Grafton Field Safety Rules
CRCC SAFETY AND FIELD RULES
Field Hours
Electric Aircraft may be flown from sunrise until sunset
Wet-Fuel (Gas/Glow-Nitro) Aircraft 8AM Monday-Saturday (9AM Sunday) until dusk. (9PM in the summer)
1. All model flying shall be conducted in a manner to avoid flying over people, businesses, parking lots and roads.
2. A current AMA card with a current CRCC membership sticker is required to fly.
3. Model Aircraft must only use radio control transmitters currently allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Narrow band transmitters 72 mHz or 2.4 mHz transmitters only.
4. No power model may be flown outdoors closer than 25 feet to any individual, except for the pilot and the spotter located at the flight line.
5. On takeoff, the first turn must be away from the pit area. The wind direction will establish the flight pattern.
6. Pilots must fly only from designated flight stations. Whenever possible, an assistant should be with the pilot as a spotter.
7. All guest pilots must have a current AMA card and request permission from a board member to fly at this field.
8. No member can operate a model aircraft while under the influence of a controlled substance or within eight hours of having consumed alcohol or while using any medication that might impair their ability to safely control their aircraft.
9. Absolutely no alcoholic beverages of any kind are permitted on the property, Including portions of the property not designated for Club use.
10. No unsupervised child under 6 years old is allowed in the pit area unless they are a pilot or while under flight instruction.
11. No smoking in the pit area. Cigarette butts must not be discarded on the ground anywhere on the property.
12. No taxiing in the pit area.
13. When all flight stations are full there is a 10 minute flight limit.
14. All low altitude high-speed passes and all 3D flying should be done in a safe and controlled manner, with due regard to the safety of the all ground personnel. Under no circumstances should any low altitude high-speed passes or 3D flying be done closer to the flight stations than the center point of the runway. When two or more pilots are flying, all low altitude high-speed passes must be announced and flown with the traffic pattern in effect.
15. All Wet-Fuel engines must have a muffler.
16. A physical restraint is required while starting Wet-Fuel aircraft.
17. Absolutely no flying North of the marker located approximately 200 feet North of the end of the runway.
18. No extended engine running or breaking-in of engines in the pit area.
19. No turbine-powered aircraft are permitted to fly in this field.
20. All trash, garbage, airplane parts, etc., must be cleaned up and removed from the property.
21. Any violations of the field and or safety rules will be discussed with the violator. Continued or deliberate violation of the rules could result in revocation of flying privileges and in extreme cases removal from the Club.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Field Address:
36709 Royalton Road (Route 82) (Behind Annika’s Event Center – Bella’s Creamery)
Grafton, Ohio 44044
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Police
Lorain County Sheriff's Department
911 or (440) 329-3709
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Fire/Ambulance
Eaton Township Fire Dept
911 or (440) 748-2345
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NEAREST MEDICAL FACILITY
Elyria Memorial Hospital
630 E. River St.
Elyria, OH 44035
440-329-7500
Directions to the hospital:
From the field turn left on route 82 go to route 57 (2 miles)
Turn right on route 57 go north (3.4 miles) to East Broad Street
Take East Broad Street west to the Hospital (1 mile)
The Emergency room is on the west side of the Hospital complex off East River road
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