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Aviation Rules

Aviation Rules

  1. You must be appropriately certified by the Aviation Coordinator or a duly appointed instructor to pilot aircraft within Fox Hollow, within the restrictions associated with their licensing level.
    1. Licensing violations will result in IC repercussions, or in severe/repeated violations, the immediate return of your aircraft and possibly disciplinary action by Sim Management.
  2. Roleplays involving the theft, destruction, disruption, or interruption of aircraft or flight operations must be approved by the Public Safety Manager (PSM).
  3. Roleplays involving aircraft accidents or serious incidents must be approved by the Public Safety Manager and pre-planned with the appropriate emergency services agency.
  4. In the case of an accidental collision, or if the aircraft becomes unflyable, the flight is considered void and the aircraft must be immediately returned.
    1. Any accidental collision, loss of aircraft, or other adverse event must be reported immediately to Sim Management. This can be done by opening a ticket in the main Fox Hollow discord under #administration-requests and by clicking ‘Create Ticket’ under the Public Services Moderator Team category. Please include details of the event, any logs or evidence, what happened, and how it disrupted roleplay or sim operations (if the event did so.) 
  5. The use of aircraft to intentionally harass or annoy players/renters is strictly forbidden and may result in the removal of your license or other administrative action. 
  6. Pilots may not linger/hover around or over private parcels without reason or use aircraft to invade the privacy of any person or property. 
  7. Pilots may not fly below 110 meters (360 feet) ASL, unless landing/taking off, or if specific job requirements mandates it (Loading/Unloading cargo, rescue operations, etc.) 
  8. Pilots must maintain a minimum separation of 20 meters from other aircraft in flight. 
  9. Aerobatics are permitted, but must not take place below 150 meters (492 feet) ASL, and must not be conducted over populated areas. Exceptions to this rule may be made on a case by case basis by the Public Safety Manager.
  10. Combat aircraft are not permitted without approval from the Public Safety Manager.
  11. Scripts for slung cargo must be previously approved by the Public Safety Manager, and must meet the following requirements:
    1. Must be operable across sim borders
    2. Must not permit unrealistic slung loads without hindrance to flight performance
    3. Must not easily become detached from the aircraft
    4. Must not negatively impact sim performance 
  12. Aircraft must be of realistic design and timeframe and not negatively impact sim performance or operations.
  13.  It is forbidden to fire any type of weapon at aircraft in flight under any circumstances.
  14. All pilots must announce all take-offs, taxing, landings, emergencies, and general radio traffic in the in-world Fox Hollow Roleplay Group channel. This must be done in accordance with any set procedure or policy regarding air traffic control.
  15. All pilots in flight must wear the free Shergood Aviation Transponder Hud, which must be appropriately configured with aircraft and flight details. This is not required if the aircraft is already configured with a Shergood Aviation compatible transponder.
    1. ELT and Squawk Code usage must be responsibly used. Repeated abuse of the system may result in the revocation of your flight license.
    2. To obtain the Shergood Transponder Hud, click here! It’s free!