Brunobl
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Location: Pomerode, SC, Brazil - 26 40S 49 11W
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Hi Vibe Ration,
As others have already said, I think the two fields you showed are pretty safe. Those are large stretches of land, ample space for helicopters. I learned to fly helis in a much more confined space than that. Back in Rio, our field was inside an ultralight club. The assigned heli site was a rather small stretch of grass within 200m (660ft) of the ultralight runway, and 800m (1/2-mile) of a general-aviation airport's runway. We shared the flying site not only the ultralights but also with the Goodyear blimp, and later also with another, aerial photography UAV blimp. Talk about congested airspace!  Flying safety was very strictly enforced: ONE heli in the air at a time, ALL helis on the ground when blimps were operating (but we shared the airspace with the ultralights), planks were prohibited, not even foamies were allowed. There was never an incident, never a traffic conflict at the site. Cool. I no longer fly there because I moved out of Rio.
My current house has a rather large, flat yard, some 170 X 70m (about 600 X 230ft), I have been flying my T-Rex 450 and even the Spectra gasser here. But I take utmost care not to fly over the road or anyone's properties.
On occasion, on peripheral vision I see people stop near my fence & watch me fly. This is from a considerable distance, as I'm far from the fence when flying, so in order to keep flying I have to ignore their presence. Someday I'll land the heli when someone approaches, invite them in, and chat. Who knows, I might get some of the neighbors interested in flying? As far as I know I'm the only one flying RC in town, let alone helicopters.
I agree with Rafael that another person with you would be a good idea. How about talking a fellow flier into going with you to the field, you both would have fun and each would watch out for people when the other is flying.
...Bruno.
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