Springhill Aviation Club Inc.

R/C Flying Rules.

 These Safety Rules are for the operation of  R/C model aircraft at Springhill, or other Springhill Aviation Club Inc designated flying site.

For full details of the regulations covering model aircraft operations in New Zealand, please refer to the NZMAA manual.

1. Pilots are to be current financial members of  Springhill Aviation Club Inc (SPHILL).
2. Pilots are to be current financial members of the New Zealand Model Aeronautical Association (NZMAA).
3. Pilots flying solo are to be holders of a NZMAA Wings Badge and have the required proficiency certificate applicable to the type of model in operation.
4. Pilots flying without a Wings Badge or proficiency certificate must be under the direct supervision of a club instructor.
5. Visiting pilots from other clubs, at the invitation of a club member, may of course join in with our activities as long as they meet  the requirements of 2, 3 and 4 above.
6. No flying over: Pit area, ClubHouse, parked cars or aircraft.
7. If you are the only person present at the site, then you should not fly alone.
8. Maximum of 5 aircraft should be airborne at any one time.
9. All pilots to be accompanied by an observer. The observer’s job is to advise pilots of anything that could affect personal or model safety, i.e. strip is clear for landing, whereabouts of other aircraft, intentions of other pilot’s etc.
10. Communicate with  your fellow pilots on the flight line, call your intentions i.e. clear for take off ? / low pass/ downwind pass/ touch and go/ dead stick etc.
11. During starting aircraft should be restrained with a strap , rope or suitable chocks.
12. The Radio frequency board is to be used at all times.
 Frequencies must be NZMAA approved channels only. 
13. Range check before flying.
14. Ground display sheet (red square/yellow stripe) to be displayed on the grass when R/C operations in progress. This is a caution signal to full size aircraft when joining the circuit pattern. Fold in half when all models are down as signal to aircraft that airspace is clear.

General
On busy days, any prolonged engine tuning to be carried out away from the front deck area. Think of those enjoying Tea and cakes preferably castor/synthetic free.

Don’t taxi all the way back into the Pits when it’s full of people models and flight boxes. It looks neat as we navigate around them all but it’s not really clever.

Avoid excessive fuel spills on the grass, carpet squares are available in the storeroom.

We all hate rules but they are inevitable in today’s regulated world.
We’ll try and keep ours to a minimum. Happy flying.
 
 

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