CONDORS R/C CLUB
FLYING SITE RULES
Welcome to Grubb Memorial Field, Home of the Condors. It surely is one of the best R/C flying
sites anywhere and we hope you will enjoy and take pride in it, as we do. The Condors R/C
Flying Club, Inc. is the designated administrator of this flying site, with the right to establish and
enforce rules for club members and visitors.
The field is a place to have fun, but at all times SAFETY, COMMON SENSE and
COURTESY shall prevail.
GENERAL RULES:
- Please drive slowly when on the access road to avoid dust especially in the area of the
runway. Additionally, the road is narrow and the turns are blind.
- If you happen to be the last one to leave the field you must lock the gate. If there happen
to be any spectators, please inform them that they must leave with you as the gate
MUST be locked. We could lose our field if it is left unsecured!
- Contest Directors will have total control of the impounding of transmitters, access to the
airfield , and all flying activities at Condors-sponsored special events
- All pets must be leashed and are not allowed onto the flight line at any time.
- Young children must be supervised at all times in all areas.
- Any pilot using 50 MHZ or 53 MHZ must have a current amateur radio license and must
show the license upon request.
- Each club member is a SAFETY OFFICER and has both the right and responsibility to
make sure the field is used in accordance with the rules of the field and only by those
authorized to do so.
FLIGHT LINE ACCESS:
- All persons on the FLIGHT LINE, defined as the area north of the chain link fence
must, have prominently displayed on their persons at ALL time a CURRENT Condors
membership card or a CURRENT Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA)
membership card. Note: New members will be issued an INTERIM MEMBERSHIP
CARD which is used to both identify them as a member and to secure a radio frequency.
The issuing officer will indicate the expiration date after which the card is not valid.
- Members are responsible for all aspects of their guests behavior. An individual is only
allowed TWO guest FLYING visits. To clarify, an individual may only fly at our field
TWICE as a guest, he cannot be the guest of one member two times and then another
member two times and so on.
- Individuals that are AMA members but not club members must be sponsored by a
member to access the FLIGHT LINE and becomes the responsibility of that member.
- Spectators are not permitted on the flight line other than when authorized by a Contest
Director during an official club-sponsored event.
FREQUENCY CONTROL:
- A 15 minute limit for frequency possession will be observed by all pilots.
- A card system is used for frequency control at our field. Each member is issued a
FREQUENCY CONTROL CARD with the membership year plainly visible as well as
a highly visible strip which is changed each year. FREQUENCY CONTROL CARDS
(or un-expired INTERIM MEMBERSHIP CARDS) are the ONLY acceptable method for
securing a frequency at Grubb Memorial Field. Guests of members fly under the
members card. Members and their guests are NOT to fly simultaneously.
All transmitters are to be kept in the impound area when not in use.
- ALL transmitters must be placed in the transmitter impound shelves
IMMEDIATELY upon arrival at the field. When the transmitter is removed from the impound area for any
reason other than departing the field the members FREQUENCY CONTROL CARD
must be placed in the slot on the frequency control board for the frequency of the
transmitter.
- There are to be no more than seven FREQUENCY CONTROL CARDS in the slots at
any one time. Flight rules prohibit more than four aircraft of any type flying in the pattern
and more than two helicopters flying in the designated rotary wing areas.
- YOU MAY NOT TURN ON YOUR TRANSMITTER IF THERE IS ANOTHER
MEMBERS FREQUENCY CONTROL CARD IN THE SLOT FOR YOUR TRANSMITTERS
FREQUENCY.
- IF YOU INTEND TO TURN ON YOUR TRANSMITTER FOR WHATEVER
REASON OR LENGTH OF TIME YOUR FREQUENCY CONTROL CARD MUST BE IN THE PROPER SLOT ON THE CONTROL BOARD AND MUST BE
REMOVED IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED USING THE TRANSMITTER.
- Members are encouraged to keep their cards in their transmitter cases so they will not
find themselves at the field without their FREQUENCY CONTROL CARD.
FREQUENCY CONTROL CARDS are to be used ONLY by the member to whom it
issued.
- In the event that a member has forgotten his card, he or she may fly under another
members FREQUENCY CONTROL CARD provided the member lending the card is
on the flight line with the member that is without a card. Effectively, that member flies as
a guest of the member whose card is being used!
- Please be considerate and take your card down when you are through with the frequency.
THE KEY IS COMMUNICATION AND COURTESY
PIT AREA:
- Transmitter antennae must remain retracted in the pit area except as necessary during
range checks.
- At least two AMA members must be present at the field when a model aircraft engine of
any size or type is operated for any reason.
- All models must be restrained by approved mechanical means or by an AMA member
during the start up procedure.
- Those individuals restraining aircraft MUST have the experience and physical
capability appropriate for the size of the airplane and engine that is being started.
- Aircraft started in the PIT AREA must be started with the exhaust facing away from the
buildings and away from other aircraft if possible. All aircraft with engines running must be restrained at all times until they are north of the
GREEN line. To restate, AIRCRAFT SHOULD NOT BE FACING NORTH WHEN STARTED IN THE
PITS.
- Aircraft with an engine displacement of 1.2 CID or larger must be started at the center
taxi strip and must be held or properly restrained. Aircraft with engines larger that 62cc are
to be restrained by two people.
- Mufflers are required on all engines larger than .15 CID
- Pilots are strongly encouraged to use overflow receptacles during fueling to prevent the
dripping of fuel in the pit area.
- Fueling should be done on the flight line.
FLYING:
FROM THE RUNWAY
- ABSOLUTELY NO FLYING IS PERMITTED WHILE MEN AND/OR EQUIPMENT
ARE ON THE FIELD for grass-cutting, field repairs or other maintenance activities.
- No flying is permitted south of the south edge of the runway along a line extending to
infinity to the east and west.
- Pilots must announce their intention to land and take off to other pilots that are flying.
They should also announce the direction from which they intend to land and take-off.
Pilots waiting to take off should be aware of their position with regard to the sight lines of pilots in the process of landing their aircraft.
- All hand launching will be done from north of the RED line in a direction away from the
pit and spectator areas.
- Pilots must stand in the protected flight stations except during takeoffs and landings.
- Helicopters pilots wishing to fly from the runway must ask for and receive permission to
join the pattern when fixed wing pilots are already flying. Fixed wing pilots wishing to
join the pattern that has rotary winged aircraft do so at their own discretion.
- The rules for pilots of fixed and rotary wing aircraft wishing to perform hovering
maneuvers shall be the same as for rotary wing flying from the flight line. That is, if there
are other aircraft in the air they must announce there intention to fly in this manner and
ask permission of those flying. Obviously, if there is no one flying, permission to fly in
this manner is assumed and other pilots may fly or not fly while these maneuvers are
being performed at their discretion.
- Downwind landing are allowed in emergency situations ONLY!
- Aircraft making dead stick landings have priority over other aircraft.
FLY SAFE, HAVE FUN, AND HELP SOMEONE OUT!
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