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SARCC SAFETY CODE

1. MODEL AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SHALL NOT BE FLOWN HIGHER THAN 400 FEET WITHIN THREE (3) MILES OF AN AIRPORT.
2. MODEL AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SHALL NOT BE FLOWN IN THE PRESENCE OF SPECTATORS UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN AIRWORTHY.
3. MODEL AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS SHALL NOT BE FLOWN IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER.
4. FLYING OVER OR BEHIND THE FLIGHT STATION AREA IS PROHIBITED.
5. ALL MODELS WILL HAVE THE OWNERS I.D. WITH THEIR HOME ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND THE CURRENT AMA NUMBERS ATTACHED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF EACH AIRCRAFT.
6. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE AT THE FIELD OR AT THE MEETINGS.  NO ONE VISIBLY IMPAIRED BY THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WILL BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE A MODEL AND MAY BE ASKED BY CLUB OFFICERS TO LEAVE THE FIELD OR MEETINGS.  A POSITIVE FAMILY TYPE ATMOSPHERE SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL CLUB ACTIVITIES. NO PROFANITY IS ALLOWED.
7. RADIO EQUIPMENT GROUND RANGE CHECK WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND AFTER ANY CRASH (MINOR OR MAJOR).
8. AIRCRAFT SHALL NOT BE FLOWN BY ANYONE WHO HAS NOT BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE CLUB TRAINING PROGRAM.  CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FROM A MINIMUM OF TWO SARCC CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. STUDENT PILOTS MAY NOT USE THE CLUB FACILITIES WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A SARCC INSTRUCTOR.
9. THE INITIAL TURN AFTER TAKEOFF WILL BE AWAY FROM THE PIT AREA.
10 ALL MODELS WILL BE PILOTED FROM THE DESIGNATED FLIGHT STATIONS.  THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE THAT WHEN TESTING A NEW AIRCRAFT THE PILOT MAY STAND BEHIND HIS/HER MODEL FOR TAKE-OFF ONLY AND HELICOPTERS WHEN HOVERING ONLY.  HE/SHE MUST THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO A FLIGHT STATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT.
11. NO SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PIT AREA UNESCORTED.
12. EMERGENCY AND DEAD STICK LANDINGS HAVE RUNWAY PRIORITY. ALL LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LOUD ENOUGH FOR THE OTHER FLYERS TO HEAR.  WALKING ON THE FIELD WHILE SOMEONE ELSE IS FLYING SHALL BE ANNOUNCED.
13. LOW ATTITUDE/HIGH SPEED PASSES ARE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT TO, AND CONFIRMATION FROM, OTHER PILOTS.
14. NO MORE THAN FOUR (4) AIRCRAFT ARE ALLOWED IN THE AIR AT ANY ONE TIME.
15. ALL ENGINES SHALL BE MUFFLED.
16. ALL MODEL AIRCRAFT WILL BE STARTED IN A RESTRICTING PIT STATION.
17. NO PILOT SHALL PERFORM AN ENGINE POWER CHECK WHILE STANDING IN THE PATH OF THE PROPELLER.
18. PILOTS SHALL PERFORM ENGINE POWER CHECKS WITH THE AIRCRAFT POINTED AWAY FROM BYSTANDERS.
19. HELICOPTERS SHALL FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF AIRCRAFT WHEN FLYING.
20. HELICOPTERS SHALL HOVER AT EITHER THE NORTH OR SOUTH END OF THE FLIGHT STATIONS AND NOT TO IMPOSE ON AIRCRAFT THAT ARE FLYING.
21. FLYING OVER FLIGHT LINE IS CAPITAL OFFENSE, THREE (3) OCCURRENCES CONSTITUTES DISMISSAL FROM THE CLUB FOR ONE (1) YEAR.  MUST BE VOTED BACK IN AS PER RULES. SECOND TIME IS PERMANENT.