RCMB Membership Information

Approved by RCMB Board of Directors on 04/08/2017

1. All pilots must have a current AMA membership and are required to adhere to AMA, FAA, RCMB and Baltimore County rules and regulations.

2. To fly you must be certified by a RCMB instructor.

3. Hours of operation: Fuel powered aircraft from 10am to 8pm. Electric aircraft from dawn to dusk.

4. Spectators must remain in the spectator area*. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult.

5. All flying guests must be certified and accompanied by a club member

6. No stakes or spikes are to be driven into the ground beyond 10 inches for any purpose (To protect the landfill membrane).

7. Engine sound levels must be at or below: 96 dba. (10am to 12 noon), 98 dba. (12 noon to Spm) and 96 dba. (5pm to 8 pm). Exceptions are allowed for special events, approved by the Board of Directors.

1.Powered planes (engine and electric) preparing to fly, may only to be started in the pit area**.

2. Electric powered planes are only to be plugged in/armed at the pit area** unless the propeller is removed.

3. Engines/motors being broken-in or tested, must be run near the break-in table at the end of the mower shed.

4. No running engines or motors are to be left unattended.

5. No planes are to be flown under 100‘ directly towards the flight stations, pit area** or spectator area*.

6. There is no flying during the grass cutting or field work sessions (usually Thursday mornings).

1. Takeoffs and flying from the pit area** or spectator area* is prohibited

2. Taxiing behind the flight stations or into the spectator area* is prohibited.

3. Pilots must fly from one of the six flying stations ( limit of six aircraft flying at the same time).

4. Drone or Helicopter pilots are encouraged to use the “Helo" pad at the south end of the field.

5. No “hand launching" is allowed from the flight stations. To hand launch you must be at least 10’ from either side of the stations, announce the launch, launch, and then move into a flight station as soon as practical.

6. No fuel-powered planes allowed to fly past the 3 orange cones located on the hill at the south end of the runway.

7. For flight emergencies, the pilot must announce the emergency and be given the landing right of way.

8. For general flying, pilots are to fly in a” Standard Pattern”. Boundaries and turn zones are shown in Fig.1.

9. In the "Standard Pattern", only in line maneuvers, such as: Taking Off, Landing, Touch & Go, Low Pass, Inverted Flight, Knife Edge, etc. are allowed following a racetrack configuration as show in Figure. 1.

10. Pilots may request to fly a "Nonstandard Pattern", thereby allowing them to NOT fly a normal racetrack configuration. To be in effect, all flight line pilots must agree on how they will fly without impacting safety. Examples  of when a "Nonstandard Pattern" might apply are" 3D, training, special demonstrations, testing, and drone/helicopter operations from the flight stations.

11. All Takeoffs, Landings and Touch & Go's require that they be in line with the runway and the pilot.

12. There is a white chalk line in the grass 25' out in front of the 6 flying stations. All takeoffs and landings MUST take place on the far side of that line. Landing or taking off inside of that line is never allowed and is a safety violation.

Note: Since RCMB now has a signed lease with Baltimore County for the use of these grounds, a violation of some of these rules could lead to a termination of the lease and loss of our flying privileges . Please take our rules seriously!