RE: How to handle a difficult pilot!
Hey Folks ,,,
county property used for flying scale model aircrafts that require proofof membership from a privately-owned organization. That's the problem!
question: has the state or county made the safety marshall an official member of the county park authorities?
<span style="color: #0000ff">Honor System:</span>
I disagree with <span style="color: #ff0000">cccdad </span>but I understand where he's coming from. There's a club oriented mindset that's says play by the rules (safety 1st, etc.) or leave, however, an airfield set aside by the government (& tax-payers) has created a new situation, the honor system. At a club, the rules are the rules. We ALL abide by them, that's one of the most important reason to join. Don't like 'em, leave or don't join.
Chicago has 2 dedicated airfields (city-owned forest preserves) and they treat the requirements of an AMA card like a driver's license. If someone is acting irresponsibly then the authorities (i.e., forest preserve police) arenotified by the<u>'safety marshall'</u>and they can and willdemand to see your AMA card.
Maybe a large sign detailing the importance & need to "play fair" without being mandatory, might encourage an honor system. This won't guarantee that the honor system would be honored but it's a start to making it clearthat this not a private citizen telling another private citizen what to doon public land. It's theGOVERNMENT who put's the sign up and signs itwith agovernmentseal of approval. And on that sign, it should say that the 'safety marshall' will on occasion monitoractivites at this field and will have the responsibilty tonotified park police when needed. Let the police determine whether rules have been broken not the safety marshall.
<span style="color: #ff0000">cccdad </span>is just doing his job at this point. If <span style="color: #ff6600">2.4Flyer </span>can't produce the required AMA card to park police, he must leave.
James