How To Get To The Flying Field
From the east, take the Amsterdam exit (#27) off the Thruway
Take a right and follow Route 30 North for one mile.
Take a left at the second light after the bridge onto Route 5 West.
Follow Route 5 for three miles. Take a right onto Route 67.
Follow Route 67 for 5.5 miles. Shortly after passing FMCC, take a right onto the
small road by Ed's RC shop.
After one half mile you will see a faded white fence on your right. Follow the
driveway and park in the parking lot and walk to the range. If you go past the entrance to the
golf course you have gone too far.
Please keep your speed UNDER 5 mph when driving down the driveway. We do not want to kick up any dust, as there are houses and a shop next to the driveway.
Here's a satellite photo of the field:
The yellow line comes in from Route 67, Past Ed's RC shop, and down the driveway. We recommend that you first walk that last section of yellow line, before driving out onto the field.
The green area is where we usually set up the pads. This depends on wind conditions.
The red line is the land owners property line. This is where 99 percent of the rockets land. There are plenty of clearings past clumps of woods, more so to the southern corner of the field. Directly across the street is an 18 hole golf course, with few trees.
Winds usually come out of the West/South West and travel across to the far corner (furthest from the green area) of the field.
If you use Mapquest, search for:
8 School Rd.
Guilderland Center, NY 12085
This is Guilderland High School. The field is just around the corner on Depot Rd.
Alternately, you can search on 100 James Lane, Altamont, NY 12009, which is centered on the field. Click here for a Google Maps of the location.
From the East:
- I 90 West towards Albany
- Take the FULLER RD exit, EXIT 2, toward UALBANY.
- Turn LEFT onto CR-156/ FULLER RD.
- Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto WASHINGTON AVE EXT W.
- Turn LEFT onto NY-155/ CR-157/ KARNER RD. Continue to follow NY-155/ CR-157.
- Turn RIGHT onto WESTERN AVE/ US-20.
- Turn LEFT onto NY-146.
- Turn LEFT onto SCHOOL RD/ CR-202.
- Turn Left at Stop Sign just past Guilderland HS.
- Field entrance is immediatley on your right(2nd right, dirt road).
From the West:
- NYS Thurway I 90 East
- Take Exit 25A I 88
- Take the RT-7 W Exit toward Duansburg
- Turn Right onto Duansburg Rd/NY 7
- Turn Left onto Pangburn Rd
- Make Slight Right onto Giffords Church Rd.
- Turn Left onto Western Ave US 20
- Turn Right onto NY 158
- Turn Left onto NY 146
- Turn Right onto Depot Rd
- Go through School Rd Intersection (HS on Left, field is second right, dirt road).
From the North:
- I 87 S towards Albany
- Take I 87 S to end, Turn right onto US 20
- Turn Left onto NY 146
- Turn LEFT onto SCHOOL RD/ CR-202.
- Turn Left at Stop Sign just past Guilderland HS.
- Field entrance is immediatley on your right(2nd right, dirt road).
From the South:
- NYS Thruway to Exit 24
- Go right after toll to I 87 South
- Take I 87 S to end, Turn right onto US 20
- Turn Left onto NY 146
- Turn LEFT onto SCHOOL RD/ CR-202.
- Turn Left at Stop Sign just past Guilderland HS.
- Field entrance is immediatley on your right(2nd right, dirt road).