RF769
We nearly lost our little “OLD” airfield a few years ago. The City council was looking to close it down and make it half park and half condos. A group formed up to save the airfield.
They did a big public relations camgaign to show the value, utility and history of the airfield as well as the economic benifits and jobs that the field bring to the community.
I know one of the leaders of that “Action Group”. If you like, I could see if I could get some of their campaign information and tactics from him that help to save our field. It may help save yours.
Chris
Thanks for that,I’d appreciate anything we can use that might save it. 🙂 As of now the field holds RNoAF’s main aircraft servicing and repair unit,and they have quite some space there. Some of it in the same old buildings. When they leave in a few years,the field is planned to be shut down as there are then “no jobs available there”.
Imagine how nice it would be to keep the runway so the civilian part (located at the eastern end of the runway) could still be,and to situate a museum in those buildings (located in the western end)…possibly even situate flying warbirds and/or restoration facilities there. We have had complaints about noise from magneto checks done at the civilian side during airshows,but as the RNoAF’s building complex shield large areas from any noise that would not be an issue… 🙂
Now if I could only win the Lottery…big time. :diablo:
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