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Flying Rules and Agreements
Agreements
RULES
CALLED FOR BY TMFC LEASE AGREEMENT
1.
The entrance gate to the club shall be closed and locked at all times.
2.
No person or vehicle shall be allowed beyond the indicating sign ( 100
meters pass the helicopter site)
3.
The club shall not have more than 120 members.
Local
Flying Rules
These
field rules are established to ensure that flying operations at TMFC flying
field are conducted in a safe and responsible manner. Common sense, common
courtesy, and a respect for the rights of others promote safety and fellowship.
1. No member shall be allowed
to fly on his own without having qualified at least for an Elementary Flying
Certificate. No visiting pilot shall be allowed to continue flying on his own
should it become evident that such pilot is incompetent to fly unassisted.
2. No pilot shall consume
alcohol prior to or during his flying any aircraft.
3. Official nametags must be
worn by all members and visiting pilots respectively. No person shall be allowed
to fly without the proper name tag.
4. A visiting pilot must be
signed in by a member, i.e. he must sign the register, pay the current landing
fee and be issued with a receipt and visitor card.
5. Transmitters shall be placed
in the TX-control box immediately upon arrival at the field. All transmitters
handed to TX-control shall be in the “off” position.
6. All transmitters shall
display the correct colour pennant and frequency flag.
7. Transmitters may only be
removed from TX-control when the pilot is in possession of the correct frequency
peg.
8. No pilot shall fly without
the correct official frequency peg attached to his transmitter. The pilot’s
flight tag shall replace such peg on the frequency board.
9. No pilot shall start his
motor within the pit area.
10. No pilot shall taxi his aircraft in or near the pit area or the
pilots’ area.
11. All pilots shall take care that their aircraft exhausts do not blow
towards any other person, aircraft or equipment in or around the pit area.
12. The arrow in front of the
pilots’ area shall indicate the runway in use and direction of take-off and
landing for the day.
13. A pilot approaching the
runway prior to take-off shall, at a distance of approximately 3 meters from the
runway ensure that there is no aircraft coming in for a landing.
14. No pilot
shall stand on or near the runway except during take-off or landing. Otherwise
all pilots shall stand inside the designated pilots’ area.
15. Prior to take-off or landing
the pilot shall call all other pilots’ to his intention to take-off or landing.
16. No pilot shall fly his
aircraft at any time over or around the clubhouse, pit area, spectators’ area or
car park.
17. A pilot who desires to
execute a fast or slow low pass shall call “low pass” and shall then execute
such low pass only on the furthest side of the indicated flight line.
18. Any pilot who suffers engine
failure or any other emergency, shall call “dead stick” and will be given
immediate priority over all other aircraft in the air or on or near the runway
at that time.
19. Peg time for a single flight
shall be limited to 20 minutes. Peg time shall include any preparation for a
single flight and the duration of such a flight (excluding 2.4 GHz except when
Rule 25 reaches 10 pilots)
20. No children or any other
unauthorised person shall be allowed into the pit area, or on or near the
runways at any time. No children shall be allowed in the clubhouse without
proper supervision.
21. No pets shall be allowed
outside vehicles at any time.
22. Under no circumstances are vehicles of any kind allowed to
drive up to or on any of the Club’s runways.
23. It shall be the duty of all
members of TMFC to ensure that all Field Rules be obeyed. A pilot may be
grounded by the persons referred to in clause 10(g) of the Constitution.
24 All PCM capable
transmitters flying a PCM receiver in any POWERED aircraft must be programmed to
BRING THE MOTOR TO A SLOW IDLE in the case of interference or other problems
that may cause the receiver to go into “failsafe”.
25. A maximum of 10 (ten) 2.4
GHz radio sets are allowed to be used at any one time at the club
26. Any pilot using a 2.4 GHz
should still adhere to the club peg
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