All SCSA club members and visitors are requested to respect the following flying guidelines:
Safety is the number 1 priority. Do not do anything that may compromise the safety of the general public, club members or anyone else. (Including paragliders, animals, cars or anything else).
Every club member is a safety officer. If you see something that you consider is dangerous, approach the offender in a polite but firm manner.
Frequency control. Check that no one else is flying on your frequency before every flight. Place a disc on the ground in the agreed location with your frequency (and preferably name) on it. Also attach a frequency label to the aerial of your transmitter. The size of the disc & label should be sufficient so that the frequency can be easily read. Should you see anyone flying whom you do not recognise, please approach them and advise them of these guidelines
Pre-flight checks. Check that all the controls on your model work correctly and the model is fit to be flown. Ask for advice and help, particularly if you are an inexperienced pilot, or you are test flying a new model. Always do a proper range check on new models/radio gear. Do not fly any models if you are experiencing any radio or control problems until they are fixed.
When flying, keep a safe distance from yourself, other club members, paraglider/hangliders and members of the public.
When landing your model think of what might happen if you need to over fly the landing and go round again. Allow yourself an "escape route" and do not choose a landing approach that may involve flying towards, or over, anybody.
You must always be prepared to take avoiding action to avoid an accident with a club member/member of the public/paraglider/animal etc, even if this means crashing your model.
At any time you are not flying, YOU are a safety officer. Keep fliers informed of approaching members of the public, animals, paragliders etc.
All club members should make themselves aware of the contents of the BMFA handbook, which will have been issued to them when they joined the BMFA.
If in doubt, ask for advice and assistance!
Selsley Common Safety Note:
We have an agreement with the paragliders that when they are flying on Selsley,
they keep to the right of the Millenium stone and we keep to the left. This
helps to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
Juniors & Vunerable Adults
Juniors & vunerable adults are very welcome but we do insist that they
are accompanied by an adult at all times: either their parent/guardian or
another adult with written permission from their parent/guardian.