===  New Field Progress Report # 3  ===
(Part 2)

SLIDE 9 - This is a page from the FEMA website where the committee did the research about the possibility of this property being in the 100 year flood plain.

First, let me tell you, the property we are looking at IS IN THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN!

However, in the Red Box you can see (if you click on the slide) a formal, and I hope correct, explanation of the 100 year flood plain.   It says the meaning of "100 Year Flood Plain" is, "There is a 26% chance that the property will flood in any 30 year period!"

We can live with that, but we will need to address the issue of clearing the trees and determining how much that lowers the average elevation of the cleared area.   We would not want to be the lowest land in that area.

SLIDE 10 - I printed a copy of the flood plain map for Sebastian County and this slide shows the area in which the land we are looking at lies.   The property we are looking at is in block 35 and outlined in Red.

Notice, however, that just to the left of the outlined property, and also to the south of it, is an area that is NOT included in the 100 year flood plain.

Strangly, even though there are some high spots and low spots within each area, there is not but about a eight to twelve inch difference in "mean elevation" of those areas to the one we are looking at.

The white area to the WEST and SOUTHWEST of the area outlined in red has been designated as "Residential".   And the white area directly SOUTH and SOUTHEAST of the area outlined in red has been designated as "Commercial and Industrial".

Hmmmmmm...     Interesting...

SLIDE 11 -- shows what might be possible should we get this piece of property.   We are not saying this is the only layout that is possible, nor that it's the best layout.   It's just A layout!

Obviously, this is not to scale, but notice the size of the cleared area...   It is 1500 feet by 950 ft.   That is about 30 acres, which is almost 2 acres larger than our present site!

The New Field committee has been in touch with Mr. Ivy Owen and Mr. Larry Evans of the "Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority" and we were told that it is now time for the Flightmasters to present a written proposal to them requesting the property, and to justify our use of it!   We need to show them what our ideas are, what our long-term plan is, what benefits we can offer to "Chaffe Crossing" and the surrounding community...

In short, we need to convince them that we are the ones they should give the land to!

SLIDE 12 is what we are planning to show them.

• This layout shows about 30 acres of cleared land - which is what the committee and Misters Owen and Evans have agreed on.
• The red boundary lines are encompassing about 28 acres that is almost exactly the area of our present field.
• The other two acres is used for parking as shown.

PARKING LOT:

• The parking area, although it will be grass and gravel and not marked off in spaces, is large enough to accommodate 93 vehicles with each space measuring 20 x 35 feet.
• Most likely we would need to use three or four people directing the parking if we expected a lot of cars to keep things in order.   No cars should be blocked in.
• The gate on the right side of the parking area is drawn at 35 feet wide to allow plenty of room for RV's and large trailers to get in.   It would be a locked gate when not in use.

SLIDE 14 - is a close up of a proposed layout for the field.   It adheres to the requirements of the A.M.A. and incorporates integral parking, pit area, club house, spectator area and, as you can see on the lower right, those blue spaces are 6 35 x 100 foot RV spaces for overnight dry camping.