Sky Ranch Flyers - Field Rules

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1. All members wishing to fly must have a valid AMA license and a Sky Ranch Flyer card.

2. All planes shall have (inside or out) their address and AMA number.

3. Any transmitters manufactured before 1991 must have AMA approved gold stickers and receivers must be narrow band.

4. Frequency control is in effect at all times.

5. No transmitter shall be turned on unless your AMA license or your Sky Ranch Flyers membership card is in the appropriate
    frequency slot of the field control board and the active frequency pin is affixed to your transmitter.

6. Frequency pin may not be removed from another transmitter without his or her knowledge.

7. Any property or personal damage incurred or caused by a pilot shall be totally his responsibility. The exemption to this rule being
    the case of a person turning on a transmitter causing a pilot with a frequency clip on that transmitter channel to crash. In this
    case, the person turning on the radio WITH OUT THE PROPER FREQUENCY PIN is responsible for all damage or injury.

8. Aircraft engines shall be started with the nose of the aircraft pointed toward the runway.

9. DO NOT direct the exhaust toward another model or pilot.

10. All aircraft are required to have some type of muffler or header. All aircraft shall be 95 dB or less at 10ft.

11. Takeoffs from behind flight lines are not permitted.

12. Flying is prohibited in air space behind designated flight line. THAT MEANS TO THE NORTH OF US.

13. Any person caught in a reckless, dangerous, or careless manner will be given one warning only by an officer. If that person is
     caught again he/she will be grounded at the discrepancy of the Field Marshall.

14. Model aircraft will give right of way to all full size aircraft.

15. All pilots must be on a flight station and announce their intentions; i.e. take off, landing, on the field. You must have approval
     from the other pilots in the air prior to initiating your actions.

16. Guest pilots must be accompanied by a club member and must have a valid AMA membership.

17. All spectators not flying shall remain behind the flight line.

18. No pilot will operate a model aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or within eight (8) hours of having consumed alcohol.

19. Do not leave any garbage at the field. Leave your area as clean if not cleaner than you found it.

20. NON-CERTIFICATE PILOTS: Do not fly at the field alone. Such pilots must contact qualified flight instructors.

21. All new fliers must first complete the certification test prior to flying solo.

22. Our club trainers' primary use is for giving people interested in our hobby the chance to experience flying a model airplane.
     They can then get a taste of flying without all the expense. It is also used for letting children have a "hands-on" feel of flying
     such as the local EAA Air Camp students and the Allenton Young Astronauts group. The club trainer is not to be used as a plane
     for a member to fly because he/she crashed their plane.

Members not complying with our rules are subject to the Grievance Procedures as stated in the clubs by-laws.