Welcome to OCMA
Updated February 26, 2024

The Field is OPEN!

Hi Everyone!

OCFA will be at the lake around 10 AM on Wednesday morning. They will practice a water drop with Heli Tanker 47 for a demonstration a number of guests in town for the HAI HELI-EXPO.
The demonstration will be on Thursday at around 10 AM. They only plan one drop on Thursday, Wednesdays practice might run a little longer. All in all they do not plan to spend a lot of time at the lake either day. They will also be doing a drone demonstration on Thursday.

This Saturday, March 2nd, weather permitting, James Events will be hosting the “Over the Hump” bicycle race. The field will be open, parts of Haul Road will be used for the course. Expect heavy traffic on Haul Road in the morning. This event happened a few weeks ago and was rescheduled due to the course being too muddy. There will be a second “over the Hump” event in a couple weeks. Another alert will be sent once dates are confirmed.

OCMA BoD

 

A message to the membership of OCMA from your Safety Officer.

As most of you may already know, I was voted on and confirmed as the newest safety officer for OCMA. As you’ll hear me say repeatedly, the 3 most important aspects of membership are having a safe and fun flying environment, following, and adhering to the rules set forth by OCMA and the County Parks administrators, and keeping the field open to our club by not making any egregious mistakes that would invite negative scrutiny by the parks commission.

Bearing this in mind, OCMA has a set of rules which members have signed a waiver confirming their having read and understanding of the rules. The rules can be informative, such as where to find certain pieces of information, or flight boundaries, onerous, such as having proper identification on your flying device, or even rules for disciplinary action. But the rules are written and are updated as necessary in response to both external and internal events.

Keeping that in mind, it is anticipated that all members will fly in a safe and friendly manner that allows both themselves and fellow pilots to enjoy flying at our site. The job, duty, responsibility (you pick) of the Field Marshalls is ensure that the rules are followed, point out when rules are broken, suggest corrective action, and discuss the event with the person flying at the time.
When approached by a field Marshall who has input into a particular event they witnessed, the Marshall should inform you of what they saw, investigate why it happened and then anticipate that the event will not be repeated intentionally. You should anticipate a friendly demeanor from the Field Marshall. We anticipate a friendly demeanor from you as well. A response such as ‘You’re wrong’ or ‘It wasn’t me’ is not appropriate. We anticipate a simple, ‘thanks, I’ll improve on that’ is all it takes. Marshals are volunteers trying to keep the flying environment safe and fun. If you see a Marshall videotaping you, it may simply be a case where they are trying to show you what they and others are seeing. Don’t jump to conclusion that you are in trouble and being picked on. And you are always welcome to come to a board meeting to complain about the behavior of any field Marshall. That is your right.

With all of this in mind, let’s all have safe and fun flying together. See you at the field!!

Thank you

Dave Kadonoff
OCMA Safety Officer
kadonoffd@gmail.com

 


Follow the link below. For current weather at the field select Haul Rd station.

SCE Weather Stations

 



 

What is required to fly at OCMA 2021 and beyond:

Safety Officers, Field Marshals and BoD Officers have the authority to verify. Aircraft not displaying the proper FAA number will not be allowed to fly until they do. We are assuming you all have your AMA information inside your aircraft which has always been required by AMA.

Air space boundaries!

It is extremely important that we all fly within our defined airspace AT ALL TIMES. There have been a number of occasions recently that our aircraft have been observed well outside our boundaries. By that I mean over the river to the north and up the valley well past our eastern boundary. If you have difficulty judging this, please use a spotter. Fly within the tree line to the west and east, use the oak tree across the field as your northern boundary. Using this as your guide, you will be flying inside our agreed airspace. A map of our airspace ison the bulletin board at the field and at the link below.

Permitted flight area

 

 

Bob Swenson Memorial Field

 

5305 Santiago Canyon Road
Follow Blue Diamond / Haul Road to the end.
Field GPS Coordinates: 33deg 46'18.07 N, 117 deg 41'52.79 W

 

 

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Follow the link below. For current weather at the field select Haul Rd station.

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Next OCMA BoD Meeting!!

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The February BoD meeting is Cancelled due to officers out of town. Our next BoD meeting will be Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

 

Location:

Round Table Pizza at 1737 E Katella Ave, Orange, CA 92867

Meeting will begin at 7:00PM, get there earlier for dinner.

2023/2024 OCMA Officers

 

President - Tim Cardin

VicePres - Jim Richards

Treasurer - Greg Stone

Secretary - Nathan Stone

Safety Officer - Dave Kadonoff

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Aircraft retrieval from protected habitat surrounding OCMA Bob Swenson Field

 

 

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 FIELD POLICY

No red 2022 RULES STICKER on your badge, NO FLY !!

 YOU MUST HAVE A CLASS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH YOU AT THE FIELD

YOU MUST WEAR YOUR BADGE ON PERSON AT ALL TIMES.

   

 

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