PLT CONCERNED WITH RADIO CTLED MODEL ACFT OPERATING WITHIN CONFINES OF ARPT; CLASS E AIRSPACE.

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TOY AIRPLANES (RADIO CTLED) FLYING IN THE CLASS E AIRSPACE AROUND THE PRB ARPT WHILE CONDITIONS ARE IMC AND WHILE INST APCHS ARE IN PROGRESS. REMOVING THE TOY AIRPLANES FROM THE ARPT WILL SOLVE THIS PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH PRB ARPT OFFICIAL REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ANALYST CALLED A PRB ARPT OFFICIAL TO VALIDATE THE RPTR'S CLAIMS. APPROX 2 YRS AGO; THE ARPT OFFICIAL ADVISED THAT ARPT USERS AND RADIO ACFT CLUB MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO REVIEW OPERATIONAL PROCS AND ACTIVITIES BY THE FAA. RADIO ACFT ACTIVITY HAD BEEN IN OP AT PRB BY THAT TIME FOR APPROX 10 YRS. AN AREA WAS PROVIDED FOR THIS ACTIVITY 3000 FT E OF THE RWY 13/31; RESTR AT OR BELOW 400 FT. TFC PATTERN ALT FOR RWY 13/31 IS 1000 FT. THE CLUB WAS TO PROVIDE AN ACFT SPOTTER. THE CLUB WAS RESTR TO VFR (1000 FT) AND 7 MI VISIBILITY. THEY MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THE HILL LINE E OF THE ARPT. AN SJC FSDO OFFICIAL REVIEWED AND APPROVED THIS ACTIVITY. THE ARPT OFFICIAL STATED THAT HE COORDINATED WITH OTHER ARPT USERS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS ABOUT THIS AND OTHER ARPT ACTIVITY AND HAD ONLY RECEIVED ONE COMPLAINT.