Site Protocols and Etiquette

ANDY JACKSON AIRPARK PROTOCOLS & ETIQUETTE

To protect our site, and the pilots who fly here, we request you respect the following few rules of site etiquette:

• All pilots and passengers must have a valid USHPA membership;
• This site requires an intermediate rating (P3 or H3). Novice pilots may fly with local instructor supervision or signoff.
• Crestline Soaring Society Membership or day-use fees are required, Day use fees and visiting pilot information forms must be filled out and in the dropbox before launching;
• Helmets and parachutes are required equipment;
• Helmets are required while ground handling, kiting, or using the training hills;
• No acrobatics below 1000 ft (AGL);
• Please keep dogs in the grassed dog area in the parking lot, off the LZ;
• No unattended children, please;
• Please respect the standard landing approaches, particularly on busy days and clear the field as soon as possible after landing.**.

Emergency Procedures: If there is a fire in the mountains within 5 miles of the launch, DO NOT LAUNCH, and if you have already launched, LAND AS SOON AS SAFELY POSSIBLE. If a large white X has been placed on the PG target, it also means LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. It could be the airspace needs to be cleared for firefighting or helicopter search and rescue.

Communication: 146.415 or 123.3

* USHPA Certified Instructors can purchase a special “Instructor’s Membership” which covers ground handling, kiting, training hill and tandems for students. Check with your instructor.

** The area north of the LZ is ONLY for the base leg of an aircraft approach (downwind, base, final) because it tends to be turbulent and triggers thermals. Pilots should lose altitude to the east or west of the LZ as appropriate for their type of wing before starting their left-hand or right-hand approach.