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Club Rules
  1. Safety Rules
    1. The safety of people animal’s bird’s cars manned aircraft and property at and near the flying field has priority over those models.
    2. No pets are aloud at the flying club
    3. The use3 of alcohol by pilots and their helpers during flying sessions is prohibited (If you drink and fly you don’t fly.)No persons under the influence of alcohol will be allowed on the premises of the flying club
    4. The club prohibits flying over the clubhouse car park pit area pilot stand and designated no flying zones.
    5. The club prohibits flying over nearby buildings and streets.
    6. When pilots are flying they will position themselves further than five (5) meters from the runway on the designated pilot stand for the runway in use
    7. The club will only allow pilots and student pilots inside the pitting area any other person should be under supervision of a club member and have permission from a committee member or his delegate. Non pilots will under circumstances be allowed on the cement aircraft hard stand or north there of.
    8. Pilots shall stick to lawful frequencies and radios. (The frequency control system in use is the “blue system” as sanctioned by SAMMA- peg ob board, radio on.
    9. Only club approved frequency pegs with the pilots or pupil pilots name on are allowed for use at the flying field by members and valid visitor’s frequency for visitors and guests. The club membership card accompanies the frequency card on the board. Membership cards must be worn on the shirt lapel when not on the frequency board
    10. A pilot whose name appears on the frequency pegs placed on the frequency control board shall be present at the field.
    11. Only SNFC visitor’s frequency pegs will be allowed for use by visitors and guests.
    12. If a pilot has not got the correct frequency peg, meeting the requirements as set out in these rules he will not be allowed to switch his transmitter or to fly his aircraft (No peg no fly)
    13. Only transmitters approved by the clubs delegated person may be used at the flying field.
    14. Transmitters may only be switched on once a frequency peg has been placed on the frequency control boars (No peg no fly.)
    15. At the end of a flight pilots must immediately switch off their transmitters and they must remove their frequency pegs from frequency control board. Maximum peg on board time allowed is fifteen minuets
    16. Members who forget to take their pegs off the frequency control board are transgressing the rules and the club can take disciplinary action against them.
    17. Unless the safety officer or his delegate has granted approval for removal for a frequency peg from the frequency control board, no person other than the pegs owner or the owners delegate may remove the peg from the frequency control board.
    18. All aircraft flown at the club must be declared airworthy and fit for the purpose for which its owner wants to use it. Instructor’s competent pilots or committee members must do these declarations. Pilots whom the training officer, a club approved or a committee member has not yet certified as solo pilots may not fly without supervision of a competent pilot.
    19. With their first visit to the flying field new members and pupil pilots must report to a committee member or the training officer. The committee member or the training officer will assign a suitable instructor to the pupil pilot and test new members for flying competence on his first day.
    20. After the day, all puple pilots are obligated to arrange their own training sessions with their instructors.
    21. The training officer or committee member shall officially certify pilots as solo after testing.
    22. Pilots shall not qualify as solo for as long they need to stand on the runway to take off (the club will grant concessions in cases where aircraft are known for poor runway behavior and then only when competent solo declared pilots fly such planes.
    23. Pilots less than 12 years of age are never, even if they are certified as solo, allowed to fly without supervision of a competent pilot. If such a young pilot believes he can fly on his own, he can apply in writing for such a concession with the committee. The committee shall consider his application and if they grant the concession the committee shall confirm it by means of a written letter. This letter must always be available for inspection by any person at the flying field when such a pilot is flying.
    24. The club does not accept accountability for damage to any property or any injury to any of its members or to any other person incurred in any way. The persons involved shall resolve court cases, claims or any actions that can originate from such incidences. The clubs responsibility shall be limited to the applications of its rules and the use of disciplinary action if the person involved has disregarded the clubs rules.
    25. The club shall never be accountable for any damage to models.
    26. The club is insured against incidents where its members can be involved in, if a member thinks, he is implicated in where the clubs insurance can play a role, and he must put his case to the committee in writing. The committee shall investigate the matter and advise the member accordingly.
  2. Rules for flying
    1. Preferences for flying are as follows
    2. Landing aircraft have preference  above aircraft taking off in the following order

