From June 1st to August 31st and/or when there is a burn ban, you are not allowed to use pulse jets, rockets or turbines at the field. To determine if a burn ban is in effect, go to http://www.bentoncleanair.org/burning/burndecision/
Pulse jets, rockets or turbines are not allowed on or within 10 feet of the geotextile runway at anytime of the year.
Battery Safety
Are your batteries swollen or have other symptoms that could put your aircraft, residence or car at risk of a battery fire? The following links will help you to determine when to dispose of your LiPo batteries and when it’s probably not necessary to retire them yet.
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/blog/how-to-tell-if-lipo-is-safe-or-not
And for a stronger stance on swollen batteries….
https://himaxelectronics.com/puffed-lipo-battery-why-they-swell-and-what-to-do-about-it/ This link mentions salt water discharge, which we highly recommend against, due to the corrosion process of the salt water causing the battery to not fully discharge and making it unable to take an accurate voltage reading to verify it’s discharged.
Advice and education from a prior club safety officer, Scott Page.
You can download the full article by clicking the download button below.
For a look at the FAA UAS map, click the link below.
https://faa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9c2e4406710048e19806ebf6a06754ad
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