Questions about hovering
06-06-2004 | 09:31 AM
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Questions about hovering
Some questions about hovering and R/C club fields:
1. Does your R/C club allow fixed wing aircraft hovering over or near the runway, the runway approach or departure paths when other aircraft are flying?
2. Are there any club rules or guide lines that apply to hovering?
3. Do you have a blacktop runway or a less defined grass runway area?
4. Does your R/C field have a designated helicopter hovering area?
1. Does your R/C club allow fixed wing aircraft hovering over or near the runway, the runway approach or departure paths when other aircraft are flying?
2. Are there any club rules or guide lines that apply to hovering?
3. Do you have a blacktop runway or a less defined grass runway area?
4. Does your R/C field have a designated helicopter hovering area?
06-06-2004 | 09:46 AM
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RE: Questions about hovering
My field only allows helicopter training after 2 years straight membership because they apparatnly had alot of problems with large amounts of the public wanting to fly helicopters.
There is a small patch for felicopter training and when you have you lisence you can go and fly in the nomrla fixed wing airspace.
The field has very stingent safety rules because we are in London and the public are everywhere, the land is expensive to rent so we have a very small landing area which is grass to land on, if you can land at my field you can land anywhere!
There as of yet no rules regarding 3D including hovering maoevers but if you were hovering near your face like the experts they might tell you off even though you are fully capable.
You can hover over the landing area if you want but its ommon courtesy not to, piloyts must shout out TAKING OFF, LANDING, DEADSTICK and LOW PASS so taht all flyers know what they are going to do, this is especially helpful when you are landing and there is a heli or 3Der in the way.
Hope this helps, you can ask more questions if you like.
Shahid
There is a small patch for felicopter training and when you have you lisence you can go and fly in the nomrla fixed wing airspace.
The field has very stingent safety rules because we are in London and the public are everywhere, the land is expensive to rent so we have a very small landing area which is grass to land on, if you can land at my field you can land anywhere!
There as of yet no rules regarding 3D including hovering maoevers but if you were hovering near your face like the experts they might tell you off even though you are fully capable.
You can hover over the landing area if you want but its ommon courtesy not to, piloyts must shout out TAKING OFF, LANDING, DEADSTICK and LOW PASS so taht all flyers know what they are going to do, this is especially helpful when you are landing and there is a heli or 3Der in the way.
Hope this helps, you can ask more questions if you like.
Shahid
06-06-2004 | 10:17 AM
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RE: Questions about hovering
Hi 8178,
I will try to answer your questions below.
I will try to answer your questions below.
ORIGINAL: 8178
Some questions about hovering and R/C club fields:
1. Does your R/C club allow fixed wing aircraft hovering over or near the runway, the runway approach or departure paths when other aircraft are flying?
Yes it does, however this is not an issue as most of the time only one person is in the air at one time. In addition, only a few of us in my club want to hover and we try to do this at times when the field is empty or very low in turn out. If by chance there are other planes in the air while I am hovering, I will go to the far end of the runway to hover and also watch out for the other plane flying and keep out of their way.
2. Are there any club rules or guide lines that apply to hovering?
No, not needed in our case.
3. Do you have a blacktop runway or a less defined grass runway area?
Defined grass runway.
4. Does your R/C field have a designated helicopter hovering area?
No, the heli guys do pretty much the same as what I wrote above.
Don Miller
Some questions about hovering and R/C club fields:
1. Does your R/C club allow fixed wing aircraft hovering over or near the runway, the runway approach or departure paths when other aircraft are flying?
Yes it does, however this is not an issue as most of the time only one person is in the air at one time. In addition, only a few of us in my club want to hover and we try to do this at times when the field is empty or very low in turn out. If by chance there are other planes in the air while I am hovering, I will go to the far end of the runway to hover and also watch out for the other plane flying and keep out of their way.
2. Are there any club rules or guide lines that apply to hovering?
No, not needed in our case.
3. Do you have a blacktop runway or a less defined grass runway area?
Defined grass runway.
4. Does your R/C field have a designated helicopter hovering area?
No, the heli guys do pretty much the same as what I wrote above.
Don Miller
06-06-2004 | 10:24 AM
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RE: Questions about hovering
Just a little common sense will help you here. I would say to simply not hover during busy times like Saturday mornings and afternoons. Save it for less busy times. It hogs airspace near the runway and can cause midairs. I always wait until the airspace clears before I do any hovering. Just be considerate and you'll do fine. Also I wouldn't hover very close to me if other people are around as it endangers them (and myself). Why wait for people to make rules when you can simply use caution (and less rules will be necessary).
06-06-2004 | 10:48 AM
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RE: Questions about hovering
ORIGINAL: 8178
Some questions about hovering and R/C club fields:
1. Does your R/C club allow fixed wing aircraft hovering over or near the runway, the runway approach or departure paths when other aircraft are flying?
2. Are there any club rules or guide lines that apply to hovering?
3. Do you have a blacktop runway or a less defined grass runway area?
4. Does your R/C field have a designated helicopter hovering area?
Some questions about hovering and R/C club fields:
1. Does your R/C club allow fixed wing aircraft hovering over or near the runway, the runway approach or departure paths when other aircraft are flying?
2. Are there any club rules or guide lines that apply to hovering?
3. Do you have a blacktop runway or a less defined grass runway area?
4. Does your R/C field have a designated helicopter hovering area?
1.yes, tho if someone calls to land or take off i just fly/rocket off.
2. well, unnoficial safty ones, im generally tho only regular to do it so there not penned down in any way, its commen sence:
stand with the other pilots, dont go wondering
wen standing, dont fly near myself, things do go wrong every so often, im allowed to kill myself, but not others
3. a big bit of grass, on 2 sides weve got concrete
4.nope, they do wotever they want to do, within reason
some photos from about 3/4 hour ago!
1. just cought it!
2. just about to puick it out of the air
3. hovering
4. more hovering
