a FLYRC club membership and open this place for flying  lol,,anyways hows your piper doing

In short, " you are blessed". In addition to a landing/takeoff strip a small shed to live in and fly as you please ;) )

Would the planes go lost in the clouds ? :giggle: 

Going the first and last pictures, you don't have to do much. I would not put concrete at such a place.  For example, we have two fields in Qatar... one is built up with a large runway where even microlights can land.  But the rest of the area is all stones and rocks.  The other place is pure desert, with some what hard soil (except for may be 1 inch of loose top soil/sand).  We all prefer the seconds place in general, because planes tend to survive mishaps in this place, as compared to the first place.  Also, there is no strict runway, so we can just look at wind direction and land/take-off however we deem fit !  On the down side, big helis to whip up lots of dust (but that is not an issue in your grassy place!).

In short, just do a bit of leveling (if needed), and be done with it !

Ditto to Anwar, grass field is much better unless you are flying jets where the danger of FOD presents it's ugly head on grass fields.
Level out a grass runway and stick to it for landings and takeoffs, this leads to disciplined flying.
Having a grass outfield and sorroundings is usefull for emergency situation where you can land which ever direction is convinient
Great place you got there

you are rite guys i shouldn't go in for concreting ,leveling a patch would do good i guess may be trim the grass even finer would help

The only problem is my car has to be parked a lill away from the favorable spot to fly as seen in the 3rd pic ,,charging of batteries on field becomes a prob i will have to find a alternative may be get a spare car battery and caddy it along  ,,i have called for a makeshift tent from  Canvashome delhi that should take care of the lill prenoon heat  

For a temporary airstrip you can use a thick cloth strip like that of carpet but with the fibres trimmed.........then you can take your airstrip with you to the field.....and the beauty of nature will also remain intact

Wow, what a place! i would just spend time admiring it.

would like to see a video of u flying there. Thx in advance

Mahhhhh!! Much talked about Hobby shop, own flying field.... Way to go Praveen!!!
Well I see the place much of value add for Thermal Soarer ! Haven't seen one on this forum!! I know DLGs demand much more expertise, but none around !!!

Utopia! What a dream come true............

Surely I will visit in dream which will reoccur after 10+ years I'm sure.

The surroundings will work like stimulant for the hobby.

Thanks

Wow & thankyou guys i think i should organize an all India  Rc flyers meet soon ..there is this fnd of mine who has  3 acres flat land 15 to 20km away from  mine, out of that almost 1 acre dedicated  track for rc cars (ready) and the rest only for flying with a tarmac strip for take off and landing (work in progress),maybe i will try and organize mumbai/Pune meet for starters ones its ready  ,, will upload pics of his pvt rc land soon
 
CrazyPilot  i will surely upload videos too

What a beautiful background! Awesome! Must be nice to fly there.

Sure is Rajat,,, requirements are good day,good mood,good planes,good beer done with the basics and you are ready to fly !!!! provided you have good control after the underlined lol

(Homer voice) mmmmm....beeeeer  (:|~


*Realises he is in office and goes back to work*

Hey Homer huh bokilap ,what hap to your cub built haven't heard from you on that

Dude, the work on it is going slow....but meanwhile my easystar is ready and hopefully, with the help of my expert friends, it will maiden successfully this weekend!

I am so happy!   :) :) :)

Some practice on easystar will make me more comfortable to fly the cub.

Sorry for interruption but i flew both the planes today. porter is a little trippy but the classic is awesome.

Hmmm trippy   ;)....iam sure you are a good flyer and you follow the basic rules of good flying lol

This is where I fly RC now (  isnt life great ?  )


Thats me taking off in Cessna 206 Stationair. (full size)

How often do you entertain guests ? :giggle:

Beautiful!!
Let me know when you fly there :) am around 20km away from Panvel!!

Hey raja i think saikat is from Assam

Saikat nothing could be better  :bow:

saikat is a lucky dude!!!

BTW i was referring to your farmhouse in Panvel ....

Just to put things in perspective.

The airstrip isn't mine - neither is the aircraft.

They belong to the company I work for.


Entertaining guests - that's something we like to do
as we rarely get any in our corner of India

The area where I live is like a tourist brochure - on Assam border and the foothills
of Arunachal Pradesh - so if any of you guys are looking at a vacation with your
families - we'd love for you to stay with us

@pvn2000 Great Location Man..  :)

Thanks Manoj.....and Raja i will surely let you know  next time when i go flying there you are welcome to join in

 :thumbsup:

My personnel 3 km long R/W, can you believe that. can organise RC meet, around cal, gimme a holler {:)}

were is this place? looks good :thumbsup:

KKD ?

yep, planning a intro trip for children, Nitro, Heli and Electric during xmas holidays, Thinking of a slow fly, may be from Sai Mr Moss, in situ assy. Howwizat

Yes that will be cool - if there are children around
you can have some chuck gliders that you give to each kid
after the demo. Teach them the basics of launch and trim.

It will be an experience the kids will never forget.

Good Idea, I saw a chuck glider thread (http://www.rcindia.org/for-sale/balsa-wood-gliders/) let me order some, straight away,

PS
That place of yours is familiar, is it Harchura ? Have done RC stuff there.

Saikat,
PM me directions for travel to your place, now you have tempted me to plan a trip that side  (:|~