Airplane & Heli Field

BFMS field, Beltzville State Park (Beltzville Flying Machine Society)

Kunkletown, PA

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At a glance

Flying area
AircraftHelicopters, Fixed wing, Jets: EDF, Giant scale
Runway surfaceGrass (Turf)
Runway size
Heli padsNot sure
Stations
Control lineNot sure
Track surfaceCarpet
On the water
Water
Size (acres)
Boats
Fuel boats
Courses
Course notes
Launch
Retrieval
Driver stand
Stand notes
Season
Sessions
Pond rules
Permit
Entrance
Flying rules
PowerElectric (battery), Glow / Nitro, Gas
Smoke
AMAYes - AMA membership required
FRIAYes - FAA-recognized FRIA
Noise
Who can fly
Who can fly hereMembers and their guests
Field accessNot sure
Guest fee
When to fly
HoursDawn to dusk
At the field
Facilities
Visitors
Camping
Pit powerNot sure

Runways

Runway 1Grass (Turf)
Runway 2Grass (Turf)
Runway 3Grass (Turf)

Rules for visitors

Field rules (club site): AMA membership required for pilots and guests on the flight line (intro-pilot students excepted); spectators stay in designated area; no passes over setup, spectator or parking areas; taxiing limited to taxiway; aircraft subject to safety inspection. Hunting season: wear orange; do not fly if hunters are in the area. AMA listing: No Drugs/Alcohol, No Smoking, Model Inspection.
AMA listing: guest pilots welcome; AMA membership required.

Recreational pilots need an FAA TRUST certificate, and aircraft over 250 g must be FAA registered.

About this field

Flying field of Beltzville Flying Machine Society (AMA club #1783).

AMA-listed activities: Ducted Fan, Electric, Fixed Wing, Free Flight, Fuel/Gas, Giant Scale, Helicopters, Park Flyers, Pattern, Radio Control, Soaring, Multi-Rotor, First Person View. AMA-listed amenities: Grass runways, Grass Pit Area, First Aid Kit, Gated Entrance, Handicap Accessible, Spectator Area, Spectators Welcome, Windsock Poles, Windsocks. Club site: field is reached via Pohopoco Drive north along the west side of the dam, right onto SR 1001 past the Beltzville Lake Inn, then a quarter to half mile to the BFMS gate on the left. Club states it is an FAA-approved FRIA (no Remote ID needed within its 1/4-mile radius). FAA FRIA 2023-CBO-02002-FRIA (Penn Forest Rd, Beltzville State Park), valid to 2027-09-11.

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