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Plane Crazy R/Cers - Sulpher Springs Rd | RC Flying Field Weather

Live conditions for this AMA model airfield in Winchester, VA, decoded from the nearest reporting station KOKV, 0.9 nm away: wind, gusts, visibility, and an RC flyability read before you drive to the field.

The club describes a grass flying surface. The site is an FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA), where eligible members can fly without Remote ID broadcast equipment. Published field hours: No fuel/gas motors before 9 a.m.. No flying after dark.. 12 other AMA fields sit within 50 miles.

MARGINAL

Experienced pilots

Better suited to sport and aerobatic models with some wing loading; not a day for trainers or light foamies.

🌙 It's dark at the field right now. Sunrise 6:53 AM EDT.

Why Marginal: precipitation.

Based on KOKV, 0.9 nm away. Measured at the airport, not the field.

⚠️ Weather shown is from the nearest full-scale reporting station, not measured at the field. Not for flight decisions: assess wind and sky conditions on site and follow the AMA Safety Code and your club's field rules.

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Extended forecast

The next 3days from the National Weather Service forecast for this field's location: conditions, temperature, wind, and rain chance.

DayConditionsHi / Lo °FWindRain
TodayPatchy Fog then Partly Sunny86° / 65°W 6 mph22%
MonMostly Sunny78° / 50°N 12 mph7%
TueSunny79° / 55°SE 7 mph0%

Forecast from the US National Weather Service for this field's location. Temperatures in °F. Not for operational use.

Field information

As published by the club via the AMA Club Finder.

Address
306 Sulphur Springs Rd, Winchester, VA, 22602-4561
Field hours
No fuel/gas motors before 9 a.m.. No flying after dark.
Activities permitted
3-D, Ducted Fan, Electric, Fixed Wing, Fuel/Gas, Giant Scale, Helicopters, Jets, Park Flyers, Pattern, Radio Control, First Person View, Multi-Rotor
Field features
Grass runways, Grass Pit Area, Covered Shelter, Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit, Gated Entrance, Handicap Accessible, Porta-Pots, Safety Fences, Setup Tables, Spectator Area, Spectators Welcome, Windsock Poles, Windsocks, Workbenches

Full-scale airports within 30 nm

Know your neighbors: model aircraft must give way to full-scale traffic at all times.

These airports operate around Plane Crazy R/Cers - Sulpher Springs Rd. Stay at or below your field's agreed altitude, keep a spotter when traffic is around, and follow FAA sUAS rules and AMA safety programming.

  • KOKV Winchester Regional Airport · 1 nm W
  • 3VA7 White Post Airport · 5 nm S
  • 61VA High View Farm Airport · 7 nm NE
  • 01VA Pickles Airport · 9 nm E
  • 8WV8 Talbott Field · 11 nm N
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MVFR
Observed 0615Z (2:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOKV, 0.9 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,800 ft
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 68°F / 20°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,800 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOKV 130615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN028 BKN035 BKN060 21/20 A2997 RMK AO2 P0001

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Field aerial

2600 ft across · north up

Aerial photo of Plane Crazy R/Cers - Sulpher Springs Rd, an RC flying field in Winchester
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Field facts

From the FAA/AMA flying-fields publication, shown as published.

AMA charter
2681
AMA district
District 3
FRIA
FAA-Recognized Identification Area
City
Winchester
State
Virginia
ZIP
22602-4561
Coordinates
39.1467, -78.1245
Nearest weather station
KOKV · 0.9 nm
Time zone
America/New_York
Runway data
Requires aerial-imagery review

The FAA fixed-site agreement altitude is an agreement value from the FAA/AMA publication. It is not an airspace clearance. Confirm current operating rules with the club and the AMA.

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