looking for a big open space in the east bay
October 2, 2009 12:20 PM   Subscribe

What is the biggest flat open field open to the public in the East Bay (closer to Montclair the better)

Looking for the best spot to fly small electic rc planes.
posted by zeoslap to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (6 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Merritt college has a pretty big field, and an even bigger overflow parking lot. Coach's Field in Piedmont, the ballfields at the top of Broadway above Lake Temescal? Bort Meadow in Chabot? Kind of tough if you are looking for something bigger than a football/soccer field.
posted by Mountain Goatse at 12:53 PM on October 2, 2009


Best answer: I have seen lots of people out flying their rc planes here at the shoreline. It's not really perfectly flat and kind of shrubby though.
posted by Rhomboid at 12:57 PM on October 2, 2009


Response by poster: The Caldecott field looks like a good spot, have to check out how busy it is, and the shoreline looks good to albeit a bit far.
posted by zeoslap at 1:19 PM on October 2, 2009


Best answer: How about the old airfields on Alameda? Paved, not grass, if that works. It may be fenced off, but there are some huge parking lots south of Tower that should be accessible.
posted by buzzv at 1:20 PM on October 2, 2009


Seconding the big airfields in Alameda, on the old base there. Mythbusters films a lot of stuff out there. Not beautiful, but HUGE.
posted by cleverevans at 2:28 PM on October 2, 2009


http://www.google.com/search?q=radio+controlled+airplanes+clubs

leads to ...

http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/california-rc-airplane-clubs.html

http://www.towerhobbies.com/rcwairclub.html

http://www.eastbayrc.org/

For insurance / liability purposes, you may need to be a member of the organization to use the field. When I just showed up at my local club's field one day (weekday) someone was there and shooed me off to go get the membership. An hour later I'd done it (online) and was back.

I managed to get about 2 minutes of flight out of my brand new aircraft (newbie trainer model) before it had a mildly rough landing and then I couldn't get it to fly anymore. RC aircrafts suck.
posted by intermod at 7:08 PM on October 2, 2009


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