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From the Club Safety Officer

Welcome to FCRCC! To comply with the FAA and maintain our open site for hobby flight operations, our club is chartered by and follows the community safety guidelines set forth by our Community Based Organization (CBO), The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). We only have a few guidelines to keep flight operations safe for you, spectators, our neighbors, and most of all, manned aircraft operations in the vicinity. Our hobby operations take place in the National Airspace System (NAS), and just like driving a car on the road, we need to abide by the “Road Signs” while in the air. We encourage all who are interested in the hobby to join us for instruction and a sample of how safe, fun, and educational the hobby can be! Fly by the “Code” and that will ensure our first line of safety when conducting Model Aircraft Flight Ops!

If you feel that any of the AMA Safety Code Rules or items listed to the right have been infringed, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or one of our club officers immediately. We need to know about any safety issues as quickly as possible to assist you and the club, especially if any other parties were involved. Dealing with a situation “head-on” is far better than finding out way after the fact or from a different party who was not directly involved.

Thanks for abiding and don’t forget to have fun putting your latest creation or favorite aircraft in the air at our awesome field!

The AMA Safety Code

-Robert

DO NOT FLY TOWARD THE ACTIVE RUNWAY!

The Cardinal Rule – If you do start to feel your plane is going behind the pilot line, please immediately change course and head over toward the trees across the field from our runway. If you end up behind the spectator line and the clubhouse, put the plane down as soon as it is clear of any cars parked in our lot. DO NOT FLY BEHIND THE PILOT LINE.

Do Not fly during FCTS outdoor sporting events

Do not fly during outdoor home games or while students are using the outdoor fields at Franklin County Tech. We want to be good neighbors and ensure that we are not flying near or over people while commencing flight operations at the field. Use good common sense. If there is not a scheduled game, but people are on the fields, a small electric (park flyer) might be OK if kept close and quiet over the runway area. A big gasser or larger glow plane shouldn’t be flown while people are occupying the fields. Again, use good judgement and common sense.

AMA Safety Handbook

AMA Safety Handbook

SEE AND AVOID

See and avoid is our easiest tool to prevent collisions with manned aircraft. If you are flying alone, we do ask that you only fly smaller electric and glow airplanes. If you are flying Giant Scale, we encourage you to have a spotter, someone who can scan the sky around you and let you know of any approaching aircraft. If an aircraft is spotted, and is on a course intersecting our flight pattern, land immediately or if you cannot land, slow down and reduce your altitude – AMA Guidelines for See and Avoid

FIRST PERSON VIEW OPERATIONS

For those interested in FPV operations please review the AMA guidelines for – Unmanned Aircraft Operations Utilizing First Person View

AMA Insurance

Before any claims are reported, a club officer must review the incident with the pilot(s) and the injured and/or property owner. An officer will assist with the claim

Insurance information

Accident/Medical Info

Fire Theft & Vandalism