We're planning to move from Kansas City to the Springfield Missouri area some time this summer.
What is the RC scene like there? Do most folks fly at AMA clubs? I've heard that people fly at the downtown airport. Is membership required? How about other sites? We plan to live out in the country, so I'm hoping to find a nice hayfield close by, but I don't mind flying at a general RC site. I'm kind of spoiled by the Jackson County RC sites. The one at Lake Jacomo where I've been flying for years has huge paved and grass runways and excellent facilities, but I'm comfortable with change.
How about float flying? I've lived in KC for 11 years and never have found a decent place for water flying less than an hour away from home. I built a 20 sized float plane years ago and had to fly it from my uncle's farm pond which was only about 40 feet in diameter. That was kind of nerve-wracking. Are there any good water sites near Springfield?
I went to a decent RC shop on the east side of town, inside the highway loop, about 6 or 7 years ago. Do they still have good local stores there where I can buy Monokote and glue, and hang up planes to sell?