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Slope Soaring / Re: Flying Circus 2025
« on: October 15, 2025, 19:54:10 PM »
No worries Ralph, you'd said about Canada to me. You know me though, even if no one else wants to go, I'll go anyway.
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Slope Soaring / Re: Flying Circus 2025
« on: October 15, 2025, 13:29:52 PM »
I'm planning on going back in 2026. its their 30th year so I think it will be bigger and better than ever
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Slope Soaring / Flying Circus 2025
« on: October 14, 2025, 17:02:44 PM »
Those of us who went to the Flying Circus in Fiss, Austria get a mention in this months RCME
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3D printers and 3D printing / Re: Tow hooks
« on: October 05, 2025, 17:38:24 PM »
do you have the stl for these Fred?
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Club Talk / Re: ISR Club and Insurance for Models.
« on: September 23, 2025, 20:31:46 PM »On a 'similar' point I've been trying to clarify the situation with ROI flyers coming North to fly. Originally I was told they would have to do and pay for the CAA registration, but I received some clarification recently from the BMFA CEO :
I'm afraid that Andy's advice is correct and the complication is indeed a legacy of BREXIT as you've already identified.
The UK is now a 'Third Country' in terms of EU regulation and the drone registration scheme operated in the UK is valid only in the UK and is not recognised by the EU and vice-versa.
However, our Article 16 Authorisation does make provision for visiting pilots (see section 4.5 in the attached) which may help.
Essentially, visiting pilots can operate legally by displaying an Operator ID from a 'host'. They would just need to take the CAA Flyer ID test which is free and lasts for 5 years.
They would not need to take out any form of BMFA membership, because of further BREXIT complications which create difficulties in selling a membership with insurance benefits to anyone from outside of the UK. However, we essentially accept them as members whilst visiting (just keep a log of who we are covering in this way) at no cost.
Yeah, since Brexit, you are a bit in a mess regarding flying Models, and Flying Models insurance in the EU. You don't avail to the good stuff we can get. And I heard also now in the UK, Drones needs a "R number", which I think includes RC Planes so I guess another headache for manufacturers if that is some sort of certification (no ideas, just saw that real quick tbh)
mental, these are coming in in 2028 and probably remote ID https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/getting-started-with-drones-and-model-aircraft/class-marks/
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Club Talk / Re: ISR Club and Insurance for Models.
« on: September 23, 2025, 17:39:35 PM »
On a 'similar' point I've been trying to clarify the situation with ROI flyers coming North to fly. Originally I was told they would have to do and pay for the CAA registration, but I received some clarification recently from the BMFA CEO :
I'm afraid that Andy's advice is correct and the complication is indeed a legacy of BREXIT as you've already identified.
The UK is now a 'Third Country' in terms of EU regulation and the drone registration scheme operated in the UK is valid only in the UK and is not recognised by the EU and vice-versa.
However, our Article 16 Authorisation does make provision for visiting pilots (see section 4.5 in the attached) which may help.
Essentially, visiting pilots can operate legally by displaying an Operator ID from a 'host'. They would just need to take the CAA Flyer ID test which is free and lasts for 5 years.
They would not need to take out any form of BMFA membership, because of further BREXIT complications which create difficulties in selling a membership with insurance benefits to anyone from outside of the UK. However, we essentially accept them as members whilst visiting (just keep a log of who we are covering in this way) at no cost.
I'm afraid that Andy's advice is correct and the complication is indeed a legacy of BREXIT as you've already identified.
The UK is now a 'Third Country' in terms of EU regulation and the drone registration scheme operated in the UK is valid only in the UK and is not recognised by the EU and vice-versa.
However, our Article 16 Authorisation does make provision for visiting pilots (see section 4.5 in the attached) which may help.
Essentially, visiting pilots can operate legally by displaying an Operator ID from a 'host'. They would just need to take the CAA Flyer ID test which is free and lasts for 5 years.
They would not need to take out any form of BMFA membership, because of further BREXIT complications which create difficulties in selling a membership with insurance benefits to anyone from outside of the UK. However, we essentially accept them as members whilst visiting (just keep a log of who we are covering in this way) at no cost.
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Slope Soaring / Re: ISR September 20/21 2025
« on: September 19, 2025, 20:08:42 PM »
Forecast looks NW, so it'll either be the West slope which you'll pass on the way up from Bunclody or just off the carpark at the nine stones . Probably be people up there from 10 - 1030
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Slope Soaring / Re: 2025 ISR Dates
« on: September 09, 2025, 17:45:52 PM »
Lol. Trying to recover from a shoulder injury I sustained launching gliders at the Flying Circus in Austria 
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Slope Soaring / Re: 2025 ISR Dates
« on: September 08, 2025, 22:09:05 PM »
Sorry Gerry I'm committed to an event at the Ulster Aviation Society open day this weekend. Ulster Model Aircraft Club have a display running I said I'd help with
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I noticed on a Faacebook group today that some one was askiing if there was a group for Irish Glider flyers. I had a quick search amd we all have our individual and club pages but nothing for general. There is a GliderIreland page but last update was 2022 and I think its actually Freds I pointed the gent in question (from Meath) to the GliderIreland forum but it got me thinking do we need a Facebook page? It's obviously one of the first places many people search thesse days.
I have one for Northern Ireland that started off as semi private, public could view and not post, but that all changed with Facebook allowing anyone to join any group alsthough it is still possible to restrict posts somewhat.
What do people think?
I have one for Northern Ireland that started off as semi private, public could view and not post, but that all changed with Facebook allowing anyone to join any group alsthough it is still possible to restrict posts somewhat.
What do people think?
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Slope Soaring / Re: New to Sloping in Ireland
« on: August 24, 2025, 17:00:19 PM »
for Kilakee talk to Fred Marie. We'll all be at Mt Leinster at the end of Sept (20/21) for the final event of the year
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PSS / Re: PSSA 40th Anniversary Mass Build‍
« on: August 11, 2025, 19:02:12 PM »
its not a cheap crossing and God knows what Customs is like now.
We could still take part in the Mass Build, but run an event here?
What do people think?
We could still take part in the Mass Build, but run an event here?
What do people think?
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Slope Soaring / Re: Thank You!
« on: August 04, 2025, 16:28:33 PM »
was nice just to get it Ralph. If I'd got down to Cork it wouldn't be an issue