Cape Coral R/C Park
Flying Site Safety Rules
December 5, 2011
These rules have been approved by the Cape Coral R/seahawks Board of Directors and meet the requirements of the City of Cape Coral parks and Recreation Department. All Pilots will follow these rules at this flying site at all times. These rules may be altered only by officers of the Cape Coral R/Seahawks for contests and special events. Altered rules are valid only during those special events.
FIXED WING AND GAS TURBINE SAFETY RULES
1. The AMA, Giant Scale and Gas Turbine Safety Codes will be incorporated into the Club’s safety rules and complied with.
2. All pilots using 72Mhz will display a current AMA card and Club Membership card on the appropriate frequency board peg when flying. They will remove the card from the board when they have landed and turned off their transmitters. Those pilots using 2.4Ghz will display their AMA card and club card visibly about their person when flying.
3. Guest flyers will display their AMA card on the appropriate frequency board. Guests must be accompanied by their Club member sponsor who is responsible for their guests.
4. When starting an engine of any aircraft, the prop wash or exhaust shall be at a safe distance from all personnel.
5. Engine break in running or fixing is allowed only at the west end or east end of the pit area at least 25 feet from the last flight station.
6. Starting of any engine with personnel within the propeller arc or exhaust end of a turbine is prohibited. All aircraft must be suitably secured when starting their engines.
7. Mufflers are required on all engines 0.10 size and larger 2-stroke and 0.25 and
larger 4 stroke.
8. No 72 Mhz transmitter will be turned on if there is an AMA card on the particular frequency required signaling that it is currently in use.
9. When more than one person is using the same frequency, each will take turns on a first come first s served basis and rotate thereafter. A maximum of 30 minutes is allowed for each turn on a frequency.
10. All transmitters will have the correct channel number flags attached to it, excluding Spread Spectrum.
11. Aircraft in the process of landing will have preference over those wishing to take off. Dead Stick aircraft have preference over all others. “SOUND OFF” announcing all calls such as “Taking Off”, “Landing”, “Man on the Field”, “Dead Stick”.
12. Starting of any engine before 9.00am is prohibited. Glider and Electric planes may fly after 7.00am.
13. When flying, all pilots will stand on one of the four designated flight pads immediately behind the white safety fences.
14. Planes with running engines in the pit area will be under the physical control of their pilots. Pit taxiing is prohibited.
15. Giant Scale planes will be started only on one of the three taxiways leading out to the runway.
16. Starting of engines on the runway or taxiway in the pit area is prohibited.
17. Taxiing on the taxiway in the pit area is prohibited.
18. All Gas airplanes must have an easily accessible kill switch on the airplane. There must also be a means to stop the engine from the transmitter. This latter requirement applies to nitro powered engines as well.
19. No more than 4 (four) planes in the air at any one time.
20. No pets, beyond the 4 foot safety fence.
21. No flying while work crews are on the field.
22. All Gas Turbine pilots are required to have both a water fire extinguisher and a “B/C” rated fire extinguisher in their possession at the field. They are required to have the latter extinguisher visibly present for all engine starts.
23. All jet pilots are required to have a person designated as a spotter with them when flying. This person must be standing with the pilot in the pilot’s box.
24. Any Jet pilot who runs off the end of the runway when landing must shut the engine down and collect the plane by hand. It is prohibited to try to taxi back to the runway from the grass at the end of the runway.
25. In the event of a Jet crash causing fire in the grass, it is required that the grass fire gets put out first before the airplane.
26. No pilot may fly a Jet at our field without an AMA Turbine waiver card available for inspection.
27. No aircraft engines may be started in the three sheds. This includes electrics which must be outside of the sheds and away from people before the batteries are connected. Two tables have been provided for this purpose.
28. Flight Restrictions :
A. All flying more than 25 feet altitude will be north of the flight line in a race track pattern. The nearest portion of the pattern will be the south edge of the paved runway in the same direction as takeoff.
B. Low passes may be made only over the grass to the north of the runway and must be made in the direction of takeoff.
C. When there is a cross wind, the first pilot taking off determines the takeoff direction. If there is a wind shift, the next pilot must call out his intention to change direction of the pattern.
Field Marshalls may also designate a pattern direction change.
D. Aerobatics shall be performed north of the paved runway over the grass and between the East and West flight paths. The paved runway must be kept clear for landings and takeoffs.
E. It is prohibited to fly East over the boundary canal at the edge of the property.
F. There are to be NO prototype planes flown by guests. Any prototype plane must be flown by a Club member.
HELICOPTER SAFETY RULES
1. All applicable AMA and Cape Coral R/Seahawks safety rules and regulations are in effect in the helicopter flying area.
2. The Helicopter flying area is defined as the area East of the helicopter landing pads bounded on the north by the extension of the existing safety fence and on the South by Argosy lake. Helicopters are not permitted to fly over the canal to the East of the helicopter area.
3. Since the Helicopter area overlays NW10th Ave and the R/Seahawks driveway, great care must be given to ensure the safety of anyone using these roads. Helicopters will not be flown over or near the vicinity of NW 10th Ave or the driveway in such a manner as to pose a threat to anyone using those roads.
4. Helicopter pilots will ensure that they remain well clear of any fixed wing flying area when the pilots are retrieving a plane from adjacent to Helicopter area. If a fixed wing plane lands in the Helicopter area then the Helicopter pilots will land their machines until the fixed wing plane is removed.
5. All fast forward flight and aerobatic activities shall be conducted East of the eastern edge of the Helipads. Flying over the Helipads is limited to take offs, landings and slow hovering practice. Autorotation practice may be conducted using the Helipads as a target. With the exception of a momentary deviation caused by necessary maneuvering, intentional flying west of the Helipads is strictly prohibited.
6. Each pilot must remain far enough from their operating helicopter to ensure their safety in the event of a mechanical failure or pilot error. No pilot will fly their helicopter so as to pose a danger to any other person in the vicinity.
7. No more than 2 (two) helicopters may be in the air at the same time. After take off a pilot may use his helipad as a pilot station if no other helicopter is flying.
8. All vehicles must be parked West of the fence line at the Helicopter shed. Only AMA members and escorted guests may be in the area East of the fence line.
FLOATPLANE SAFETY RULES.
1. All applicable AMA and Cape Coral R/Seahawk safety rules and regulations are in effect in the floatplane area.
2. The floatplane area is defined as the area within Argosy Lake.
3. Floatplane flying will terminate when any boat enters Argosy Lake.
4. Flying North of Argosy Lake is prohibited.
5. Only 2 (two) floatplanes may fly at one time.
6. The flight pattern is to be determined by the main runway flight path.
7. Floatplane pilots are required to have a spotter while flying.
8. Any floatplane pilot using 72 Mhz must post his floatplane card on the frequency board in the main shed.
GLIDER RULES.
1. The flying field is reserved for Glider Flying only on Saturday mornings from sun up (7.00am) until the glider pilots have vacated the runway/normal glider area or until 12.00 noon, whichever occurs first.
CHILDREN.
1. No child under the age of eight (8) years old will be allowed on the flight line or in the pilot boxes unless the child is under instruction (ie. on a buddy box with an instructor) or has been signed off to fly. In either of these cases the child must have their AMA card visible on their person.