Hound Dog: Section A. of the AMA Safety rules, says 3 Miles of an Airport without notifying the Airport Operator. The in section 336 it states within 5 miles of an Airport. This is a Gray area for me,is it after you contact the Airport Contact? all the rules, document 550, 560, to me seem to contradict each other.
Now I have another log to fuel the fire. It briefly says and states Heliport. I have a question for those that are far more knowledgeable than I. My question is this"
Lets say an Emergency Air Flight Helicopter flies numerous and different Helicopters and different flights daily, even one would do, but they ( meaning the AMA or the FAA) do not explain the altitude restrictions around life saving Hospital Flights, which occur daily. Usually the Helicopters fly around 1000-1500' so they can rescue and deliver a patient that needs immediate care. Now lets say , a guy lives ANY distance from a Hospital, his Quad Copter hits the Life Saving Helicopter and he is flying at or near the same altitude, and it damages or it crashes before landing at the Hospital." Bad news. First of all, he is not to be flying anywhere people, housing Hospitals etc, but some irresponsibie people do it every day. I would like the AMA to give a clear definition on what a safe altitude and mileage restriction for Model Aircraft, around Hospitals, Schools, etc. just like the FAA does with Full Scale Aircraft. I am not a full scale pilot, so maybe somebody here has an answer.