07-08-2010, 08:12 PM
I too went down to the field today once at around 9-30am to check out how wet it was and again at 4-15pm to have a quick couple of flights before dark.
When I was there this morning I saw that the strip had been chopped up by a motorbike - mainly at both ends of the main strip and a small part of the cross strip. Seeing this got me riled.
Then when I returned in the afternoon I found that more damage had been done to the strip and this time it had been done by a motorbike and a car. I believe the car must have gained access from the southern side of the basin or the sporting field (McCoy) as there were no tracks evident from where we enter. The damage done to both strips is now the worst I have ever seen it.
Forget bringing down any plane which can not land in the length of about 4 metres or that has a flimsy undercarriage. The strip is totally stuffed and will require a great deal of work to repair it to a useable state.
As for taking action to prevent this from happening again, I am wondering about some sort of hidden surveilance camera. It would be great if we could provide council/police with footage of the vandals in action.
I am one unhappy camper!!
When I was there this morning I saw that the strip had been chopped up by a motorbike - mainly at both ends of the main strip and a small part of the cross strip. Seeing this got me riled.
Then when I returned in the afternoon I found that more damage had been done to the strip and this time it had been done by a motorbike and a car. I believe the car must have gained access from the southern side of the basin or the sporting field (McCoy) as there were no tracks evident from where we enter. The damage done to both strips is now the worst I have ever seen it.
Forget bringing down any plane which can not land in the length of about 4 metres or that has a flimsy undercarriage. The strip is totally stuffed and will require a great deal of work to repair it to a useable state.
As for taking action to prevent this from happening again, I am wondering about some sort of hidden surveilance camera. It would be great if we could provide council/police with footage of the vandals in action.
I am one unhappy camper!!