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E-flite Diamante 5e ARF Assembly Manual
2007 Official AMA National
Model Aircraft Safety Code
GENERAL
1)
Iwillnotflymymodelaircraftinsanctionedevents,air
showsormodelflyingdemonstrationsuntilithasbeen
proventobeairworthybyhavingbeenpreviously,
successfullyflighttested.
2)
Iwillnotflymymodelhigherthanapproximately400
feetwithin3milesofanairportwithoutnotifyingthe
airportoperator.Iwillgiveright-of-wayandavoidflying
intheproximityoffull-scaleaircraft.Wherenecessary,
anobservershallbeutilizedtosuperviseflyingtoavoid
havingmodelsflyintheproximityoffull-scaleaircraft.
3)
Whereestablished,Iwillabidebythesafetyrulesfor
theflyingsiteIuse,andIwillnotwillfullyordeliberately
flymymodelsinacareless,recklessand/ordangerous
manner.
4)
Themaximumtakeoffweightofamodelis55pounds,
exceptmodelsflownunderExperimentalAircraftrules.
5)
Iwillnotflymymodelunlessitisidentifiedwithmyname
andaddressorAMAnumberonorinthemodel.(This
doesnotapplytomodelswhilebeingflownindoors.)
6)
Iwillnotoperatemodelswithmetal-bladedpropellersor
withgaseousboosts,inwhichgasesotherthanairenter
theirinternalcombustionengine(s);norwillIoperate
modelswithextremelyhazardousfuelssuchasthose
containingtetranitromethaneorhydrazine.
RADIO CONTROL
1)
Iwillhavecompletedasuccessfulradioequipment
groundrangecheckbeforethefirstflightofanewor
repairedmodel.
2)
Iwillnotflymymodelaircraftinthepresenceof
spectatorsuntilIbecomeaqualifiedflier,unlessassisted
byanexperiencedhelper.
3)
Atallflyingsitesastraightorcurvedline(s)mustbe
establishedinfrontofwhichallflyingtakesplacewiththe
othersideforspectators.Onlypersonnelinvolvedwith
flyingtheaircraftareallowedatorinfrontoftheflight
line.Intentionalflyingbehindtheflightlineisprohibited.
4)
Iwilloperatemymodelusingonlyradiocontrol
frequenciescurrentlyallowedbytheFederal
CommunicationsCommission.(Onlyproperlylicensed
Amateursareauthorizedtooperateequipmenton
AmateurBandfrequencies.)
5)
Flyingsitesseparatedbythreemilesormoreare
consideredsafefromsite-to-siteinterference,even
whenbothsitesusethesamefrequencies.Any
circumstancesunderthreemilesseparationrequire
afrequencymanagementarrangement,whichmay
beeitheranallocationofspecificfrequenciesfor
eachsiteortestingtodeterminethatfreedomfrom
interferenceexists.Allocationplansorinterferencetest
reportsshallbesignedbythepartiesinvolvedand
providedtoAMAHeadquarters.
Documentsofagreementandreportsmayexistbetween(1)two
ormoreAMACharteredClubs,(2)AMAclubsandindividual
AMAmembersnotassociatedwithAMAClubs,or(3)twoor
moreindividualAMAmembers.
6)
ForCombat,distancebetweencombatengagement
lineandspectatorlinewillbe500feetpercubicinch
ofenginedisplacement.(Example:.40engine=200
feet.);electricmotorswillbebasedonequivalent
combustionenginesize.Additionalsafetyrequirements
willbepertheRCCombatsectionofthecurrent
CompetitionRegulations.
7)
Atairshowsormodelflyingdemonstrations,asingle
straightlinemustbeestablished,onesideofwhichisfor
flying,withtheothersideforspectators.
8)
WiththeexceptionofeventsflownunderAMA
Competitionrules,afterlaunch,exceptforpilotsor
helpersbeingused,nopoweredmodelmaybeflown
closerthan25feettoanyperson.
9)
Undernocircumstancesmayapilotorotherperson
touchapoweredmodelinflight.