spotters while you fly
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I am not aware of any fields that have been lost due to this. I have flown at fields that require spotters under various circumstances. I would say taht spotters are not the norm at most fields.
What field was lost due to not having a spotter?
What field was lost due to not having a spotter?
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RE: spotters while you fly
so safty is no concerne to anyone
Safety would dictate that we stop using propellers if safety was a concern to anyone
post1 asked about using actual spotters and field loss,
not flying alone, having 6-15 other sets of ears and eyes at the field,
while not one guy is actually a designated spotter,
its gotta be safer than flying alone
Perhaps you could get more awareness for your concerns if you posed your position like this:
AMA's safety code is wrong
to not mandate spotters for all flights everywhere by all members, and pilots at chartered clubs.
If that is the point you are trying to make, say so.
Otherwise, if you feel AMA is not wrong to allow us in the safety code
to have or have not spotters for non-400' & non-Fulscale-proximity modeling
... thats cool too
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The marjority of rc flight is with out a spotter and has been that way for years with outany problems, Also its not always feasable to
have a spotter.
have a spotter.
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so safty is no concerne to anyone
so safty is no concerne to anyone
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RE: spotters while you fly
I have been flying RC for 50 years, at 3 different clubs, and dozens of private fields, none required or used spotters and there weren't ANY safety incidents. Most of the time there are many members watching all the guys flying and it gets quite loud if an incident was about to happen. They ALL yell! A spotter is NOT a requirement/gaurentee to fly safely. Besides if I remember correctly there was a spotter or field director for the guy that hovered his plane over an active runway, and a collision still happened. Safety is safety, and flying with a spotter is no gaurentee that all will be done safely.
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When three or four airplanes are in the air at the same time and all are powered by IC engine, it is pretty easy to know where they are by just sound. It's only when some of quiet electric or if a helicopter is hovering nearby that I have problems that a spotter might help. And then only if they can keep their mouth shut during my flight.
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ORIGINAL: turboratt89
so safty is no concerne to anyone
so safty is no concerne to anyone
And right there is where this stupid thread should have ended...as clearly the OP is not rational.
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RE: spotters while you fly
im very rational bud and that is why i just ask around
so bud when you where learning and your ship went out of control towards the pitts you didnt tighten up and heart racing and still had enough time to warn the orther pilots
thats my point ok
i didnt mean to start a agrument with any one i just ask
so bud when you where learning and your ship went out of control towards the pitts you didnt tighten up and heart racing and still had enough time to warn the orther pilots
thats my point ok
i didnt mean to start a agrument with any one i just ask
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RE: spotters while you fly
In the OP's defense there is a International airport in Ontario, Ca. Maybe the local clubs require spotters? Maybe not?
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I've flown control line off a stooge by myself a number of times. I have had a kid ride a bicycle into the circle, and a car drive into the circle. So, yes, I'd rather have some other fliers along. Flying alone means you have to divert attention to situational awareness of what is going on around you. This means less attention on the airplane and degrades the experience a bit.
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RE: spotters while you fly
ORIGINAL: turboratt89
im very rational bud and that is why i just ask around
so bud when you where learning and your ship went out of control towards the pitts you didnt tighten up and heart racing and still had enough time to warn the orther pilots
thats my point ok
i didnt mean to start a agrument with any one i just ask
im very rational bud and that is why i just ask around
so bud when you where learning and your ship went out of control towards the pitts you didnt tighten up and heart racing and still had enough time to warn the orther pilots
thats my point ok
i didnt mean to start a agrument with any one i just ask
hook
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RE: spotters while you fly
I thought the spotters job was to look at everything except the pilots model,
to watch for outside interferences and proximity stuff like fullscale and whatnot.
The times I have been a 'required spotter' at other club fields, the duty was to watch for people planes, not warn the peanut gallery that the guy they've been heckling is about to crash into them
to watch for outside interferences and proximity stuff like fullscale and whatnot.
The times I have been a 'required spotter' at other club fields, the duty was to watch for people planes, not warn the peanut gallery that the guy they've been heckling is about to crash into them
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RE: spotters while you fly
Kid you hit the nail right on the head. The job of a "spotter" is to watch for other aircraft, and warn the pilot he is spotting for of an impending condition. A "teacher/instructor"s job is to watch the pilots plane. Two totally different functions as you clearly and rightfully noted.
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ORIGINAL: turboratt89
so safty is no concerne to anyone
so safty is no concerne to anyone
I don't think that is what I said. You asked if you knew anyone who lost a field for not having a spotter. I answered that I did not and that most places I know of do not require them. That does not mean they are unsafe or anything of the sort. The places that do require them have good reason, like the slope at Torrey Pines where there is a mix of man carrying and model aircraft.
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My club doesn't require the use of a spotter so I usually don't use one.
Many times I'm flying alone so it's a moot point. I will use one when the flight
line is busy and/or depending on "who" is on the flight line with me.
Never heard of a club losing a field because of not having a spotter.
Regards,
Roby
Many times I'm flying alone so it's a moot point. I will use one when the flight
line is busy and/or depending on "who" is on the flight line with me.
Never heard of a club losing a field because of not having a spotter.
Regards,
Roby
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I thought the spotters job was to look at everything except the pilots model,
to watch for outside interferences and proximity stuff like fullscale and whatnot.
The times I have been a 'required spotter' at other club fields, the duty was to watch for people planes, not warn the peanut gallery that the guy they've been heckling is about to crash into them
I thought the spotters job was to look at everything except the pilots model,
to watch for outside interferences and proximity stuff like fullscale and whatnot.
The times I have been a 'required spotter' at other club fields, the duty was to watch for people planes, not warn the peanut gallery that the guy they've been heckling is about to crash into them
hk
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RE: spotters while you fly
But even if I did, are you that lacking in talent that you can't multi-task?
I am so lacking in the ability to multitask
that I just quietly watch a plane ram the hecklers because warning them is not my job.
You must be psychic to know me so well from so far away