2003 AMA Membership Manual

Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code

RADIO CONTROL

Item 8)
With the Exception of events flown under AMA competition rules, after launch, except for pilots and helpers being used , no powered model may be flown closer than 25 feet to any person.

Item 9)
Under no circumstances may a pilot or other person touch a powered model in flight.


[source: http://modelaircraft.org/templates/a...memanual03.pdf]



I understand item 9 quite clear but item 8, to me, is saying that a pilot and the helpers are excluded from the 25 foot rule? Am I misunderstanding this?