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E-flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Assembly Manual
2007 Official AMA National
Model Aircraft Safety Code
GENERAL
1) Iwillnotflymymodelaircraftinsanctionedevents,airshows
ormodelflyingdemonstrationsuntilithasbeenproventobe
airworthybyhavingbeenpreviously,successfullyflighttested.
2) Iwillnotflymymodelhigherthanapproximately400feetwithin3
milesofanairportwithoutnotifyingtheairportoperator.Iwillgive
right-of-wayandavoidflyingintheproximityoffull-scaleaircraft.
Wherenecessary,anobservershallbeutilizedtosuperviseflying
toavoidhavingmodelsflyintheproximityoffull-scaleaircraft.
3) Whereestablished,Iwillabidebythesafetyrulesfortheflying
siteIuse,andIwillnotwillfullyordeliberatelyflymymodelsina
careless,recklessand/ordangerousmanner.
4) Themaximumtakeoffweightofamodelis55pounds,except
modelsflownunderExperimentalAircraftrules.
5) Iwillnotflymymodelunlessitisidentifiedwithmynameand
addressorAMAnumberonorinthemodel.(Thisdoesnotapply
tomodelswhilebeingflownindoors.)
6) Iwillnotoperatemodelswithmetal-bladedpropellersorwith
gaseousboosts,inwhichgasesotherthanairentertheirinternal
combustionengine(s);norwillIoperatemodelswithextremely
hazardousfuelssuchasthosecontainingtetranitromethaneor
hydrazine.
RADIO CONTROL
1) Iwillhavecompletedasuccessfulradioequipmentgroundrange
checkbeforethefirstflightofaneworrepairedmodel.
2) IwillnotflymymodelaircraftinthepresenceofspectatorsuntilI
becomeaqualifiedflier,unlessassistedbyanexperiencedhelper.
3) Atallflyingsitesastraightorcurvedline(s)mustbeestablished
infrontofwhichallflyingtakesplacewiththeothersidefor
spectators.Onlypersonnelinvolvedwithflyingtheaircraftare
allowedatorinfrontoftheflightline.Intentionalflyingbehindthe
flightlineisprohibited.
4) Iwilloperatemymodelusingonlyradiocontrolfrequencies
currentlyallowedbytheFederalCommunicationsCommission.
(OnlyproperlylicensedAmateursareauthorizedtooperate
equipmentonAmateurBandfrequencies.)
5) Flyingsitesseparatedbythreemilesormoreareconsideredsafe
fromsite-to-siteinterference,evenwhenbothsitesusethesame
frequencies.Anycircumstancesunderthreemilesseparation
requireafrequencymanagementarrangement,whichmaybe
eitheranallocationofspecificfrequenciesforeachsiteortesting
todeterminethatfreedomfrominterferenceexists.Allocationplans
orinterferencetestreportsshallbesignedbythepartiesinvolved
andprovidedtoAMAHeadquarters.
Documentsofagreementandreportsmayexistbetween(1)two
ormoreAMACharteredClubs,(2)AMAclubsandindividual
AMAmembersnotassociatedwithAMAClubs,or(3)twoor
moreindividualAMAmembers.
6) ForCombat,distancebetweencombatengagementline
andspectatorlinewillbe500feetpercubicinchofengine
displacement.(Example:.40engine=200feet.);electricmotors
willbebasedonequivalentcombustionenginesize.Additional
safetyrequirementswillbepertheRCCombatsectionofthe
currentCompetitionRegulations.
7) Atairshowsormodelflyingdemonstrations,asinglestraightline
mustbeestablished,onesideofwhichisforflying,withtheother
sideforspectators.
8) WiththeexceptionofeventsflownunderAMACompetitionrules,
afterlaunch,exceptforpilotsorhelpersbeingused,nopowered
modelmaybeflowncloserthan25feettoanyperson.
9) Undernocircumstancesmayapilotorotherpersontoucha
poweredmodelinflight.