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RANGE CHECK
Ground chec
k the oper
ational r
ange of y
our r
adio
bef
ore the fi
rst
fl
ight of the da
y.
With the tr
ansmitter
antenna collapsed and the receiv
e
r and tr
ansmitter
on, y
ou should be ab
le to w
a
lk at least 100 f
eet
a
w
a
y
from the model and still ha
v
e
control.
Ha
v
e
an
assistant stand b
y
y
our model and, while y
ou w
o
rk
the controls
, tell y
ou what the control surf
aces are
doing.
Repeat this test
with the engines running
at
v
a
ri
ous speeds with an assistant holding the model,
using hand signals to sho
w y
ou what is happening.
If the control surf
aces do not respond correctly
,
do
not fl
y!
Find and correct the prob
lem fi
rst.
Look
fo
r
loose ser
v
o
connections or brok
en wires
, corroded
wires on old ser
v
o
connectors
, poor solder joints in
y
o
ur batter
y
pac
k or a def
ectiv
e cell, or a damaged
receiv
e
r cr
ystal from a pre
v
ious cr
ash.
ENGINE SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
F
a
ilure to f
o
llo
w these saf
ety precautions ma
y
result in se
vere injur
y
to y
our
self and other
s.
•
K
eep all engine fuel in a saf
e place
, a
w
a
y
from high
heat, spar
ks or fl
ames
, as fuel is v
e
ry
fl
ammab
le
. Do
not smok
e near the engine or fuel;
and remember
that engine e
xhaust giv
es off a g
reat deal of deadly
carbon mono
xide
. Theref
ore
do not run the engine
in a c
losed r
oom or gara
g
e
.
•
Get help from an e
xper
ienced pilot when lear
ning to
oper
ate engines
.
•
Use saf
ety glasses when star
ting or r
unning engines
.
•
Do not r
un the engine in an area of loose g
ra
v
el or
sand;
the propeller ma
y thro
w such mater
ial in y
our
fa
ce or e
y
es
.
•
K
eep y
o
ur f
ace and body as w
e
ll as all spectators
a
w
a
y
from the plane of rotation of the propeller as
y
o
u star
t and r
un the engine
.
•
K
eep these items a
w
a
y
from the prop:
loose clothing,
shir
t slee
v
e
s
, ties
, scarfs
, long hair or loose objects
such as pencils or scre
wdr
iv
ers that ma
y f
a
ll out of
shir
t or jac
k
et poc
k
e
ts into the prop
.
•
Use a
“chic
k
en stic
k”
or electr
ic star
ter to star
t the
engine
. Do not use y
our fi
ngers to fl
ip the propeller
.
Mak
e cer
tain the glo
w
plug clip or connector is
secure so that it will not pop off or otherwise get into
the r
unning propeller
.
•
Mak
e all engine adjustments from behind the
rotating propeller
.
•
The engine gets hot! Do not touch it dur
ing or r
ight
after oper
ation.
Mak
e sure fuel lines are in good
condition so fuel will not leak onto a hot engine
,
causing a fi
re
.
•
T
o
stop a glo
w
engine
, cut off the fuel supply b
y
closing
off the fuel line or f
o
llo
wing the engine man
uf
acturer’
s
recommendations
. Do not use hands
, fi
ngers or an
y
other body par
t to tr
y to stop the engine
.
T
o
stop a
gasoline po
w
e
red engine an on/off s
w
itch should be
connected to the engine coil.
Do not thro
w an
ything
into the propeller of a r
unning engine
.
AMA SAFETY CODE (EXCERPTS)
Read and abide b
y
the f
o
llo
wing e
xcer
pts from the
Academ
y of Model Aeronautics Saf
ety Code
. F
o
r
the complete Saf
ety Code ref
e
r to
Model A
v
iation
magazine
, the AMA w
eb site or the Code that came
with y
our AMA license
.
GENERAL
1)
I will not fl
y m
y
model aircr
a
ft in sanctioned e
v
ents
,
air sho
ws
, or model fl
ying demonstr
a
tions until it
has been pro
v
en to be airw
or
th
y b
y
ha
ving been
pre
v
iously
, successfully fl
ight tested.
2)
I will not fl
y m
y
model aircr
a
ft higher than
appro
x
imately 400 f
eet within 3 miles of an air
por
t
without notifying the air
por
t oper
ator
. I will giv
e
ri
ght-of-w
a
y
and a
v
oid fl
ying in the pro
x
imity of
full-scale aircr
a
ft.
Where necessar
y,
an obser
v
e
r
shall be utiliz
ed to super
vise fl
ying to a
v
oid ha
ving
models fl
y in the pro
x
imity of full-scale aircr
a
ft.
3)
Where estab
lished, I will abide b
y
the saf
ety r
u
les
fo
r the fl
ying site I use
, and I will not willfully and
deliber
ately fl
y m
y
models in a careless
, rec
k
less
and/or dangerous manner
.
5)
I will not fl
y m
y
model unless it is identifi
ed with m
y
name and address or AMA n
umber
, on or in the
model.
Note:
This does not apply to models while
being fl
o
w
n indoors
.
7)
I will not oper
ate models with p
y
rotechnics (an
y
de
vice that e
xplodes
, b
u
rn
s
, or propels a projectile
of an
y kind).
RADIO CONTR
OL
1)
I will ha
v
e
completed a successful r
adio equipment
g
round chec
k bef
ore the fi
rst
fl
ight of a ne
w or
repaired model.
2)
I will not fl
y m
y
model aircr
a
ft in the presence of
spectators until I become a qualifi
ed
fl ier
,
unless
assisted b
y
an e
xper
ienced helper
.
3)
At all fl
ying sites a str
a
ight or cur
v
e
d line(s) m
ust be
estab
lished in front of which all fl
ying tak
es place
with the other side f
o
r spectators
. Only personnel
in
v
o
lv
ed with fl
ying the aircr
a
ft are allo
w
e
d at or in
the front of the fl
ight line
. Intentional fl
ying
behind
the fl
ight line is prohibited.
