[NSRCA-discussion] off topic: electric parkflier does not allow to fly at the park !

[brett terry]

Unfortunately this is is quite typical.  You can not beat "city hall" on
this matter, and the AMA insurance only covers you if you fly at a n AMA
chartered club field.

I find that school yards can be good places, and neighbors rarely even know
a plane is flying.  I have yet to be kicked out of a schoolyard for flying
an electric plane.  Parks and golf courses on the other hand are extremely
strict about airplanes, even when they are empty.

The difficult thing is finding a school yard that isn't used for
soccer/baseball/football practice year-round, but they are out there.

On 4/24/06, shih mike <hcshih8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anybody know any legal regulation re: flying an electric formy at the
> park?
>
> This is what happened at 7 pm eastern time tonight.  I built a Formosa
> electric formy, so I can fly it at a city park near where I live (
> Rochester, Michigan).  This is my 3rd fly (2 previous flies during early
> morning at the weekend and no body was there), but this is the1st time I
> brought my 4-year-old daughter with me.   She was very anxious to watch
> daddy fly.   Right before I took off, a park worker rushed over and stopped
> me. She told me no model airplane is allowed to fly in the park.  I
> requested to see a written document, and she showed me an old park flier
> with some regulations.   I went to see her boss and he told me the same
> story.  I showed them how safe  the formy plane was plus my AMA card and a
> local club pilot license.  He insisted that it is the city law and anything
> flies with RC is not allowed.   So, we left and my daughter cried all the
> way home.
>
> I'd really appreciate if anyone can tell me if it's illegal to fly a foamy
> at parks.
>
> Thanks for your time, sugegstions and comments..
>
> Mike Shih
>
>
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