RIO BRAVO SPORT FLYERS - FIELD RULES

The objective is to extend the privilege of enjoying the R/C hobby to all
members and authorized guests, with maximum emphasis on safety and
control. While this guide sets forth Club rules for this objective, nothing
herein should overrule common sense and courtesy.

GENERAL ITEMS
1. All model aircraft operation must be in accordance with the Official Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) Safety Code and these Field Rules.
2. All pilots must be current members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA).
3. Pilots must have both a current AMA License and a current Club Membership, or be a guest of a pilot with these credentials, when engaged in flying activities at the field.
4. Members are responsible for assuring that their guest’s conduct is in accordance with the field rules.
5. Alcoholic beverages are strictly forbidden at the flying field.
6. No smoking in the pit area.
7. The pit area is under the awning, the taxi way is the cement between the pit and the runway.
8. All members must:
a) Ensure that spectators are aware of restricted areas
b) Leash their pets.
c) Supervise their children.
d) See that their pit area is free of litter, cigarette butts, airplane parts,etc.
e) Take all of their trash home with them.

FLIGHT SAFETY ITEMS
1. A single straight line (flight line) has been established for all modeling activity, one side of which is for flying, the other side for pilots, helpers and spectators.
2. Deliberate flying behind the flight line is prohibited.
3. High speed, low passes over the runway are prohibited unless advance agreement is secured from all pilots at the flight line. A high speed aircraft may not come closer than the center of the runway.
4. Spectators should normally view from behind the pit area, but they may make brief visits inside the pit if accompanied by a Club Member. Animals must remain behind the pit.
5. A volunteer instructor is not responsible for damage to aircraft or equipment that arises during or as a result of his assisting other flyers.
6. Pilots unable to both takeoff and land, on the runway, must ask for assistance.
7. Aircraft engines must be started with the tail of the aircraft pointed toward the fence. Do not direct the exhaust toward another model or modeler. Use airplane restraints, or a helper, for fixed wing aircraft with engine size .40 cu. in. or larger and for electric planes of equivalent
power (about 300 watts). Heli pilots must have a firm grasp on the rotor when starting a glow/gas engine.
8. The monetary value of damage to models caused by another member should be determined by the parties involved. If satisfactory assessment of such damage cannot be reached in this manner, all parties agree to be bound by an evaluation made by the Club’s Officers.
9. Any accident involving personal injury or damage to property other than the models, must be immediately reported to a Club Officer.

RADIO CONTROL ITEMS
1. Each transmitter must have an AMA frequency identification attached to its antenna.
2. Each Pilot must have the correct Club frequency control pin attached to his transmitter prior to use of that transmitter and his AMA Card pinned to the frequency board.
3. Frequency control pins may not be removed from another Pilot’s transmitter without the acknowledgment of that Pilot.

AIR TRAFFIC ITEMS
1. All flights must be controlled from designated pilot stations on the flight line adjacent to the runway, except that helicopters may also be flown in the heli training area from a flight station facing the training area. At no time should the number of aircraft in the air exceed the number of designated flight stations. Helicopter training and extended hovering must be conducted in the heli training area.
2. All aircraft must be physically constrained while moving between the pit area and the runway. Taxiing in the pit area is prohibited. There will be no helicopter blade turning in the pit area.
3. Pilots must ensure safe clearance onto the runway by looking both ways, then announcing their intent to enter the runway, prior to doing so.
4. Pilots must announce their intent to take off or land prior to doing so.
5. Aircraft stalled on the runway must be retrieved as quickly as safely possible. Intent to walk across the flight line or onto the runway must be announced prior to doing so.
6. All aircraft must land on the flying side of the flight line, direction is determined by the wind direction.
7. Landing aircraft must have access to the runway with the following priority:
a) Emergency landing
b) Dead stick landing and other non-powered aircraft
c) Normal landings
8. Simultaneous operation of fixed-wing powered aircraft and helicopters demands extra vigilance and consideration on the part of all pilots. To achieve the most compatible mixed operations, it is recommended that:
a) High speed flying, as well as risky and difficult maneuvers, should be
performed at a greater distance from the flight line to assure safety. The larger and more powerful the aircraft, the greater the distance should be.
9. Models will always yield to full-size aircraft.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THESE RULES, PLEASE CONSULT WITH ANY CLUB OFFICER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE A MODEL.

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