The Short History of Nwrc Club & Read Memorial Flying Field
 "We Have Arrived, March, 2002"Those that have been a member of Nwrcc for a number of years, will remember that period of time during which we lost our previous flying field (just off FM-529 but closer to FM-1960). Our lease was cancelled by the owners with less than a month's notice. There were some at the time who said that 'it was over' and left Nwrcc to join other area clubs. To them, being in the Club meant only having a place to fly. We most definitely had no place to fly, therefore to them, Nwrcc as a club was finished. But there were a lot more of us who weren't willing to abandon the group of friends known as the Nwrc Club. So we kept coming to meetings every 2nd. Thursday night, quickly formulated a plan, and by the time a year had passed, made the plan work. That very ambitious plan was to actually BUY our own flying site. We figured, "what's the point of signing yet another lease that can/will eventually be terminated?". At that time, and even now, it was very rare that local R/C clubs in any city are able to put together the resources necessary to do what we did. I'll keep the story short by simply saying that we did it. Big time! Well, the dream has reached the next step. The flying site is now PAID OFF! Perhaps this isn't really the culmination of the dream, but only the 'official' realization of it. After all, some thought we were dreaming several years ago when the topic of discussion at meetings turned to buying our own flying field. So congratulations to all of you in the Club who kept the dream alive, and most notably to several members of the original group who have passed away since including three who were a very positive influence during that time; Jim Read, Jim Weaver and Duane Guy. So in the future when you crunch an airplane into the runway, don't just comment disappointedly that you have crashed and lost an expensive airplane. You have earned the right as an Nwrcc member to proudly say to those around you: "We have arrived !"
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