CONDITIONS FOR FLIGHT: MODEL AIRCRAFT
101.01.3
(1) No model aircraft shall be flown -
(a) by night;
(b) higher than 150 feet above the surface;
(c) from or above a public road; or
(d) within a distance of 8 kilometre from the aerodrome reference point of an aerodrome licensed or approved in terms of Part 139 of the Regulations
From SAMAA MOP
Operating procedures
No model aircraft may be flown from any site or location other than a S.A.M.A.A. approved and registered
model flying site. Model aircraft may only be flown at public displays/functions with the specific permission
of the S.A.M.A.A. Flying from such an approved and registered flying site, is also subject to any specific
or local provisions that have been imposed on such a site by the S.A.M.A.A., the Civil Aviation Authority,
or municipal authorities.
Model aircraft flying sites will be located with due regard to normal full-size aircraft traffic patterns, and will
only operate within an Air Traffic Zone with knowledge and permission of the appropriate air traffic control
unit, or the Civil Aviation Authority. Due cognisance shall be taken of the particular flying disciplines to be
practised at the specific model flying site. Model aircraft flying sites within a 5nm (9,27km) radius from the
boundary of a licensed aerodrome shall only operate with the permission of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Operation of powered model aircraft at all S.A.M.A.A./CAA-approved and registered model flying sites
should not exceed an altitude above ground level of 350m. Operation of soaring model aircraft should not
exceed 1 500m.
Model aircraft flying sites shall be located with due consideration of the environment in general.
Specifically, no model aircraft flying site shall be located in such a position that model aircraft are likely to
over-fly any residential, industrial, or commercial areas, including houses, factories, offices, public roads,
fuel installations or other sensitive locations. A distance of 5km shall separate model aircraft flying sites.
Runways should be marked with crosses of a single conspicuous colour, preferably white, at each end of
each runway.
General Safety Rules for Club / Flying Site operations
R/C Pilot's will yield "right of way" of their model aircraft to man-carrying piloted aircraft with no exceptions. Model flying operations will cease
when man-carrying piloted aircraft are in the proximity of model flying operations.
No pyrotechnic and explosive devices, unless specifically designed for model aircraft use, will be carried or activated by model aircraft.
(Examples of devices specifically designed for model aircraft use would include Jetex and smoke canisters).
There will be no more than five (5) aircraft airborne at any one time at a field unless, operating under rules of a specific discipline or flying site.
R/C Aircraft should be operated in areas of the sky where any results from an accident are minimized.
I once again suggest that you sort this out internally!
