This follows the outstanding success of the 'Heli Heatwave' at the flying field 10km south of the town last weekend.

President of Coota Aeromodellers Association, Grahame James, says the 56 participants in last weekend's model helicopter meeting were "pleased as punch" with the model airfield, 10km south of town off the Gundagai Road.

"The event attracted visitors from Mackay, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney as well as three from Thailand and one from China," Mr James said.

"Regulars were were pleasantly surprised that the Coota field is bigger and better than Wagga, where Heli Heatwave has been held for the past 17 years.

"They were happy with the better facilities, the better food and the free camping.

"The field was big enough to have four 'flight lines', enabling them to have four helicopters operating around the grandstand at the same time.

"This wasn't possible at Wagga, so we're confident the event will be held here for the foreseeable future."

There were only four crashes during the event, despite strong winds on Saturday, with the tiny craft being put through incredible aeronautic stunts including rapid climbs and even faster vertical dives, pulling out only split seconds before reaching the ground.

Mr James said mini helicopters seem to be less affected by wind than model planes.

Event organiser, Brendan Tucker, of Melbourne, said the Cootamundra flying field was fantastic.

"It's a totally different area from Wagga - flatter, with no trees, and big enough for four pilots to fly without interfering with each other.

"Coota was an unknown for some people, and we weren't sure how the facilities were going to be received, being an extra hour's travel for some.

"However the feedback was very positive, with people keen to come back and we've even got people from Tasmania now talking about coming next year.

"If you can draw them in from that distance, you know you're doing something right."

Most helicopters in the event were powered by batteries, which last around 4 minutes, but there were some powered by "nitro-glow" liquid fuel.

Cootamundra-Gundagai Council granted $500 to the Cootamundra Aeromodellers Association to help with the cost of hiring charging stations to charge batteries for the craft.

Mr Tucker said all participants had been asked to keep their receipts for money spent in Cootamundra over the four days, to give an accurate idea of how much the event contributed to the local economy.

"We hired the PA system and bought food locally, and judging from receipts we've received already, such as $440 for accommodation, we estimate it will total $30,000 to $35,000," he said.