User manual EFL-EFL2475
Available from: www.modelflight.com.au
2007
Official
AMA
National
4)
I
will
operate
my
model
using
only
radio
control
frequencies
Model
Air
craft
Saf
ety
Code
currently
allowed by
the
Federal Communications Commission.
(Only
properly
licensed
Amateurs
are
authorized
to
operate
GENERAL
1)
I
will
not
fly
my model
aircraft in
sanctioned
events,
air
shows
or
model
flying
demonstrations until
it
has
been proven to be
air
wor
thy
by having
been previously
,
successfully
flight
tested.
2)
I
will
not
fly
my model
higher
than
approximately
400
feet
within
3
miles
of an
airpor
t
without
notifying
the
airpor
t
operator
.
I
will
give
right-of-way and avoid flying in
the
proximity of
full-scale
aircraft.
Where
necessar
y
,
an
observer shall be
utilized
to super
vise
flying
to
avoid having
models
fly in
the
proximity of
full-scale
aircraft.
3) Where
established,
I
will
abide by
the
safety
rules
for
the
flying
site
I
use,
and
I
will
not
willfully
or
deliberately
fly
my models
in
a
careless, reckless
and/or
dangerous manner
.
4)
The
maximum takeof
f weight of
a
model
is
55
pounds, except
models
flown
under Experimental
Aircraft
rules.
5)
I
will
not
fly
my model
unless
it
is
identified with
my name
and
address
or
AMA
number on
or
in
the
model.
(This
does
not
apply
to models
while being flown
indoors.)
6)
I
will
not operate models
with
metal-bladed propellers
or
with
gaseous
boosts,
in which
gases
other than
air
enter their inter
nal
combustion engine(s);
nor
will
I
operate models
with
extremely
hazardous
fuels such as those
containing
tetranitromethane
or
hydrazine.
RADIO
CONTROL
1)
I
will
have completed
a
successful
radio
equipment
ground range
check
before
the
first
flight of
a
new
or
repaired
model.
2)
I
will
not
fly
my model
aircraft in
the presence
of
spectators
until
I
become
a
qualified flier
,
unless
assisted
by an
experienced helper
.
3)
At all
flying
sites
a
straight
or
curved
line(s) must
be established
in front of which
all
flying
takes
place
with
the
other side
for
spectators.
Only
personnel involved
with flying
the
aircraft are
allowed
at
or
in front of
the
flight line.
Intentional
flying behind
the
flight
line
is
prohibited.
equipment
on
Amateur
Band
frequencies.)
5)
Flying
sites
separated
by
three
miles
or
more
are
considered
safe
from
site-to-site
interference,
even
when both
sites use
the same
frequencies.
Any
circumstances
under three
miles
separation
require
a
frequency management arrangement,
which
may be
either
an allocation of
specific frequencies
for
each
site
or
testing
to determine that freedom
from
interference
exists.
Allocation
plans
or
interference
test
repor
ts
shall be signed
by
the
par
ties
involved
and provided
to
AMA
Headquar
ters.
Documents
of
agreement
and repor
ts
may
exist
between (1)
two
or
more
AMA
Char
tered Clubs, (2)
AMA
clubs
and individual
AMA
members not associated
with
AMA
Clubs,
or
(3)
two
or
more
individual
AMA
members.
6)
For Combat, distance between combat engagement line
and
spectator line
will
be
500
feet
per
cubic inch
of
engine
displacement. (Example:
.40
engine
=
200
feet.); electric motors
will
be based on equivalent combustion engine size.
Additional
safety requirements
will
be
per
the
RC
Combat
section
of
the
current Competition Regulations.
7)
At
air
shows
or
model
flying
demonstrations,
a
single straight line
must
be established, one side
of which
is
for
flying, with
the
other
side
for
spectators.
8)
With
the
exception
of
events
flown
under
AMA
Competition rules,
after launch, except
for
pilots
or
helpers
being
used, no
powered
model may be
flown
closer
than
25
feet
to
any
person.
9)
Under no
circumstances
may
a
pilot
or
other person touch
a
powered
model
in flight.
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