ORIGINAL: SoCal GliderGuider
There you go again quoting a two year old thread. Please note that Fairview Park is still open to any and all that want to fly sailplanes and small electrics -- AMA or not.
As to HSS taking over the park? Don't bet on it. This has been tried at least twice before in the last 15 years and each time the city has said; "Nice try. What in the word 'public' don't you understand?" The club does pull a permit for it's major contests as do the cross country runners and a few other community organizations.
As to discourteous flyers and noisy aircraft; use the existing laws. A park ranger has the authority to evict anyone that is endangering the safety of others. Noise ordnances take care of the other.
You're right. I should have linked to the thread where the discussion centered around the visit to Fairview Park by the Costa Mesa City Councilwoman who was investigating whether to ban R/C models from operating at the park.
See:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...threadid=72832
I'm not sure what you're saying with regards to the HSS taking over the park. Are you saying that the city told the HSS that anyone could fly any size or type of model at the park simply because it's a public park?
The city can ban r/c flying at a park if they wanted to do so, can't they?
After the city council voted, r/c models were allowed to continue flying at the park.
I think you meant to say,
'noise ordinance take care of the other', didn't you?
Most
ordnance is already pretty noisy, but it would take care of offensive pilots' models.
Dan