rules

South County R/C Club
Safety/Flight Rules

All fliers using a club flying site must display a current club membership card.
Field safety rules require the presence of at least one individual (other than the flier/operator) who is capable of operating a motor vehicle. All A.M.A. Safety and Operating Rules apply during any flying session. Only club members identified as instructors are permitted to teach students. Any executive committee member or field marshal shall have the authority to ground an aircraft considered unsafe or too loud (over 98db at 9 feet). Also, a grounding will be enforced if it is deemed that the aircraft cannot be flown safely by that pilot within the designated boundaries. The grounding will stay in effect until the problem or problems have been corrected. Any Executive Committee member or Field Marshal shall have the authority to ask and individual to leave the flying site due to improper conduct. Repeated safety violations or improper conduct shall be the cause for a complaint being brought before the Executive Committee for disciplinary consideration.
All transmitters must conform to existing A.M.A. 1991 frequency standards.
To ensure standardization, it is required that:
all fliers must supply their own frequency pins.
when securing a frequency for use, you will affix your frequency pin to a club supplied device to signify that a particular frequency is in use.
When your flight is finished, remove your pin to show that the frequency is now available.
Any aircraft that has never been flown is subject to a one-time safety inspection by a field marshal, instructor, or executive committee member.
Aircraft brought to the field must be ready to fly with a minimum of adjustment. Engine running must be kept a minimum at the field. If the aircraft requires extensive tuning, take it home to make repairs or adjustments.
Do not taxi within or towards the pit area. Also, aircraft must not be left unattended in the pit area while the motor/engine is running.
Communication between pilots is a necessary prerequisite to safe flying. Pilots shall stand no further then ten feet from each other at the center of the flight line. The flight line shall be as close to the center of the pit area as possible.
The initial turn, after take off, must be away from the flight line and pits. This turn should also establish the direction of the flight pattern. The prevailing pattern shall have its approach and climb-out leg oriented so as to be parallel with the flight line. All maneuvers shall be performed either away from or parallel to the flight line. No maneuvers are allowed that fly over the pit area, spectators, or the road.
Pilots must announce their intention to take off, land, or do a touch and go. A pilot may also request that another pilot cease aerobatic maneuvers over the runway while he/she is taking off or landing. Pilots with a new plane may that all planes be grounded during an initial shakedown flight. We have, as a club, generally extended this courtesy.
All fliers using gasoline for fuel are required to have fully charged fire extinguishers as part of their field support equipment.
The consumption of alcohol beverages is not allowed at any site operated by the South County R/C Club.
The most important rule is that of common sense. We should all be trying to keep the flying sites we have as safe as possible and in operation for as long as possible.