Oldham and District Model Aero Club
BMFA Club Registration Number 0342
Flying Field for 2003.
BISHOP'S PARK.
Please note that power/IC flying from the football pitch at Bishop's Park
CEASED as from the 12th. September 2003, as per the agreement with Oldham Council. All power/IC flying activity has transferred to
Crompton Moor. Please refer to the map below for its situation.
Please also note that GLIDING will still continue at Bishop's Park when there
is a North Wind. Frequency allocation will be as before ie. EVEN frequencies at Bishop's Park for Gliders and ODD for ALL activities at Crompton
Moor whether glider or power/IC/electric. Also note the reserved frequencies for glider pilots - 80 to 85 INCLUSIVE. These are NOT to be used at the
Crompton Moor site at all. Most important to observe these frequencies !!!
CROMPTON MOOR.
As of the 12th. September 2003, we have been flying from the new field and
with much success. See the Club News page for further information.
Flying is from :-
9.00am. to 9.00pm. Monday to Saturday and
12.00pm. to 9.00pm. on Sunday.
The actual site is off Rochdale Rd., Denshaw on the A640. See the map below. As you come up the road from the Denshaw end, you will
see the first gated road about 30 yards from the brow of the hill on the left. NOTE :- the gate opens OUTWARDS towards you, so leave plenty
of room at the front of your car. There are several locks on the chain for different groups of people and ours is the same lock as we
had at Bishop's Park. We have the key for the second gate now, so all should be well. This second gate also opens OUTWARDS, so again leave
room when entering. The path to the field is not the best but is much better than many we have had to use in the past. Straddle the 'grooves' in the
path and all will be OK. Michael got up there with his low'ish' profile Clio and he had no problems.
These shots of the Bishop's Park field were taken over the May Bank Holiday week-end 2002
where the wind was a bit of a problem, but not to our intrepid flyers ! The sunshine more than made up for that. What a glorious site it is high on the
Moors above Oldham. I think Crompton Moor will give us the same challenges as here.
Some people take everything bar the kitchen sink !
Flying is from :-
9.00am. to 9.00pm. Monday to Saturday and
12.00pm. to 9.00pm. on Sunday.