Flying Sites

Academy of Model Aeronautics membership is mandatory for all pilots.

Currently the IRKS's have three flying sites, 524 Landfill, Valkaria Airport, and our Future site on State Road 192.

 

524 Landfill Flying Site

Field Status: Open for use. Projected lose of Field: 2017

The 524 flying site is located on the south side of the Central Disposal Facility at 2250 Adamson Road, Cocoa. Access to the facility will be available only to current paid up club members and escorted guest. 

        The landfill's normal operating hours are 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Saturday and closed on Sundays.

        We may use the field every day of the week, even when they are normally closed. Please use the procedures below for entry and exit.

        Landfill Entry and Exit Procedures:

        Entering

  1. All IRKS members and guests must sign-in when entering the facility. This includes pilots, non-pilots, family, friends, spectators, and other visitors.
  2. All Non-IRKS members/guests must be escorted in by an IRKS member.
  3. Enter ONLY at the main gate (south gate) where the scales are and the garbage trucks enter.
  4. Enter and park in the parking lot on the south side of the scale house.
  5. Walk in and show the facility staff your IRKS membership card. One of the facility staff will verify that that your club card is a current year IRKS membership card.
  6. Properly fill out the Sign-In sheet in on the clip board.
  7. Take a Yellow IRKS Vehicle Pass ’s and place it on the dashboard of your vehicle, so that it will be visible to landfill personnel.
  8. If you will be entering during closed hours, you may call landfill security ahead of time @ 633-1888 to let them know when you expect to arrive.

Exiting

  1. Exit the same way you came in at the scale house.
  2. Park in the scale house parking lot on the south side of the building. Do not park in the driveway.
  3. Enter the scale house and sign out. Everyone must sign out.
  4. Turn in the Yellow IRKS Vehicle Pass. The vehicle pass is county property.
  5. While the landfill is closed, the security guards make hourly inspections of the facility. If he is not there when you go to exit please be patient. He will be back shortly.
  6. If leaving while the landfill is closed, you may call security @ 633-1888 to let them know you would like to exit.

These procedures are subject to change, so please review the website often for updates!!!

The 524 field is located on the north side of SR524. Take I-95 to Exit 202. Go west 1.2 miles and turn Right on Adamson Road. Go 2.2 miles and turn Left into the Central Disposal Facility. Go 0.4 miles and turn left. Follow the road around to the south side (0.8 miles) and enter the field. GPS coordinates are N28d23m27s x W80d50m12s. 

For 524 Field photos and updates click here.

The our current setup at 524 does not provide a safe environment to operate gliders, properly hold large events, or pylon races. The executive board/flying site committee spent several months going over the details and visiting the site to insure that a new layout would work and provide a safe operating environment. The new location and funds for the project were voted on and approved at the July meeting. For photos and updates of the New layout click here.

 

Valkaria Airport

Field Status: Open for use. Projected lose of Field: N/A

The Valkaria Airport flying site is restricted to very experienced pilots due to the area layout on the airport and turbulence problems. This is a gated site and is not open to the public. Once you join the club you may request to be checked out to fly there by one of our Valkaria members.

 

Future 192 Flying Site

Field Status: Closed. Development Suspended until 2008-2010

Important Notice - The county commissioners have suspended all development and operations at the 192 site while test and studies are conducted for the New 192 landfill. This process may take 2 - 6 years. Solid Waste Management has given us a temporary site at the 524 landfill until the process is completed. The site is very good and we should have it ready for use very quickly. Click here for the latest 192 updates.

Our new flying site is located on State Road 192. This is a gated site and is currently not open to the public. The runway and field layout are currently under development but the field is open for gliders and hand launched aircraft. The gate combination are available only to current paid up club members. Members can obtain the combo by contacting the club's secretary listed on the 'Club Info & Contacts' page of our website.

The new field is located on the north side of SR192, 8.2 miles west of I-95, Exit 180. Once inside the gate go 0.4 miles to the next gate on your left. GPS coordinates are N28d05m47s x W80d50m18s. 

Plans are to put in a 65' x 700' paved runway plus facilities in the very near future. For the latest updates go to the '192 Updates' page on our website.