Getting and keeping permission to fly on government-owned land

Written by Dave Garwood RC Slope Soaring Column As seen in the June 2017 issue of Model Aviation. Cool Slope Soaring flying sites are sometimes located on government-owned (public) land. Those entrusted with the care of parks and dams have conflicting missions: To make the land available for recreation and to preserve it for use by future generations. Public health and safety are high on their list of concerns. Many public water supply lakes are open to fishing, boating, and swimming. Inland flood-control dams and coastal parks might have great Slope Soaring terrain. Sometimes…