1. Flyers must be AMA members. Additionally, they must be either a NVRC club member or an accompanied guest of a NVRC club member.

2. New club members will qualify for unsupervised flight status in accord with the current NVRC Pilot Training and Qualification Guide.

3. No pilot will fly while impaired by the use of alcohol, medications, or drugs.

4. All flying will be done North of the FOUL LINE, which will be 30' in front of the PILOT LINE. Flyers will not stand on the airfield and/or the taxiways when flying.

5. No more than five (5) aircraft may be in the air at the same time.

6. Engines will not be run up in the pits.

7. No torque rolls over the short grass, also known as the runway.

8. Flyers will obtain the proper frequency control pin and attach it to the transmitter antenna when in use, and will maintain their transmitter on the impound stand when not in use. When obtaining a frequency pin, a flyer will leave his NVRC club card (or his AMA card if he is a guest) in the associated control pin slot.

9. Radios will be range checked before the first flight of the day.

10. No explosives or fireworks of any kind are allowed at the field at any time.

11. All engines having a displacement of more than 0.10 cubic inches must be fitted with an effective silencing device when being operated at the flying site.

12. Helicopter Procedures

a. Helicopter training, practice and extended hovering are not permitted. Helicopter pilots who can depart and return in forward flight will fly the same traffic pattern as fixed-wing pilots. A pilot may be requested to demonstrate controlled forward flight to a club officer.

b. Pre-flight testing and trimming will only be done in the designated helicopter hovering area to the left of the pits. Only the last pilot station on the left will be used by helicopter pilots when flying in a traffic pattern. The helicopter shall not be hovered in front of a pilot station, or anywhere over the runway, for more that 30 seconds before joining aircraft in the traffic pattern.

c. Starting will be done in the pit area. The rotor head will be held stationary whenever the model is at rest. The helicopter will be carried (not flown) between the pit area, hover trimming area, and the runway.

d. Whenever fixed wing aircraft are in operation, the helicopter pilot using the hovering area shall have a spotter who is observing the aircraft

13. The use of Channels 20 and 21 are not allowed at the NVRC field due to possible interference by television channel 4.

14. All transmitters must have an AMA gold sticker (narrow-band) if manufactured prior to 1992. All receivers are to be of the narrow-band type for operation at 20 KHz frequency separation. The 27 MHz and 53 MHz bands are exempt from these requirements.

15. The use of transmitters on frequencies in the Amateur Radio Service bands above 50 MHz is restricted to persons holding either a Technician, General, Advanced or Extra class Amateur Radio Service License issued by the FCC.

16. All transmitters will be marked with the appropriate channel number and/or colored wind streamers) as outlined in the AMA Membership Manual.

17.Members of the Safety Committee may inspect aircraft to insure that it complies with the narrow-band receiver requirement. Instructors, while doing a safety inspection of a student's aircraft, should also insure that the narrow-band requirements are met before the aircraft is allowed to fly.

FIELD ETIQUETTE

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RECOMMENDED OPERATING PROCEDURES

1. Each member is responsible for removing his trash.

2. Flyers should use the appropriate preflight inspection and/or initial inspection checklist contained in the current NVRC Pilot Training/Qualification guide prior to the first flight of the day on each aircraft to be flown.

3. NVRC members, flyers, and escorted guests only are allowed on North side of the spectator fence. An escorted guest is one who is under the direct supervision of an NVRC club member. The guest should have been briefed by the member as to proper, safe behavior, and should be acting in a responsible manner. The guest should never be at the impound area, on the flight line, walking among other pit areas unsupervised, or be inattentive to the hazards of the field.

4. It is recommended that flying be done North of the runway whenever practical.

5. Taxiways are defined at the East and West ends of the pilot area, and at the edge of the runway just North of the Foul Line. Aircraft should not be taxied in the area between the pilot line and the transmitter impound stand, nor into the pits.

6. Takeoff should not commence from the taxiways.

7. Runway usage should be controlled by good communications between flyers.

8. AMA guidelines for propeller spinners or safety nuts should be followed whenever practical.

9. Engines should not be stopped by contact with the spinner or propel?ler except in emergencies.

10. Engine restarts on the runway are not recommended.

11. Transmitters should be marked with the owner's name clearly visible.

12. If others are waiting for the frequency pin, the maximum time allowed for engine testing/other maintenance and flight should be 15 minutes.

MAIDEN FLIGHT PREFLIGHT

INTERNAL (Remove wing if attached)

1. Servo mount, servos, servo arms secure.

2. Push rods secure

3. Receiver and battery padded and secure.

4. Check for loose items that could foul servo or pushrod movement.

5. Check for fuel leaks - tank area fuel proofed?

WING

1. Check for breaks, wraps, etc.

2. Insure center section is adequately reinforced.

3. Check aileron pushrods and aileron clevis' (if equipped) before securing wing to aircraft.

4. Brief new pilots on adequacy of rubber bands.

5. After wing is in place, check for proper incidence and alignment as best you can.

ENGINE AREA

1. Firewall area fuel proofed.

2. Check engine mount, engine, muffler and prop nut and/or spinner for security.

3. Check prop for nicks, cracks, etc. Brief new pilot on importance of this check.

4. Check nose steering mechanism (if equipped).

5. Check cowl secure (if equipped).

6. Check engine for obvious thrust misalignment.

TAIL SECTION

1. Check vertical fin, rudder and rudder clevis for security.

2. Check tail wheel security (if equipped).

3. Check horizontal stabilizer, elevator and elevator clevis for security.

BALANCE

1. Balance aircraft with fuel tank empty.

2. Show new pilots proper balance point and balance technique.

3. Explain danger of a tail heavy aircraft.

4. Tail heavy situations should be corrected prior to flight.

RANGE CHECK/STARTING ENGINE

1. Insure that radio batteries have been adequately charged.

2. When frequency pin is available, attach to antenna and range check aircraft with antenna collapsed (explain why to new pilots).

3. Check to insure that all flight controls and engine controls move in the proper direction.

4. Check that flight control surfaces are in proper trim.

5. Fuel aircraft.

6. Start engine

7. Tune engine (away from pits). .

ROUTINE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION

INTERNAL (Before attaching wing)

1. Check servo mount, servo, and servo arms secure.

2. Check pushrods secure.

3. Check receiver and battery secure.

4. Check for loose items/wires that could foul servo arms/ pushrods.

5. Check for fuel leaks.

WING

1. Check wing for breaks, warps, cracks, etc.

2. Check aileron pushrods, linkage and clevis' (if equipped) prior to securing wing to aircraft.

ENGINE AREA

1. Check engine mount, engine, muffler, prop nut and/or spinner for security.

2. Check prop for nicks, cracks, etc.

3. Check nose steering mechanism (if equipped).

4. Check cowl secure (if equipped).

TAIL SECTION

1. Check vertical fin, rudder and rudder clevis foe security.

2. Check tail wheel (if equipped).

3. Check horizontal stabilizer, elevator and elevator clevis for security.

RANGE CHECK/FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK

1. When frequency pin is available, attach to antenna and range check aircraft with antenna collapsed.

2. Check that flight controls move in proper direction.

3. Check that flight control surfaces are in proper trim.