Know Your Radio Impound Rules

Recently there has been a rash of radio impound violations due to many more pilots using 2.4 GHz radios.  A recent change to the field rules now does not require pilots utilizing 2.4 GHz radios to impound their radio.  All 72 MHz radios are still required to be impounded at all times.  In addition, all pilots when flying must have their field permit on the appropriate frequency flag including 2.4 GHz radios.  This is a serious safety rule that all members need to follow and all members should be assisting to enforce this rule.  Again, the Board does not want to be the “Radio Police” so we are asking for voluntary compliance with this safety rule by all members and ask all members to help with reminding those pilots not in compliance.  THANK YOU! 

Know Your Boundaries

At our last Omahawks Board meeting it was brought to our attention pilots have been flying out of bounds in Hawk Field.  Specifically, there was an airplane crash in someone’s backyard south of Fort Street.  The Board of Directors would like to remind all flyers of Rule #5 of Hawk Field Rules state:

·         All flying must be within the Standing Bear Lake Recreation Area boundaries and east of the safety fence at Hawk Field, with the exception of helicopters, as noted in Field Rule #6.  When flying off the lake, all aircraft must remain over the lake.

This rule simply means all aircraft must be flown north of Fort Street (not over or to the south of Fort Street), to the east of and/or over the runway to the borders of Standing Bear Lake, and to the north over the lake and Standing Bear Lake property.

It is every club member’s job to help keep Hawk Field safe and not cause a potential scenario where a home in the surrounding area can be damaged, or worse, someone gets hurt.

Please remind yourself and others if you see them flying out of bounds to correct their flight pattern!