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Temporary Club Rules 23rd October 2007

Due to the current changes in access to the airfield at Keevil, the following list of Tempoary Rules has ben agreed by the Committee to cover the period until they can be incorporated in the Main Rules. The RAF need to know who is on the airfield at any one time and permisssion must be positively given by 'phone.

TEMPORARY RULE 1, "PARAMOUNT RULE"
Access to the airfield can only be granted by psitive 'phone permission given on a daily week-day basis from RAF Lyneham. Permission for Saturdays and Sundays is to be obtained on the preceding Friday by the same method. ON NO ACCOUNT IS ANYONE TO PROCEED THROUGH THE GATES WITHOUT THIS POSITIVE PERMISSION. If there is no reply from the Lyneham numbers DO NOT ENTER. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PARAMOUNT RULE WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM THE CLUB.

The one exception to this is that we hope to have a new noticeboard attached to the Bannerdown sign structure and even if access is denied or no 'phone answer, you are allowed entry to update the board, then leave. (Note: A blackboard system is now in operation.)

TEMPORARY RULE 2.
The airfield is to be kept locked at all times after entering and leaving (unless gate is manned, see Temp. Rule 4).

To comply with Temp. Rule 1, the following Temp. Rule 3 is to be adopted.

TEMPORARY RULE 3.
The first person to arrive at the main gate is to 'phone Lyneham on one of the three numbers issued to WRCFC members.

On the gate noticeboard, ACCESS ALLOWED or ACCESS DENIED is to be displayed together with the DATE (the date is important as you will see).

The noticeboard is to be left as it is overnight so that when a member turns up the next day he will know from the displayed date whether or not he is the first to arrive. He then takes appropriate action, to 'phone or enter.

TEMPORARY RULE 4.
If the club is hosting an invitation event, for example Vintage Day, from a practical point of view the gates will be locked but manned by a rota of Club members. All personnel requiring access will be stopped and their business checked and names taken before they are permitted to enter. The Gliding Club will be informed about this.

WRFC COMMITTEE
23rd October 2007

Warminster & District Radio Control Flying Club Club Rules 2007

1. Users of Keevil Airfield MUST be members of the B.M.F.A. and either members of Warminster & District R.C.F.C. or an accompanied guest of a member of W&DRCFC

2. Members arriving on the site must ascertain who also may be using their frequency before commencing operations.

3. Pennants, showing colour identification on 27 mhz and number identification on 35 mhz for the frequency in use MUST be displayed on transmitters, to be easily identifiable.

4. Before switching on any radio gear, members have to supply and display their own coloured or numbered Peg With Their Name On It and put it on the peg board in use on the day, before switching on their Transmitter. When the flight has finished, the Transmitter Must be switched off and the peg removed immediately. (Pegs must be standard width and only cover the frequency number being used.)

5. Flying operations are to be contained within an area designated for model flying, subject to the requirements of the Military Authorities. The use of tarmac and a separate Helicopter area is available, but must comply with the rules governing these uses which are shown on the attached map. Full size gliders MUST have priority of airspace and MUST NOT be over flown, members must not fly over or near the runway being used by the gliders. The wishes of the gliding club officials with regard to model activities, must be respected. When Military use is being made of the Airfield, members MUST report to the Control tower to inform them of their presence.

6. Model flying may only take place between the following times:- Monday to Saturday- 09.00 to 21.00 hrs. Sunday, 09.00 to 19.00, or 30 minutes before lighting up time, when applicable. All subject to Military presence.

7. Interference with other legitimate users of the Airfield must be avoided. Vehicles must only park in areas designated by a committee member. Driving or walking elsewhere on the airfield is not normally allowed. Dogs are not allowed on the Airfield.

8. Airfield gates which are locked on entry, must be re-locked on exit. Keys can be issued for the main gate if needed for Week day access. Gates are normally open weekends. No damage shall be caused to land or buildings within the bounds of the Airfield or adjacent land or buildings privately owned. The Airfield must always be left in a clean and tidy condition.

9. All models over 7kg in weight must conform to current CAA regulations, (Fail-safes must be operative and must bring the throttle to tick-over ).

10. Uncontrolled Rockets and pulse jets are prohibited, Control Line flying is permitted.

11. Free flight models are allowed only when the Airfield has no Military activity, gliding club activity or any full sized Aircraft activity.

12. The Taxiing of models or the hovering of helicopters in the pit’s area being used is PROHIBITED.

13. No more than 5 (five) models may be airborne at any one time.

14. All internal combustion engines MUST be silenced in accordance with B.M.F.A. regulations on noise levels.

15. The instructions of a committee member must always be observed. Anyone considered flying in a dangerous manner shall be first warned. Failure to observe this warning immediately will result in the member being reported to the Club committee or required to land immediately untill the matter is resolved.

16. In the event of infringement of any of the rules, the club committee has the power to take whatever action it thinks fit, including expulsion of the offender.

17. Mobile phones MUST NOT be operated on on the flight-line or in the pits area.
(Editor: Rule was changed by the committee to comply with BMFA recommendations. Published in the January 2005 Newsletter)
Additional information from other sources on the web.

18. All indoor meetings, including committee meetings, will be NON smoking events.

19. NEVER take your transmitter across the patch when retrieving your model, leave it in the pilots box area (other models may respond to your transmitter).

20. All members must not over-fly the pits, cars or people at any time.

21. Spot noise level checks will be made during the year.

22. When flying, pilots must use the following calls : 'Clear to take off', 'Landing', 'On the patch', 'Dead stick'.

23. If any pilot is concerned about a possible mid-air contact on the main patch during a busy period they may call for circuits only, in which case the other pilots must comply for the remainder of that slot.

24. The grass area in front of the control tower is the main flying area and should be used whenever possible.

25. When the grass area is waterlogged or unusable we can fly from the top 100 mtrs of the south-west end of the main runway. Subject to there being no military or gliding activity on or near these areas. People or cars must be parked away from the flight line and not on the main runway.

26. If military personnel or gliding Club officials ask us to move from the tarmac area, we must obey and move to the grassed area.

27. Only one flying site may be used at any one time, ie., only the grass, or only the tarmac and not normally run two flight lines.

28. When flying from the tarmac, models must be flown within the bounds of the airfield perimeter and not flown out towards the villages. Vehicles must be parked well away from the flight line and must not be over flown.

29. When flying from the grass patch, the areas over the control tower, car park and gliding club buildings are deemed “dead Area’s” and must not be flown over.

30. If full sized aircraft (Helicopters or Fixed wing) suddenly appear over the airfield. Models must be landed immediately ( on or off the patch ) until the situation is made clear.

REMEMBER, ONE COMPLAINT COULD LOOSE US THIS FACILITY