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

[Wayne Galligan]

Mike,

I believe it is up to the city or local government to limit or regulate what is done on public/government property and parks.  City and county officials are becoming more aware of the R/C buzz and they understand what the liabilities are if one was to injure an innocent bystander.  Our club has been approached by one of the local cities to actually help establish an area where R/C activity could occur.  Their thinking is if  a local club could help control frequencies and provide a safety net with AMA's insurance and guidelines then it would be more beneficial to them to help organize an area to fly small park and glider type aircraft then let people fly anywhere they choose.  Granted... with the new spread spectrum technology there wont be as much of a frequency problem but older radios will still be around for quite some time and the liability issue is still there.

Wayne Galligan



----- Original Message ----- 
  From: shih mike 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:22 PM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] off topic: electric parkflier does not allow tofly at the park !


  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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