SAFETY RULES

JANUARY 1992

GROUND RULES

1. Only club members may fly at this site, or guests accompanied by a member. Guests must have a current AMA license. Any guest will be limited to three flying sessions only, unless otherwise approved by a Club Officer.
2. All planes must be kept in the pit area.
3. Transmitter must be put in the Impound area, and MUST NOT be removed without the appropriate frequency clip. Put clip with your name on it in place of the frequency clip.
4. All transmitter antennas MUST display the appropriate AMA approved Channel Numbers and Red Aircraft Frequency Band Flag.
5. No taxiing of model aircraft in the pit area.
6. Landing aircraft has right-of-way. Deed stick model aircraft and gliders have priority.
7. All take-offs, flights and landings must be made from the pilot circles.
8. Hand launching of aircraft will be done from the area immediately to the right or left of the Imaginary fence line. Notify pilots on the flight line of an Impending hand launch.
9. All applicable AMA safety rules apply. Read your AMA manual.
10. Mufflers MUST be used except as follows:
    A. Engines - .10 and smaller do not require a muffler but it is preferred.
    B. Pylon Racers and Old Timers which do not require mufflers for sanctioned competition.
    C. Wankel engines.
    D. Engines Full Cowled in Scale models if approval for such operation has been provided in writing by the safety officer.
11. In case of accidental "shoot down," the two parties involved will settle the situation responsibly. The Club will not normally be physically, morally or financially liable.
12. No running of engines before 8:00 AM.
13. No fire arms, alcohol or controlled substances allowed at the field.

FLIGHT RULES

1. Positively no flying over residential areas (Especially over the house on the north side of the field), or over the spectator or pit areas. VIOLATION OF THE OVERFLY RULES WILL SUBJECT THE VIOLATOR TO POSSIBLE IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM THE FLYING SITE AND THE CLUB.
2. No flight (fly-bys or otherwise) closer than approximately 25 feet in front of or to the left or right of the safety fence.
3. Keep verbally in contact with other pilots on the flight line of Impending actions ( such as touch and gos, dead stick landings, or moving onto the flight area to retrieve an aircraft). If you must go out on the field to retrieve an aircraft, enter the field perpendicular to the line of flight and retrieve the aircraft in a most expeditious manner. Announce LOUDLY when you ENTER and are CLEAR of the field. Pilots in the air during the retrieval should maintain an altitude of at least 100 feet until the Individual retrieving the aircraft has announced CLEAR.
4. In case of a radio or mechanical problem, Immediately announce the situation in a voice LOUD enough for everyone in the Pilot Circles, Pit Area and Spectator Area to hear you so that they may take evasive action if appropriate.
5. Anyone retrieving an aircraft on surrounding land MUST get permission from the land owner.
6. NOTICE: If you put an aircraft down in the IMMEDIATE area of the house directly north of the field, the land owner may not (probably will not) allow you to retrieve your aircraft. If the house resident does not allow retrieval, and a club member persists (legally or otherwise) to get the aircraft back, that club member could greatly jeopardize our flying site. All flyers using our site acknowledge this situation and agree NOT to pursue retrieval as such a retrieval could cause possible loss of the field and/or other legal action against the Club.
7. Students and/or beginning flyers must have a qualified instructor present when they fly until the instructor has cleared them to solo.
8. All applicable AMA rules apply.