1 Models and equipment must be parked in the pits area
2 Models must be taken back to the pits area immediately after landing
3 No model should be taxied into or from the pits area.
4 Models should be restrained and positioned facing away from cars with a 12 foot walkway between cars & planes
6 Only those persons actively engaged in flying or instructing should stand in the designated flying box.
8 Mobile phones at the flying site can only be switched on when no transmitters are switched on. Mobile phone transmissions can interfere with synthesised transmitters (BMFA safety bulletin No 6 refers)
Children (under 18 years) or “vulnerable adults”
9 Junior members or “vulnerable adult” members shall only be treated as club members at the flying site if accompanied by a parent or guardian. They will require to be supervised at all times. If not accompanied by a parent or guardian, they will be catered for as visiting members of the public.
10 No images of children or vulnerable adults are to be shown on the club’s website or on any club publication without the written permission of parent/s or guardian/s.
11 Toilet facilities:- The club has no toilet facilities at the flying site. Any child taken to the site should be prompted to “go before”. If children or vulnerable adults, singly or otherwise, are present at the site, no senior member must submit himself or herself to any risk of being cited for indecent exposure.
12 At the flying site, senior members must avoid unnecessary physical contact with children or vulnerable adults for whom they are neither parents nor guardians. Common sense must rule (injury, accident, whatever may require a degree of physical contact)
13 The SAA document defining “The Promotion of Welfare and Care of Children and Vulnerable adults in Model Flying” will be made available to parents/guardians of junior members or vulnerable adults on demand. The name and address of the Child Welfare Officer will also be made known to them.
14 The person or persons occupying the roles of Child Welfare Officer and Club Instructor are required to have Criminal Records Bureau clearance certification.
15 Spectators must stand behind the pits area or in an area designated on the day by the safety officer.
16 The Frequency Peg Board should always be used if available.
17 A Transmitter “Pound” will be used when more than three fliers are on site.
18 If the Peg Board and Transmitter Pound are being used
(a) Transmitters will only be released from the pound if the modeller has the appropriate channel peg.
(b) After each model flight, the appropriate transmitter will be replaced in the “pound” and the peg replaced on the peg board (if it is being used).
19 Junior members or “vulnerable adults” shall be accompanied by a competent club member whilst operating a model at the flying site
20 Not more than 4 radio controlled models shall be airborne at one time.
21 No flying shall take place whilst the grass is being cut.
22 Models shall not conflict in any way with full-sized aircraft.
23 Pilots must stand in a single group at whatever pilot station has been agreed for the flying session.
24 Pilots must warn other pilots of their intentions, i.e. takeoff, overshoot, landing, etc. Pilots must be given as much scope as possible to carry out a safe forced landing.
25 Club members having no proficiency certificate (BMFA or SAA) shall be allowed to fly solo if cleared to do so by a certificated or otherwise competent club member.
26 No model should be flown over the pits area or car park. The area east of the stile is a “No Fly” Zone. It is forbidden to fly models over the public road irrespective of height
27 The first turn after taking off must be away from the pits / car parking area/s.
28 The leaving of litter such as broken props, cigarette ends, rubber bands, empty bottles/cans etc is not permitted. All litter must be carried away.
29 Gates must be closed immediately after use. They must never be left open unless the tenant farmer has said otherwise.