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1 Flying
hours is between 0900 and 2100
hrs Monday to Saturday. No IC
aircraft before1000 hrs Sundays.
2 Gates to
be closed on entering and
leaving the site. Check close
down procedure if you are last
to leave.
3
Please keep to the 5 mph
speed limit along the access
track.
4
Cars to be parked
alongside the track leading to
the Club House leaving the
turning area clear. No parking
in the pits or turning area.
Loading and unloading only.
5 The
official club site comprises one
forty-acre field on Cowton Moor
forming part of the Cockleberry
House Farm. Over flying of the
B1263 road, railway line or
buildings is not permitted by IC
aircraft. Gliders must be 250
feet above the B1263 when
returning to the patch. Flying
should be in accordance with the
general rules laid down in the
BMFA Members’ Handbook.
6 Only
pilots approved by the Club
Flight panel (BMFA examiners and
Club Instructors) are permitted
to fly “solo” in the absence of
an approved Club Instructor or
Examiner. It is your
responsibility to check with the
CFI or a club Examiner for
clearance. This rule only
applies to non A Licence
holders.
7
Club members are required
to meet any statutory
requirements and BMFA
requirements
regarding the use of radio for
the radio controlled models. The
use of radio control on 27MHz is
allowed.
8
Members must be familiar
and fly in accordance with the
Air Navigation Order No 64 that
states that a person shall not
recklessly or negligently cause
or permit an aircraft to
endanger any person or property.
9
Frequency pegs to be
clipped on transmitter when in
use and returned to the pegboard
immediately after flying. All
transmitters not in use must be
deposited in the “Transmitter
pound” with name pegs attached.
10
Transmitters must display
channel identification by an
orange flag with black or white
channel numerals
11
Adjacent channel check is
mandatory to DDMFC. See
frequency allocations at club
sites. BMFA Members’ Handbook.
12
All power models must use
a fixed model restraint during
start up or before switching on
with electric power. If the
model is too large for
restraints a helper must be
used.
Models must
be carried out to the take off
area (See rule 20) and models
too large to be carried must use
a leash or helper to walk the
model out.
13 Models
with propellers must face out
from the pits during start up.
If this is not possible i.e. the
use of the hard standing during
wet weather or a full pits area.
People or spectators must be
made aware of a model start up
and moved away.
14
Noise levels to be kept
as low as possible. Engines must
be fitted with effective
silencers in accordance with
BMFA recommendations. See DoE
Noise Code BMFA Members’
Handbook.
15
Pilots must fly from the
flight box as indicated by two
traffic cones. The pilot must
ask for take off clearance on
approaching the patch. If the
pilot needs to stand behind the
model during take off. He or she
must return to the cones once
airborne. The pilot can move
forward from the traffic cones
when landing is called giving
the pilot a clear view of the
approach. When recovering a
model from the patch the pilot
must inform the remaining pilots
with his or her intensions with
“ON THE PATCH” and “CLEAR.
16
No flying of models over
the pits or parked cars at any
height. This is dead airspace.
17 No more
than six models to be airborne
at any one time. Please have
consideration to other pilots
waiting to fly during busy
periods i.e. frequency hogging
or long duration flights.
18 Models
that experience an in air fault
must be landed immediately.
19
Pilots involved in “dead
stick” landings as a result of
an engine failure shall have
priority over all other radio
controlled airborne models.
“DEAD STICK LANDING” to be
called loudly and clearly by the
pilot.
20
All engines to be closed
down on the patch. Do not taxi
back to the pits.
21
No more than one person
to enter the crop to recover
model aircraft. You must only
enter the crop via the crop
lane. If your model is lost, the
farmer must be made aware to
avoid damage to farming
machinery. It is mandatory to
inform a committee member if
this situation should arise.
22
No mobile phones to be
turned on within the pits area
or flight line. It has been
proven that a transmitters
memory has been wiped clean by
the use of a mobile phone.
23
No smoking in the
clubhouse, pits or flight line.
24
Models to be grounded
when full size aircraft are
landing and taking off from
Cowton Moor.
25
No Alcohol or illegal
drugs to be taken while
operating model aircraft
26
No litter to be left at
the flying site or in the Club
House. Take your rubbish home.
27
The Club “Flying Rules”
shall be subject to review and
ratification by the Club
Committee.
28
Dogs are not to enter the
pits area or flying site and are
restricted to the car parking
area. We would prefer that you
leave your pets at home.
29
The pits area will be
closed to aircraft during the
annual club BBQ. A suitable
start up area will be made
available on the day.
30
The minimum qualification
for flying instruction or buddy
box tuition is a ‘B’ licence
holder. He or she must be
cleared by two club examiners or
via the club committee.
The flying
rules have been put in place
with the following points in
mind.
·
The BMFA
Members’ Handbook
·
Safety in the
pits and flying area
·
Site security
and maintenance of the access
track
·
Cockleberry
Farm and our landlord
·
Enjoyment for
all members
·
To safeguard
our flying site.
The
Committee Darlington and
District model flying Club 2006. |
