Neil Gibbins

The Tri-State Model Flyers, Inc. (TSMF) is located at Cannonsburg, Kentucky in the tri-state area of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. For several years the club leased part of a farm for a flying field. It was far enough away from civilization that the club was sure it would have the field for a long, long, time. In the early years it took about 45 minutes to clear the runway (it was a cow pasture), but the members were young and full of vigor, and after all, no fertilizer was necessary to make the grass green. One fateful day it was learned that a large construction company had bought the farm. Members were told that there were no plans for the property-and the modelers continued to fly there fat, dumb, and happy, until the awful morning in 1989 when an army of earth-moving equipment arrived, and members were told to take their airplanes and "git!"