CHESHAM MODEL FLYING CLUB LTD   -   GENERAL RULES
1)
A copy of these rules shall be supplied free to each member
2)
The club's financial and flying year will run from the first (1st) of September each year.
3)
Each  member  by  their acceptance of membership of the club fully agrees that no liability of any kind will attach to the committee of the club for the time being, arising from and in any manner in connection with any insurance, any claim or any loss whatsoever.
4)
It shall be the responsibility of each member to ensure that their operation of free flight,  control line or radio controlled model aircraft shall comply in every particular with any  legislation, rule of official requirement governing, controlling or appertaining to the operation of such model and each member accepts that the appropriate insurance cover shall not protect them from loss if they are in any breach of such requirement.
5)
A strict silencing rule shall be enforced. The Department of the Environment Code of Practice for the minimisation of noise from model aircraft shall apply.  Should any model conform to the DoE silencing rules, but still appear excessively noisy in the air, then the committee shall decide whether the model should be flown. The committee's decision in this matter shall be final.
6)

Any model exceeding 7 Kg but under 20 Kg in weight without fuel must be fitted with a fully operational fail-safe mechanism which on powered models must set the throttle to tick-over (stopped in the case of electric power) regardless of the other control operations governed by the Failsafe! The pilot must satisfy him/herself that the flight can be safely made in line with the recommendations detailed in Article 76A.(2).(a) of the Air Navigation Order.  Any member wishing to fly a model exceeding 20 Kg in weight without fuel is reminded that the model is now classified as an 'aircraft' and he/she must obtain a C.A.A. Exemption Certificate.  A copy of the Certificate should then be lodged with the club secretary before the model is flown.
7)
The  B.M.F.A. proficiency achievement scheme will apply and 'trainee' & 'solo'  pilots  are recommended   to contact club examiners/instructors regarding tuition & B.M.F.A. tests. A full list of pilots passed by the committee to give tuition or conduct tests, will be  posted  in the club huts and a list of all 'B' pilots willing to give tuition will be available from the Club Chief Instructor. 
8)
No trainee pilot shall fly at club fields except under the supervision of an instructor approved by the committee. Trainee pilots are identified as members who have a RED colour coded name label ('T' suffix) on their frequency  peg.
9)

All pilots must use their own 'club issue' peg at all times.  It must be the correct colour to represent current achievement level, - these are:                     

Trainee = RED - 'T' 

Solo, (power) = GREEN - 'S'

Solo, (glider) = GREEN - 'SG'

Solo, (electric) = GREEN - 'SE' 

A Cert. = BLACK - 'A'

B Cert, Examiner, Chief Examiner = BLUE - 'B', 'E', 'CE'.     

Pilots flying helicopters must use a dedicated peg showing their achievement level together with a final suffix 'H'       

10)
'Guests' are permitted in the flying field.  Their safety is the sole responsibility of  the member accompanying them.
11)
'Flying  guests'  must be B.M.F.A. insured and hold a minimum of a B.MF.A. 'A' Certificate.  They must only fly under the supervision of a B.M.F.A. 'B' Certificate club member and must provide proof of current B.M.F.A. insurance cover. They must use official club issue 'Guest' frequency peg.  (Rule 10 also applies)
12)
Displays will be undertaken by the club.  The committee & the B.M.F.A must sanction all venues.  A display co-ordinator will be appointed at the A.G.M.
13)
Mowing the flying area of the club field(s) will be a condition of  membership of the club.  Exemption may be given for health reasons. This will be reviewed each year at the  AGM.  If an outside contractor is engaged/retained to perform this task, then all members for the time being will be exempt.

        

       

CHESHAM MODEL FLYING CLUB LTD   -   FIELD RULES ALL SITES
1)
Each paid up member will be issued with a current membership card.  This should be  carried at all times at the flying field.  The committee will be in possession of a list of members and will have the right to inspect Membership cards.  Any person flying at the field without a current membership card in their possession, may be ejected from the field.
2)
During the summer months the flying area will require regular  mowing.  The club will  supply a mower and each member will be obliged to provide sufficient petrol/oil to enable their operation of the mower.  The committee will publish a mowing rota drawn from the  active members of the club.  Mowing of the flying area is a condition of membership.  Note: Exemption may be given for health reasons, or if the club is using an outside contractor at any particular time - (see general rule 13).
3a)
 All aircraft (fixed wing and helicopters) should be prepared for flight on the aircraft park (pits area) as shown on the latest issue site map displayed at each site. Flying procedures should be in strict accordance with the safety codes set out in the B.M.F.A. handbook. All aircraft (fixed wing and helicopters) must fly circuits in the same direction, as dictated by the wind direction. The patch should only be over-flown into wind. Prior warning of take-off and landing must be clearly called. No aircraft must ever be taxied toward the pits area.
3b)
If helicopters are being hovered only, then this must take place on the patch and under no circumstances elsewhere on the flying area. When this takes place, no fixed wing aircraft are to be flown until the patch is clear. For helicopters flying circuits, - rule 3a above applies.
4)
The club will provide a frequency peg board and each member will be issued with a personal peg, (see general rule 9). All transmitters must display a frequency pennant appropriately coloured and correctly numbered.  Any member arriving at the club field without their own peg and transmitter pennant - IS NOT PERMITTED TO FLY!  Members must ensure that subject  to  the  following  frequency rules,  no transmitter is ever switched on  unless that  particular frequency is clear and not  in  use, and the frequency has first been claimed by placing their own peg in the correct slot on the peg board.  Members are solely responsible for their own peg, & must never allow others to place it on, or remove it from the board.
5)

Generally the use of all legal frequencies will be permitted, (subject to possible restrictions embodied in the Individual site rules).

           35 MHz Band            34.950 MHz to 35.300 MHz.(Ch 55-90 inclusive) - mod Oct 2001

           27 MHz Band               26.995 MHz to 27.245 MHz.

                                                (Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Blue)

                                                (No split frequencies allowed)

           UHF                           458.5 MHz to 459.5 MHz.

           Note: On the 35 MHz band, at least 20 KHz spacing must be observed at all times.
6)

Only 3 (three) I/C powered models should be in the air at any one time. Actual flying should take place from the close mown patch, and the flight pattern should where practical be over our own field. Pilots when flying must stand together on the edge of the take off and landing patch. Do not over-fly designated 'Dead Airspace', and take care to keep powered aircraft away from any nearby dwellings and other sensitive areas.
7)
 The B.M.F.A. safety code must be observed by all members at all times and will be rigidly enforced by the committee.
8)
 After flying, each member must enter details of all models flown and flight times on the flight log sheet in the club hut, and must also ensure that no litter or  rubbish is left at the site.
9)
 Individual site rules and flying times shall be in accordance with those displayed at the site and published from time to time as appropriate.
 
 
 
NOTE: All rules listed here are additional to those embodied in the Articles of Association of Chesham Model Flying Club Limited