Dragon2115
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Location: New England
| Raymond,
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| It doesnt take a genius to say that if people fly through your hover zone, no matter where it is, then its time to move it !!
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No, it takes someone who's never seen the field, never seen the offending plankers, never seen the hover zone, never heard the comments about intentionally interfering with the helis, and finally, someone that apparently wants to justify and make excuses for people that can't, and in some cases intentionally won't, control their models in a safe manner.
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| Believe it or not, I do sympathise, and if was the odd errant fool then it would be a case of reprimand him, but as it appears to be a regular thing then moving the hover area has got to be considered.
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No Raymond I don't think you do. I get the distinct impression that you condone poor piloting skills on the part of plankers. As I said before, heaven forbid that anyone expect people to learn from their mistake and to do their best to not repeat it 50 freaking times. The most common mistake a planker makes is to haul the nose up into a stall the minute their wheels leave the ground. It doesn't take very much to learn to keep the nose down and let it gain speed before trying to go vertical. If this skill can't be learned then the pilot has no business doing takeoffs solo because they are endangering everyone at the field.
I direct your attention to the AMA safety code which states;
General:
3) Where established, I will abide by the safety rules for the flying site I use, and I will not willfully and deliberately fly my models in a careless, reckless and/or dangerous manner.
Radio Control:
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.
(My comment on this one is that if you make the same mistake repeatedly then you are not a qualified flier.)
3) I will perform my initial turn after takeoff away from the pit or spectator areas , and I will not thereafter fly over pit or spectator areas, unless beyond my control.
I think that just about covers what we're talking about. Now given that the hover zone can't be moved, and that every time a plank flies through it they can be considered to be flying over the pits because they are flying behind the active runway flightline, I'd say that the offending planks are in violation of both AMA and club safety rules. And if it is beyond their control and they keep doing it over and over again then they should be under supervision of an experienced and qualified pilot. Given that, you are trying to defend the indefensible Raymond.
And yes, we've been the AMA route before at other clubs (see my link in my prior post) and the AMA has done nothing to alleviate the situation to any degree of satisfaction for the heli pilots. Our district VP openly doesn't like helis and wishes they would go away. That is what the AMA does for heli pilots in my area.
So how much more do you want to go on defending these people? |
