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1. The rotor head will be hand held at all times when the engine is started or running in or near the area of fellow flyers (pit area) or spectator areas.

2. The helicopter will be carried by the rotor head, to the flying area. There will be no hovering out of, into, around, or over the pit or spectator areas.

3. The pilot, or others, should never touch the helicopter while its rotors are spinning, except to stop the rotors after run-up or touch down and only when the engine is at idle and the clutch is disengaged.

4. Prolonged hovering over the active runway may only take place with the mutual consent of the pilots present.

5. The helicopter will fly the same general flight pattern as fixed winged aircraft. This includes departures and approaches.

6. If advanced hovering maneuvers are to be practiced, the helicopter will hover out of the general flight path, preferably East of the runway over the crop field.

7. At the end of its flight, the helicopter may be hovered off to the side of the active runway, then shut down.

8. Due to the differences of flight characteristics between helicopters and fixed winged aircraft, it is expected that the pilots of both types of aircraft cooperate with each other to make the combined flying session enjoyable for everyone.