Servicing engines on the runway is prohibited.
Two-stroke engines will be equipped with an effective muffler.
There shall be no more than five (5) aircraft in the air at one time except during controlled exhibitions.
All fixed-wing powered aircraft flights shall be controlled from a designated area adjacent to the runway.
Pilots shall ensure safe clearance onto the runway by looking both ways, then announcing their intent to enter the runway for takeoff prior to doing so.
Pilots shall announce their intent to land prior to doing so.
All aircraft shall land on the active runway of the flight line in accordance with a left hand or right hand traffic pattern approach. Wind direction shall determine the appropriate approach direction.
Emergency and dead stick landing aircraft shall have priority.
Aircraft sound emission limits:
Statically with plane on a hard surface: meter 12" high in propeller plane, greater of left and right sides: 104dB(A) at 9ft., or 103dB(A) at 10ft., or 98dB(A) at 18ft. (primary static test standard).
In flight: 55dB(A) at Misty Creek, 71dB(A) at 440ft., limits at other appropriate distances to be determined using the club performance curve standard.
Enforcement on an airplane-by-airplane basis.
Voluntary testing at monthly testing sessions on Saturday following each monthly club meeting or during the week as prearranged with a committee member.
Individually as requested by a committee member.
At sanctioned events.
Mandatory compliance, cited airplane grounded.
Mandatory retest and certification before flying cited airplane.
Permanent records kept by committee.
Penalties for non-compliance; referred to Board of Directors for appropriate action if:
Member refuses to comply with test request,
Aircraft is not retested and certified within 30 days,
Aircraft is flown without retesting and certification,
Details posted in newsletter.
Advisory assistance to resolve technical problems.