WINDINGBROOK R/C CLUB FIELD RULES

1) All members / guests must hold a current AMA membership and abide by all AMA rules and regulations.

2) Members / guests must be in possession of the club frequency pin, unless they are using a 2.4 GHz system, to indicate the channel number of their transmitter before they turn on any radio equipment.

3) Flying will be from the designated flight line established by an officer of the club.

4) Takeoff and landings will be made, parallel to, or at an angle away from others on the flight line or the pit area. Pilots should announce their intention to takeoff, land, make a low pass, or loss of control of their aircraft. Aircraft that lose an engine in flight have priority for landing.

5) Take-offs or landings are not allowed in the pit area.

6) No aircraft shall be taxied within 100 feet of the pit area.

7) Flying will cease when any Winding Brook worker is working in the fields within the flight area, pit or adjacent areas. A club officer will determine when it is safe to commence flying.

8) Parking will be in the designated area. If parking in the road is necessary do so in a manner not to obstruct vehicular traffic.

9) Engines are not to be broken in within the pit area. Check with a club officer to determine a safe place to run your engine.

10) Hi starts must not be used on the flying field.

11) No aircraft, which could potentially harm the grass ( helicopter, jet, etc. ) is allowed at our flying site, per order of the land owner.

12) All communication between the club and the land owner will be handled by a club officer or their designee. Please contact a club officer with any related field problem.

13) All refueling of aircraft must be done in the designated fueling area. A “catch” system for the excess fuel run off must be used while refueling your aircraft.

14) All two or four cycle engines and gas engines must be equipped with a muffler.

15) Any flying guest at our field must be a current AMA member and produce proof of same. The host club member must be in attendance while the guest is flying and is responsible for the guest’s compliance with the club rules. A guest is allowed to fly at most a total of twice a month.

16) Club ID badges must be worn at the club field.

17) The amount of club dues and initiation fees for new members will be decided each year by the club President.

18) Failure to pay club dues by the designated date, determined by the club President, will terminate your club membership. You may place your name on the club waiting list by filling out the proper form and forwarding them to the designated club officer, or if the club maximum has not been reached, pay a late charge to renew your club membership

19) Pick up all of your trash and take it with you when you leave. This includes cigarette butts, paper towels, aircraft parts, cups, cans etc.

20) Club membership has a maximum cap of 180 members.

21) When flying at the club field you must use a spotter and keep your aircraft below 1000 feet. If a full size aircraft is spotted please descend to a lower safe altitude until the traffic is past. Not more then four aircraft in the sky at the same time.

22) No club member will operate a model aircraft under the influence of alcohol or within eight (8) hours of having consumed alcohol.

23) No club member will operate a model aircraft while under the influence of any drug which could adversely affect his/her ability to safely control the aircraft.

24) Children under six (6) years of age are only allowed on a flightline or in a flight area as a pilot or while under flight instruction.

25) All flying must be conducted in a manner to avoid over flight of unprotected people.

26) All new or repaired aircraft must complete a successful radio equipment ground-range check before the first flight.

27) Under no circumstances may a pilot or other person touch a model aircraft in flight while it is still under power, except to divert it from striking an individual.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE CLUB RULES CAN LEAD TO THE TERMINATION OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THIS CLUB AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICERS OF WINDINGBROOK R/C CLUB.

John Perez, President WRCC