1.      Aircraft (helicopters included) with engines that stopped in flight.( the so called dead stick

2.      Gliders.

3.      Helicopters.

4.      Fixed wing aircraft.

    1. Flight path preference for aircraft in the air are in the order as indicated hereafter

1.      gliders

2.      Helicopters

3.      fixed wing aircraft

    1. A pilot who wants to use a runway must, directly before he wants to use it, ensure that all pilots’ busy flying knows his intensions. A pilot who wants to use the runway must announce his intensions and the runway that he wants to use. The acknowledged way to do this is to call out words such as dead stick, take off landing interference or what ever is applicable. He must ensure the all pilots’ busy flying has taken note by confirming their approval or disapproval to him before he continues. Only after the pilot who wants use the runway received their approval may he continue
    2. The announcing part of rule 3.2. Is also valid for low passes and any other maneuvers where the runway and approaches towards the runways might play a role. In all these cases the pilot busy flying must also announce his intensions and the runway that wants to use. He must ensure that all pilots’ busy flying has taken note by them confirming their approval or disapproval before he continues. The mere fact that a pilot announces his intensions without having them acknowledged by other pilots busy flying, shall not be acceptable as a reason or excuse for sufficient communication in cases of dispute
    3. Pilots may only do low passes against the wind and not nearer to the pit area than on the far half of the runway.
    4. The flight pattern for general flying will conform to the international acknowledged FAI pattern forming a square. The square shall consist of a crosswind leg, a downwind leg, a base leg and a finale approach
    5. Adjustments to aircraft and engines shall be completed in the pits.
    6. No adjustments of engines or aircraft shall be allowed on the runways. Pilots may adjust helicopters on the hell pads.
    7. No running of engines shall take place inside the pitting area. Members may run in their models engines in the designated area.
    8. Nobody shall park or store any aircraft, helicopter or toolbox underneath the clubhouse. They may not fill any aircraft with fuel neither shall any aircraft helicopter nor engine be started underneath the clubhouse. All the mentioned actions must be done in the pits especially created therefore.
    9. All engines used at the flying field shall be fitted with silencers.
    10. The safety officer shall approve homemade silencers before they may be used at the flying field
    11. The time that a member is allowed to occupy a frequency is limed to fifteen minutes (15) per flight. Occupying of a frequency starts when a frequency peg is placed on the frequency board and ends when the frequency peg is removed from the frequency board.
    12. A pilot who is waiting for an occupied frequency to become available must clip his frequency peg to the bottom of those already occupying the frequency. Doing it in such a way will show other pilots that there pilots waiting to use the frequency. It will also determine the flying order of the other pilots.
    13. Pilots shall strictly to the runway control system. Helicopter pilots who not flying in the normal fixed wing circuit shall use the designated hell pad on the end of the runway not being used by the fixed wing pilots.
    14. The pilot taking the first flight of the day determines the runway that will be used. HE must adjust the runway/helipad indicator, installed at the frequency control board, accordingly.
    15. The runway and helipad in use can only be changed with permission of the safety officer. If the safety officer is not at the flying field only a committee member can give permission to change the runway and if committee member is not at the flying field a senior pilot can give permission to change the runway. Pilots on the pilot stand must be informed of the change of the runway.
    16. All pilots flying simultaneously shall take off and land in the same direction and on the same runway. Choosing and changing a the runway shall be subjected to Rule 3.16
    17. When an aircraft engine is run in the pits, ensure that it is not blowing dust oil; debris or any other substances onto another person or, aircraft, equipment or any objects of value in the vicinity.
    18. No taxiing of aircraft will be allowed on the concrete slabs in the pits within five meters from the pits. Aircraft shall be pushed or carried in the described area.
    19. Pilots shall always handle aircraft in a way that will ensure that cannot harm any person or cause any damage to anything if an aircraft should go out of control due to any electronic malfunction or mechanical failure.
    20. The clubs flying area is north of the main runway and west of the secondary runway. Strictly no flying will be allowed south of the eastern side of the runway and its easterly extension 9IE No flying south of the windmill on the main runway easterly extension)
  2. GENERAL RULES
    1. The club will only allow trading at the flying field if the committee has approved it. Where trading at the flying field has been approved the committee shall give permission in writing. The chairman and the treasurer of the club shall sign the document containing the permission and the trader must always have the document available for inspection by any person at the flying field.