Harlow & District Model Flying Club

Rules

1. The repeated wilful breaking of these rules will invoke Clause (8a) of the Club's Constitution.

2. Members must at all times fly with consideration for other members, flyers, spectators and members of the general public.

3. These rules shall apply to any flying field used by the club, and will compliment any other rules applying to those sites.

4. Every I.C. Powered model must, if requested, be submitted for a noise test as approved by the B.M.F.A.. If the model fails the test the member will be allowed one weeks grace to bring the noise level down to, or below the permitted level, after which he or she shall be banned from flying that particular model until it is rectified.

5. All members shall be conversant with any bye laws and regulations on any site used by the club.

6. Safety.

   1. In the absense of a safety officer, the first qualified member to arrive at the flying field shall assume the duties of the Safety Officer until the Safety Officer arrives at the field.

   2. The model pound shall be sited where specified by the Safety Officer.

   3. Only pilots and instructors are allowed on the strip. All other persons not flying must keep clear of this area.

   4. To minimise the chance of radio interference between adjacent channels when flying, all pilots shall stand within an area designated by the Safety Officer.

   5. When landing, all pilots must signify their intentions by calling “Landing”. They then have absolute priority over any model about to take off.

   6. All members will politely request members of the public to keep clear of the model pound and strip.

   7. Pilots will not fly models low over spectators or the model pound.

   8. The Safety Officer will decide the number of models that can be flown at any one time, according to the conditions of the moment.

   9. On no account should any model be flown over the roads or houses or outside permitted areas.

   10. An instructor shall only supervise one inexperienced pilot at a time.

   11. A pilot shall be deemed inexperienced until an A certificate standard of flying has been achieved.

7. Frequency Control

   1. On arrival at a flying site members shall make themselves aware of the frequency control system in operation on the site.

   2. At no time shall a member switch on his or her transmitter until they have obtained the appropriate frequency peg, and made sure that the frequency is clear. They shall make themselves aware of other flyers on the same frequency.

   3. All pilots must return the frequency pegs immediately after switching off their transmitters.

   4. On any Club site, where four or more flyers are present, the Safety Officer or acting Safety Officer at their discretion shall establish a transmitter pound. All transmitters must then be placed where required, except when the frequency peg is displayed on the transmitter.

8. Flying Achievement Schemes

   1. Members are encouraged to take part in Club and B.M.F.A. flying achievement schemes. (Club levels 1, 2 and 3 and or B.M.F.A. 'A' and 'B' certificates.)