Ground work completed, Menifee Flyers back in the air

The Menifee Valley Flyers radio-controlled airplane club has returned to its location on Menifee Road. Menifee 24/7 photo by Doug Spoon

The Menifee Valley Flyers radio-controlled airplane club is finally back at its old location on the west side of Menifee Road near Coastline Avenue. For months, the club was displaced while county work crews brought in additional dirt and packed down the landscape -- an activity necessary every few years on land that was long ago a dump for burn waste.

This time, the Flyers actually got an upgrade, with a paved road leading from Menifee Road up the hill to their takeoff and landing strip. The shelter has been replaced and area surrounding the landing strip has been hydroseeded.

According to the Flyers website, mvfclub.com, the club has used that property since about 1982, through an agreement with Riverside County Waste Management.

There were only a couple planes flying today, but you will see more on Saturday mornings. For more information about the club, visit their website.