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There are no hard and fast rules (except for one!), but mainly common sense guidelines to ensure the safety of yourself and others.

Rules

Rule 1: You must have valid insurance before using the flying field.

Safety Guidelines

• Do bring along all the equipment you might need

• Do use the Peg Board - If there are more than 4 people flying, (its in the dog kennel)
• Do put up the electric fence - Last person to leave the field should do this. Also, first person to arrive, take it down.
• Try to keep you speed to 30kph on the road approaching the field. This is to preserve the surface!
• If you have a new plane, especially if it is your first and you are inexperienced, have an experienced flyer check it out before attempting to fly. Make sure everything is secure and not liable to come loose because of vibration. Alter your first flight with a new plane, repeat these checks. Its amazing what can come loose.... engine mounting bolts, servos, ailerons!
• Don't fly alone. A helper is invaluable. Here are a few things a helper can be used for:
  • Get your helper to hold your model while you start it. This stop you having to reach round behind the prop to take off your glow-clip.
  • A helper is essential if you need to perform a range check
  • If your your model goes down far away, a helper can guide you to its possible location.
  • To hold you model at 45 degrees while you test your engine prior to flying
  • To keep an eye out for visitor while you are flying to ensure they are not in any danger
• Don't fly over parked cars
• Don't fly overhead. It makes it difficult to control a model.
• Don't switch on your transmitter in the car park area. Get your peg first, or find out what channel other flyers are on before.
• Call out “74 ON” before you switch on your transmitter (if you are on channel 74). This gives time for others to warn you that the channel may be in use.
• Always turn on your transmitter before you turn on the plane.
• For the first flight of a members plane, the member will be given sole use the the sky.
• If you see a visitor arriving at the field, guide them to the pits area.
• Special care should be taken if there are your children present. They should be supervised at all times to make sure they are not in any danger.
• Have somebody hold your model while starting.
• Never reach around to 1) remove the glow clip or 2) make engine adjustments. These should be done from behind the propellor, or by your assistant
• Don't stand in line with a running propellor, especially when its starting. Engines, especially 4-stoke, can “throw” a propellor, causing injury.
• If your engine cuts during flight, shout “DEADSTICK”. All other fliers should then give you priority for landing.
• When you are about to land, shout “LANDING”. This warns other about your intention to land, and make sure the field is clear of models about to take off or spectators.
• If you hear somebody call “LANDING”, and you have started your engine, stop it immediately. This is to allow the person landing to hear whether his engine is running
• Once you model has landed, the engine should be cut. The model should then be retrieved immediately, preferably by an assistant. The assistant should turn off the model and then call “OFF”. Only then should the transmitter be turned off.
• If a model you are flying is likely to collide with a person / car / animal, then ditch (i.e. Crash) the model rather than cause injury. Models are replaceable, people aren't.