This picture shows the field looking west with the base for the runway down

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This shows the field looking east with the base down for the runway

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Wayne Stanford was there in the begining. He was instrumental in developing alot of the ideas for the club. Wayne is seen here carrying a sprinkler h

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Runway looking east showing grass runway on the left and base for the asphalt runway prepped and ready to go

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Aileron our beloved mascot.

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Placing rocks to protect the well area.

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Meeting of the minds, Ed Mason and Wayne Standford. Ed Mason was instrumental in surveying the site for our field. Both of them put in a lot of their free time.

Laying out one of the main ditches for sprinkler system on the west side of the infield.

Grooming on the East side of the runway looking West.

This required a lot of manual and physical labor, raking and grooming the slope. But this was required to create the grass runway that we all enjoy now.

This was our first gate that was located at the entrance of Ridgecrest Drive, which is no longer there.

This was the second gate that we had to go through and is now are main gate. Notice the tree on the right of the gate which was eventually cut down. Also notice there was no storage shed. The white box that you see to right of the gate was our temporary power.

This picture is looking North West at our newly laid asphalt.

Raking and Cleaning up piles of rocks and garbage. This was in preparation for the infield grass.

Loading all the rocks and debris into the tractor.

This picture is looking west, with the hydro seed in place and the testing of our sprinkler system.

Runway looking west while sprinkler are being tested.

PIZZA, PIZZA Working hard all day on the field builds a hearty appetite. Round Table Pizza was delivered by this young man. Do you know the year and make of this car?

Up Up and away with the first flight on the runway by your amalgamated flyer Bill Miller

After all the hard work on the field, getting to fly on the new runway was a real treat. All the hard work was worth it. Does this look like Bill Miller?

Birds eye view of the field the first year. Do you recognize the area? Can you find the field? Looks different today.

Looking west after one year now notice there are no tables, no shade cover or storage shed or toilet. Also notice the north slope was covered with grass.

Our mascot Aileron was always watching over our progress. Aileron was probably saying

"Their goes the neighborhood".

Aileron was seen many times during the construction of the field. His offspring are still seen by the front entrance off Ridgecrest drive as you enter the field.

2nd year

Aerial shot of the field on the second year looking east. Notice there is nothing around.

Aerial shot of the field in the second year looking south west at 1500 feet.

Seen here looking west the holes for the tables are dug out.

Here we are filling the holes with sand in preparation for the cement. Notice the rebar and the steel posts for the tables.

All finished and ready for the cement.

The table tops were built separately in their own molds. We placed steel into the bottom of the table tops. So when they were installed on the base they could be welded on.

On the sixth year seal coating was done for the first time.

Seal coating and striping was all done. Runway was ready for several more years of fun.