FAYETTE FLYERS CLUB SAFETY RULES
1) All members are “informal” safety officers and thus responsible for assisting with the policing of the clubs safety rules.
2) All members and guests must abide by the AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code, effective January 1, 2006. These rules serve as the foundation for the club’s safety program.
3) Guests and visitors must read the safety rules and field rules prior to their first flight.
4) Deliberate flying behind the flight line is prohibited. Instructors must make every effort to insure students abide by this safety rule and Noise abatement rules.
5) Takeoffs, landings, and all other flying shall be done while the pilot is at one of the designated pilot stations. Permission must be obtained from other pilots for any deviation of this rule. An example is for a student pilot to stand behind the aircraft on the runway for the purpose of learning to take-off the aircraft.
6) The runway shall be used for takeoffs and landings only. It shall not be used as an over fly area. There shall be no low passes or other maneuvers over the runway.
7) The traffic pattern shall be determined based on the wind direction at the beginning of each flight. If the wind changes in flight, pilots with an aircraft in the air may mutually agree to change the traffic pattern direction. Please see the field rules for special instructions for noise abatement.
8) The traffic pattern shall be observed to keep all air traffic moving in the same direction. Intentional flight against the traffic pattern is prohibited.
9) 3-D and aerobatic maneuvers and practice should be done out of the landing or takeoff areas.
10) No Pilot may land or takeoff while any person is beyond the designated pilots station to a point 50 feet beyond the far side of the runway. For example, pilots retrieving errant aircraft that may have landed in the field beyond the runway normally are beyond this 50-foot point. Any person crossing a point forward of the pilot stations to retrieve a dead stick model, or for any other reason, must announce in a loud voice, "On the Runway" when entering onto the runway or when returning from the field beyond the runway. Once that person returns to the pilot side of the pilot stations they must announce in a loud voice, "Clear".
11) When two or more planes are flying, it is recommended that each pilot have a spotter by his or her side. The duty of a spotter is to warn the pilot of any apparent danger. A student pilot does not qualify as a spotter. A timer does qualify as a spotter.
12) Pilots or spotters must announce in a loud voice their intention to land or takeoff. Landing aircraft have the right of way over taxiing aircraft or aircraft preparing to takeoff. Dead stick aircraft have priority over all other aircraft.
13) There shall be no flying while the field is being mowed forward of the pilot stations.
14) Aircraft belonging to a guest or trainee shall have a safety inspection including LOUDNESS conducted by the sponsoring member or instructor prior to the first flight.
15) Any aircraft too heavy or too large to be carried to the flight line may be taxied to the flight line only if suitably restrained by the pilot or his spotter. All other aircraft shall be carried to the flight line. No aircraft shall be taxied from the flight line back in the pit area.
16) No student should ever attempt to fly unassisted prior to successful completion of a solo flight. The instruction of new members should only be conducted by personnel recognized as qualified instructors.
17) These rules may be altered for special events such as a Fun Fly, contests or charity events. In this case, it is the responsibility of the event director to establish safety guidelines for the event.