▁quite ▁soft ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁recommended ▁that ▁power ed ▁aircraft ▁attempt ▁landing ▁without ▁first ▁speaking ▁with ▁someone ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁( after ▁having ▁previously ▁received ▁prior ▁permission ▁by ▁phone ). ▁ ▁Power ed ▁aircraft ▁fly ▁R IGHT ▁hand ▁circ uits ▁and ▁gl iders ▁fly ▁LEFT ▁hand ▁circ uits ▁to ▁all ▁run ways . ▁ ▁Rock ton ▁is ▁a ▁busy ▁aer od rome ▁with ▁around ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁aircraft ▁movements ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁taking ▁place ▁on ▁week ends ▁from ▁May ▁through ▁October . ▁During ▁day light ▁hours ▁on ▁summer ▁week ends , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁unusual ▁to ▁have ▁ 1 0 - 2 0 ▁gl iders ▁within ▁ 5 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁so ▁a ▁good ▁look out ▁is ▁required ▁while ▁flying ▁near ▁the ▁Rock ton ▁Aer od rome . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁transition ing ▁to ▁Bur ling ton ▁Air park ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁air ports ▁are ▁rem ind ed ▁of ▁the ▁C AR ' s ▁requirement ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁minimum ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0   ft ▁A AE ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁and ▁to ▁remain ▁clear ▁of ▁the ▁circuit ▁for ▁all ▁run ways ▁at ▁all ▁times . ▁ ▁Pract ised ▁forced ▁land ings ▁at ▁the ▁Rock ton ▁aer od rome ▁are ▁strictly ▁prohib ited ▁ 3 6 5 ▁days ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁S OS A ▁Gl iding ▁Club ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁corpor ation ▁run ▁sole ly ▁by ▁volunte er ▁members . ▁S OS A ▁offers ▁basic