Our club, the Palomar RC Flyers out of San Diego, is trying to get an interest in drone flight and attract pilots to the field. We've had pilots come out before, loved the field and area that we have available, but after flying once or twice, they haven't come back out. I'm rather mystified as to why they don't want to continue flying, so I thought I would put it out to various forums and ask:
What would attract you to flying multirotors at a club field?
I know, pretty simple - but it's not something I've been able to nail down on why people don't want to come out and fly multirotors.
I KNOW there have been pilots who have been chased out of locations because they've been diving office buildings and people have nearly been hit; I know there have been people who have been banned from flying in parks or open areas because someone crashed and started a lipo fire. I know there's also been the random "Karen" who's gotten upset at the potential "spying" being done, and law enforcement has been called to chase people out.
So I'm asking (and it doesn't matter whether you live here in California or in another state or even another country - I'm trying to figure out what we can do for our club that would attract and KEEP pilots at our field. We already have a separate drone area, so we don't have to worry about accidentally flying into a helicopter or fixed wing pilot's flight path, and we have gates to fly through if you want to pursue racing. We've got plenty of varied terrain that you can fly over as well, with bushes and trees that you can loop around, over, and under, if you're a freestyle pilot.
So we have a great location, and we've been inviting - but nobody seems to want to fly at our field. So I ask - as a multi rotor pilot, what would attract you to flying at an established flying field?
What would attract you to flying multirotors at a club field?
I know, pretty simple - but it's not something I've been able to nail down on why people don't want to come out and fly multirotors.
I KNOW there have been pilots who have been chased out of locations because they've been diving office buildings and people have nearly been hit; I know there have been people who have been banned from flying in parks or open areas because someone crashed and started a lipo fire. I know there's also been the random "Karen" who's gotten upset at the potential "spying" being done, and law enforcement has been called to chase people out.
So I'm asking (and it doesn't matter whether you live here in California or in another state or even another country - I'm trying to figure out what we can do for our club that would attract and KEEP pilots at our field. We already have a separate drone area, so we don't have to worry about accidentally flying into a helicopter or fixed wing pilot's flight path, and we have gates to fly through if you want to pursue racing. We've got plenty of varied terrain that you can fly over as well, with bushes and trees that you can loop around, over, and under, if you're a freestyle pilot.
So we have a great location, and we've been inviting - but nobody seems to want to fly at our field. So I ask - as a multi rotor pilot, what would attract you to flying at an established flying field?