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Old 19th Dec 2010, 07:59
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Google is your friend - see below. From a post on this forum, dated 14 Nov 2010.
RE: DUBAI RC Club New Runway ...... scroll down

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Dubai has TWO active flying sites. The original venue, at Nad Al Sheba – which this forum was about – is used nowadays for general RC flying (everything from Jets to Helicopters to Trainers). This venue was established about 15 years ago and is basically at the bottom shores of the Dubai Creek. It was a fairly smooth, salty, and crusty surface but was quite high maintenance on your landing gear due to the salt dust and resulting rust. Several years ago the runway was resurfaced with asphalt and the site remained fantastic for about 2 years and then unfortunately the most bizarre things happened:

A massive EIGHT lane highway, a SUB Power Station (with the associated power lines), and several Horse Stables used for quarantine purposes were built and erected extremely close to the runway. With all this development it meant that this venue was no longer suitable for most of us Jet Pilots so about 3 years ago another field was built near to Al Lisaili (about 30km South East of Dubai on the Dubai to Al Ain Highway).

The runway layout at Lisaili is similar to Nad Al Sheba however the dimensions are a little less (250m long and 20m wide). I will download and post a Google Map of the exact locations soon but in the mean time here are the directions for Lisaili:

1. Dubai to Al Ain Highway.
2. Approximately 6km past the NEW Rugby SEVENS Stadium is EXIT 37, on your Right.
3. Take this EXIT and turn Left at the STOP sign, then First Left again to cross over the Highway.
4. Follow this asphalt road which turns to the Right and goes past the New Camel Souk and Mosque.
5. The New “Dubai RC Club” is on your Left at the end of this road, about 2km from the EXIT 37 junction.

Lisaili is used mainly for Jets and is a perfect venue as there are no obstacles. Once again I will post some photos soon.
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Hope this helps.
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