Current AMA (academy of Model Aeronautics) membership is a requirement for club membership and renewal.
Observe the designated taxi, flying, and pit areas. Avoid standing on the runway and overflying the pit area
Stand in the dsignated flying areas and maintain a 20 feet distance between pilots
Keep low or high spped passes to the far side of the runway.
Two-cycle engines of 0.10 cubic inches or more in displacement require and expansion muffler or muffled tuned-pipe as a minimum for a noise reduction measure.
Do not leave a running engine unattended.
Don't EVER turn on a transmitter at the field without having your appropriate frequency pin! When you're ready to fly, put your AMA card on the frequency board and pick up your frequency pin. After each flight, remove your card and replace the pin.
All transmitters must be on a legal frequency and display AMA channel identificaiton number.
Obtain a frequency pin from the control board before operating your transmitter. Additional, call out your channel number to let others know that you have that frequency.
Do not fly over the pits or parking area.
Announce your intentions to other fliers: "on the runway", "landing", "dead stick", etc.
All flyers should land and take off in the same direction, ie: into the wind
Fuel must be recaptured. Do not fuel your plane and spill excess onto the ground.
Engines may be started in the pit area and taxied out to the runway. Upon completion of the flight, engines shall be shut-down at the line sperating the taxiways form the pit (the orange plastic fencing). Do not taxi back into the pit area.
No member or his/her guest shall be permitted to fly during or after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage in any quantity. Dangerous substances shall not be permitted on the field. Violation of this rule shall result in the termination of club membership without refund of dues.
The combination to the gate lock is changed periodically. All current members are provided the combination. When entering C and D to Ramskill field, you can leave the gate open if it is open when you arrive. Otherwise, open the gate with the combination and lock the gate behind you. On leaving, do the same. If it is late and there appears to be nobody at the landfill, please lock the gate. Do not give out the padlock combination.
Parents / owners are responsible for the conduct of children / pets
You may bring guests to fly or watch. You must remain with them at the field. Flying guests must have their AMA card to fly and are limited to 3 flying visits before having to become a STRCC member. A STRCC officer must be contacted before a flying visitor is allowed to fly at the field. Rookie race guest participants have an exception to the 3 flying visit limitation.
All trash brought out to the field must be taken with you. C and D has been very generous in allowing us to use their land. Please keep the field looking nice!
Any continuous or gross violation of the Safety Rules should be reported to the Safety Committee Chairman for investigation and recommendation for follow-up action by the club officers.
If, due to your negligence, you cause an accident then you are responsible for repair or replacement of any damaged property.