MobileRaptor
Veteran
Location: Orange, Texas
| blazen
I'm sorry I have to agree with you, less then ten percent of the avarage club roster will show up on an advertised work day or project day. Also it's the same people that show up everytime. The best way is not to tell anybody that this certain sat. is a work day except the people that would show up anyway. Then grab all the ones that show up to fly and put them to work. It seems that the general conception is I Pay My Dues so I don't need to do anything else. Also if you notice, the ones that show up for workday are also the one that show up at meetings.
I'm the V.P. of a club, which also means I'm the Safety Officer, and as I'm sure it's happened to you and many other club officers someone always comes up and says sonso did this or sonso did that. This usually followed by what are you going to do about it. Well I use to try to run down every little infraction, But now I tell them I'm going to do the same thing they did, nothing!!! I didn't see so I'm not going to address it. I may be the Safety Officer as part of my club title but everyone in the club is a safety officer. Also if you want keep the club around you better help inforce the club and AMA safety rule. If I see an infraction I speak to the person, tell them what they did and explane why it's a rule. 90% percent of the time thats all it takes. I did have one person tell me he would follow the rules when everybody else did. I told him that that would be no problem, I'd have the club sec. cut him a check to reinburse him his dues and he could go somewhere else and fly and his flying privileges were suspended till the next club meeting. I pulled his card off the pin board and put it in my pocket.
Our field is a county lease, so not only do with have to follow AMA guide line we have to adhere to the county requirements.
One of the club rules is: You will not fly on the pit side of the runway. Period!!! So what is somebody doing flying over the pits. The only way an aircraft should be in flight in that area is if it's not under control. Like it's gone into failsafe, loss of radio control. God help the person who turned on with out the pin because he is now responsible for the aircraft that went in, he's also responsable for whatever it hit. and if you didn't have the pin, guess what, it's your fault.
There are always going to be accidents. Mid-Airs are accidents unless somebody was try to intentionally to fly close to you.
As for the $10,000.00 jet, most of the time the peson with that will wait for an opportunity to have the sky to themselves and everybody else want's to watch it anyway. So he's the only one in the air. Everybody wants to see that $10,000.00 hit the ground anyway.
The big thing is that everyone at the field is responsible for safety, safety of there own equipment, safety of how their flying and the safety of everyone else. If you see an act that is unsafe tell the person about it, if you don't want to confront the person by yourself get the guy next to you that saw it to go with you. If the person is not receptive to the constructive criticism then you and your buddy tell a club officer. If the officer doesn't do something about it then go to the next club meeting a raise holy hell.
If you see an unsafe act and there's not a club rule to cover it go to the meeting and bring it up.
Go to club meetings and see whats going on, put your two cents in, be involved, it's your club!!!!!! |
I cant be bothered to fly scale cause that doesnt interest me at all. I paid for my stuff and as long as i fly it in a safe manner who are you to tell me what i should or shouldnt be doing. If I choose to fly a 1200.00 machine thats my choice too. If you want to fly a raptor type machine with a cheap gyro that would be your choice. When i buy a used machine i rip it all down and rebuilt it myself so i know i can trust it when im out flying. I also like knowing that ive spend money on the right type of radio gear and thats also one less thing i have to worry about. Theres room in the hobby for all types of interests. If you dont like spending money then dont but dont be knocking the fella that shows up sporting a fury extreme with all the goodies. HOW you give advice is just as important as the advice you give. Someone asks a question give him some advice thats why hes asking. May sound stupid but if its dangerous tell him. If he still insists on doing it his way dont help him anymore. I see a lot of the "Pros" do some stuff that looks cool but is way dangerous. A lot of guys copy that kind of thing (people are stupid go figure) Just cause you fly a vigor cs dont make ya cy. Theres all types of people that are out flying that shouldnt be....airplanes, helis or whatever. I just dont take my stuff out when they are flyin
