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ALERT

Attention Club Members!!!

The club has a rule in place that there will be no flying when the transfer station is open. In the past, the transfer station was only open one Saturday per month, so we couldn't fly on that Saturday.

The town has changed the policy and the transfer station is now open every Saturday morning until noon. What this means to us based on our own rules is that there is no flying on any Saturday morning.

Please take heed of this new change and wait to fly till after noon.

​Concerning the dumping station at the bottom of the hill. Do not Dump Anything there. This is Illegal. The town takes this very seriously!!!!! We had this happen before in the past. The police got involved and the individual was facing criminal action.

The town allows us to use the site and the town can also take it away at a moments notice!

Our use of the site depends on keeping the outer gate locked at all times and the club policy is CARRY IN - CARRY HOME! Anyone who dumps down below will forfeit their membership immediately!!

Thanks for your attention,

John

Turbine Aircraft Fire Safety Rules

 

  1. Club members and guests shall not fly turbine powered model aircraft if the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) for any area within a one mile radius of the flying field is 500 or over.
  2. It is the turbine fliers responsibility to check this daily before flying. During AMA sanctioned events, this shall be the Contest Director’s responsibility.
  3. It is the turbine fliers responsibility to follow all points of AMA document #510-A “AMA GAS TURBINE PROGRAM” including fire extinguisher and water based fire fighting equipment rules.
  4. The Club will not police these rules on a daily basis. However, if a turbine flier is found to blatantly disregard these rules, the turbine flier shall be subject to a 30 day suspension of all flying privileges.
  5. The daily (KBDI) shall be checked by the turbine flier using the following process:
    1. Visit the club website and view the status icon in the upper-right labeled KBDI
    2. Indicators are as follows:
      • conditions are acceptable for turbine operation. The maximum KBDI is below 500 for the entire district
      • conditions are not acceptable for turbine operation. The minimum KBDI is above 500 for the entire district
      • conditions vary throughout the district and the KBDI map (below) must be viewed for closer determination. If any area within a one mile radius of the field has a KBDI value equal to or above 500, it is not acceptable for turbine operation
Memorial Field is located directly behind the large shaded block labeled Sarasota

A full report from the Florida Department of Agriculture can be found here.