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05-16-2011 07:21 AM

Flypaper

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Another point. Not having club dues as well as MAAC, why should a person fly at the field for free where everyone else has to pay their way for the privelage of using the field.

05-16-2011 12:03 AM

shortkut

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Thank you for all the input!

05-12-2011 06:36 PM

canadianf1pilot

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Originally Posted by pipercub17

i dont have a problem with maac at all and i respect the fact that they are around to help us if somthing goes wrong and you need it to fly at the clubs that is why i am a maac member!

yes flying at joe farmers field with out maac there are some risks but it happens every day ! life is full of risks

dont get me started on the utube clips but that being said there is guys that hop on there croch rockets and do stupid stuff i see it every day

another thing that i will point out is that alot of guys that have ultra light aircraft fly
non isured ! now what do you think would happen if one of them crashed in to somthing ?

but to sum it up maac is something you should have but by law you dont need to have

the crotch rocket is a great example...when you see a guy riding like an idiot, you think "those guys are all crazy" and that's not a sterio type we need for model pilots.

and yes...I had a couple crotch rockets...

Bill

05-12-2011 04:10 PM

pipercub17

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05-12-2011 04:05 PM

dialtonehunter

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I would love to show my MAAC membership card, paid April 14 and stil have lnot received it yet in the mail( 1 day short of a month and still no show) ??

05-12-2011 11:32 AM

canadianf1pilot

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Originally Posted by russ

flying model airplanes without a MAAC membership isn't unlawful, nor for that matter is there a legal requirement to have insurance. So what law would be broken?

At our flying site it ia a MAAC sanctioned field, and it is on land rented by our club, MAAC (or AMA) is required. Period. flying without MAAC at our field puts our club and it's executives at risk in the event of an accident.
As an exec in our club, I do not look forward to explaning to someone why there was an accident at our club causing damage or injury even if the are covered by maac, and if they are not covered, that their only option is to sue.

flying at joe the farmers field without maac on a non maac site only puts you at risk. but the potential damage to all of us lies in the bad press a non isured pilot could cause if someone were to get hurt.
there is the trend to "tar us all with the same brush" when somone does somthing stupid with a radoi controled aircraft, even if it is a guy flying on his own at a non sanctioned site.

We have all seen the utube vidios of guys doing stupid things with models and read the comments that follow, so it is in out best interest to keep safety a priority.

ok...asbestos underwear is on...flame away

Bill

05-11-2011 07:36 PM

pipercub17

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Originally Posted by russ

flying model airplanes without a MAAC membership isn't unlawful, nor for that matter is there a legal requirement to have insurance. So what law would be broken?

fly at a maac club without maac ins is against maac rules - club rules but still not against the law >dont ya know lol

but flying at my buddys farm without maac is not against the law ! or even at the park where i live anyways

05-11-2011 07:16 PM

russ

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flying model airplanes without a MAAC membership isn't unlawful, nor for that matter is there a legal requirement to have insurance. So what law would be broken?

05-11-2011 05:44 PM

Flyinbullmax

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Originally Posted by JimMcIntyre

Potentially a hot topic ... but let's see if we can persue with logic rather than emotion.

Flying at a MAAC sanctioned field without MAAC puts the entire club at risk. When I was president of a club, I recall one of the stipulations on the agreement with the field owner was that we would provide our own insurance and the owner was adamant that this be strictly adhered to. Ultimately the owner is responsible for activities on their property and he was concerned for this exposure. I don't blame him and respect his concerns/liability. If I catch someone without insurance, I'd calmy explain this same situation to them and, if they beligerently insisted on continuing to fly I would warn them that they're leaving me no other choice but to place a call to police and charge them with trespassing should they continue.

This is a VERY uncomfortable position to be in and, I've heard others claim they would place the call anonymously but, I feel that's very unfair given that the violater may not understand the risk they represent is not just to themselves.... Fair warning ... then call is my motto.

I totally agree with you, would you let someone do something unlawfull on your property?

05-11-2011 10:00 AM

russ

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If a lease agreement exists between the gov't & the lessor it's usually treated as private property in Alberta. Some agricultural land also falls under a different act where you're required to notify the lease holder that you are accessing the crown property. The lease holder in that case may, at his discretion deny access for reasons of safety & security.

Property rights are under provincial jurisdiction and therefore laws will vary provincially.

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