How would YOU design an international soaring center?
May not be possible to do with where the operations will be relative to the runway, but I have seen quite a few that get buildings to the west of the runway, if dealing with a N-S Runway. This provides afternoon and evening shade from the buildings and hangars while sitting and watching the operations. Soaring isn't near as much a morning as afternoon and into evening sport, and mornings are generally cooler and you can tolerate minimal shade for a while in the first daylight. I really notice this when I go from my home, where everything is east of the runway, to another location, where everything is west of the runway.
Large, covered porch, 360 degrees around any "clubhouse" building.
Just a couple of observations I have had from a couple of different sites I have been to.
Steve Leonard
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