[Talk-GB] Model aircraft landing area

[Paul Berry]

Interesting topic. There's one near me which I mapped some time ago. You'll
note the Bing imagery is clear enough that model planes can be seen! If you
feel strongly about the choice of tags then by all means swoop in and edit
them: http://osm.org/way/52927705

Regards,
*Paul*



On Wed, 11 Aug 2021 at 14:14, SK53 <sk53.osm at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm struck by the fact there are similar facilities for model boats (two
> council owned, club operated model boat lakes at Hoylake
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/116597999> & New Brighton
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/110664447>. A friend's model boat club
> make use of an old gravel pit near heathrow. Larger model railway
> societies/clubs have fixed layouts (usually indoors). I even once belonged
> to a war gaming society which owned a whole 2-up, 2-down terraced house,
> with various rooms dedicated to various periods, allowing gaming to
> continue from week to week.
>
> Most of these places seem to be run as clubs, so I'd suggest using a
> club=* tag as well as any others suggested. Surprisingly, there is next to
> no use of either club=hobby and the hobby=* key in general.
>
> Jerry
>
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2021 at 13:57, Chris Hill <osm at raggedred.net> wrote:
>
>> They're not models, they fly. They are radio-controlled aircraft. Their
>> 'hangers' are the vehicles the owners usually bring them in. They don't
>> usually have a formal ATC* but the people controlling the aircraft talk to
>> each other on the ground. Not all airfields have a formal control tower or
>> ATC and many don't have hangers.
>>
>> * I have been at an event where radio-controlled aircraft had to liaise
>> with an ATC controlling aircraft with self-loading cargo (people) to
>> coordinate the RC aircraft with ATC arrivals and departures, but that is
>> pretty unusual. I held the radio licence and owned the VHF handset that was
>> used.
>>
>> Cheers, Chris
>> OSM: chillly
>>
>> On 11 August 2021 13:32:07 BST, David Woolley <forums at david-woolley.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/08/2021 13:10, Andy Townsend wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>  Only if it has model hangars and model control towers!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You're joking, but model runways are absolutely a thing - from memory I
>>>> think that
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not really.  I'm suggesting that to call it a model aerodrome it has to
>>> be a model of an aerodrome, not just mown grass used for landing models.
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