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Saturday, 12 June 2004 06:54

Vallef Forge, PAOur beautiful flying site is in Valley Forge National Historic Park, located 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia in southeastern Pennsylvania at an elevation of 260 ft above sea level. This is the very same place where George Washington and 12,000 poorly-fed, ill-equipped and weary Continental Army troops spent the very cold winter of 1777-78 after the British occupied Philadelphia.

You can find R/C pilots here any day of the year as long as it's not raining or too windy. The Valley Forge Signal Seekers Radio Controlled Model Airplane Club is one of the largest and also one of the oldest clubs of its kind in the United States. The club was founded in 1959 and presently there are over 200 members. Chartered and insured by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (A.M.A.) , the club has a training program where qualified club instructors help novices learn to fly Radio Controlled Models in a safe and proficient manner.

Valley Forge The flying site is level grass, rolled flat every spring and mowed very close on the runway and access areas. The orientation of our 100,000 square foot runway (200 x 500 feet) is such that there is rarely a crosswind. Most of the photos in Radio Control Airplanes were taken there and you can see for yourself what a fine site it is.

Flying hours for fixed wing powered airplanes and helicopters are from 9:00 A.M. to sunset on Monday through Saturday and from 2:00 P.M. until sunset on Sundays. From 9:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. on Sundays you'll see a fine array of R/C Sailplanes

If you're in the Philadelphia area, please stop by our field. Follow these easy directions to the flying site .

Thanks go to Michael Myers for this writeup with pictures and getting the VFSS started on the web!