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bkind -> RE: Need info to get a club going (4/11/2007 1:53:54 PM)
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In todays world liabilty is the big one. Make sure you have a copy of insurance policy. This is also on the web site. Take the time to understand how it works. Call the MAAC insurance chair if you have questions. If you are in a area that has already had discussions in local council about rc in parks etc.
You should be prepared for questions like. Does your insurance cover all flyers that wander in.
If not,Why not? How are you going to keep Non insured fliers from flying? Fence, signs or both.
Do your planes crash? Do they start fires when they crash? How safe are these things?How big?How Fast? If it crashes will all the fuel spill out? What is the fuel you use?
Make a drawing of the field set up you are planning with parking, pits, flight line and area you will fly over and attach this to a copy of the safety rules as well as a copy of the field requirements laid out in the MAAC DOC,s. Have a couple extra copies already put together to pass onto the folks your dealing with. Put this together with a cover letter stateing what you are asking.
ex We as rock hills rc club are seeking permision to use old dump located at 22 rd 1 for the use of flying rc aircraft. Our Insurance, Saftey Program, Site Layout etc. can be found in the following pages.
Keep everything short and to the point.
Getting this into the hands of the people who are going to decide whether you can use the land a few days before your meeting allows them to ask there questions at your meeting face to face as opposed to a couple days later after the meeting via phone or email which can lead to misunderstandings.
Leave your emotions at home and answer all the silly questions from non rciers directly and to the point without any remarks about how silly they are.
The point here is to show that as a group you are responsible and saftey minded folks and that youre first day of flying is not going to include trying to do touch and go,s off the cars in the parking lot next door.
Being professional and responsible with all the facts will get you the Yes you can you are looking for the majority of the time.
Brian
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