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Club Talk / Merry Christmas and a Haappy New Year
« on: December 23, 2025, 18:36:01 PM »
Merry Chritmas and a Happy New Year to you all
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For Sale / Short kits
« on: December 01, 2025, 21:21:21 PM »
fellow called Dave Gresham contacted me with a load of stuff to sell. I've bought off him and it arrived fast and well packaged. Heres the list of stuff. His email is dave_gresham@hotmail.com
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Slope Soaring / New Winter Gear
« on: November 20, 2025, 00:18:46 AM »
New gear for the chic winter flyer
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Slope Soaring / Re: Flying Circus 2025
« on: October 30, 2025, 16:08:35 PM »
I'm planning on going again in 2026 - the Flying Circus 30th Anniversary. If anyone else is interested, get in touch
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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