[NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.

[Scott Smith]

>> it was time to get it on the ground...

 

Easier said than done Fred!  The plane was basically autonomous for its last
60 seconds.

 

12Z, G3 with failsafe properly setup.  I was kind of surprised at the
erratic flight path it took.  But it may just have been responding
intermittently to my inputs. 

 

Good news is my wife won't question me when my Black Magic VF3 I ordered
three months ago shows up next week!

 

 

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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Fred Huber
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 5:11 PM
To: NSRCA Mailing List
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.

 

There's no good answer...

 

The CD is partly at fault for not ensuring that the other person followed
the event's frequency control.

 

Thee should also have been some method used to mark the normal frequency
board as not in use...  Again, CD and event staff are at fault for this
contributing factor.

 

The beginner at least attempted to follow the frequency control system he
was informed about through the field rules.

 

As soon as the model started exhibiting interference... it was time to get
it on the ground...

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Scott Smith <mailto:js.smith at verizon.net>  

To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>  

Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 2:25 PM

Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.

 

Normally I would accept the fact that this hobby has risks and that bad
things sometimes happen.  However, under the circumstances, I was wondering
what you guys think.

 

I entered an AMA sanctioned electric fun fly today.  On my second flight, I
took off, turned downwind and realized I was in serious trouble.  The plane
remained airborne for about a minute before going straight in.  The entire
time I yelled "SHUT OFF 56!"  After the impact, I looked down the field to
where two people were trying to get a glow trainer running.  I asked 56? And
they replied "yes, we have the pin."

 

Here's the problem.there were two sets of pins.  One set for the event, and
the club's every-day pins.  I had the event pin, he had the other one.
Apparently he showed up not knowing an event was in progress.  He asked the
CD if he could go to the end of the field and run up his engine.  As I
understand it, the CD allowed this without explaining the frequency control
in effect.

 

What's the club's liability, if any?  What's the non-participant's
liability, if any?  Will either one be covered by AMA's property damage
coverage?  

Or am I at the mercy of their good moral character?

 



 

I should have gone to Muncie.

 

Scott

 


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