Palmerston North Aeroneers

Just wondering if  anyone been flying at the strip recently?? and what condition it is in??

Greg

Very wet is not the word SATURATED would be more to the point,wear your waders

had a fly today tuesday 28 Sep.  Still bloody wet even in front of the flight box.  The old man smashed his yak into a fence so thats him out for Norsewood IMAC and I broke a prop on the gnd on takeoff.

It will need 4 days of this to really make the field nice again to takeoff.  Mind you Noel B had no trouble taking off with tric grear just a longer run up.

I inspected the field @ 1715 this afternoon, Saturday 2 Oct.
RW is very squishy @ N end and underwater @ S end.  Most of the RW is too soft to walk on but there is a small area in the centre which is OK for hand launches & vertical arrivals.  The pit area is not bad.

The field is just OK for glider comp tomorrw except that John has top dressed the grass.  I guess superphosphate is bad for radio gear?
B