Message from Alan Cooper about invaders
Today up the field at 14.30 we had a quad bike with 2 masked individuals on it trying to get onto our field. Myself and malcolm D were flying at the time of our first sighting of them. They could not get across our ditches. But they did get into the locked part off our […]
The flying field
Popped up the field yesterday to watch Jon fly his Stearman. He had made some adjustments and found that it flew much better. The grass looks marvellous after the work that the Alans did on it last Friday. All the grass has been cut with the runways clearly defined by being shorter than the remainder, […]
DfT publishes amendments to the Air Navigation Order.
The good news is that our flying field is not affected. Flight restriction zones On 13 March 2019 the drone flight restriction zone around airports and airfields changes. The government has introduced a new rule stating that the 1km restriction from the airfield boundary is replaced by a restriction using the airfield’s existing aerodrome traffic […]
Grass Cutting
The grass is being cut tomorrow Friday 22/2/19. We will work around anyone that wants to fly. Alan
Today at the field
Bright day with bit of a breeze that did not stop anyone from flying. Good time seemed to be had by all.
Car Park
Whilst the majority of our field drains exceptionally well and never gets muddy, unfortunately the car park can get a bit boggy at this time of year. Not bad enough for cars to get stuck, but tyres can rip up the surface and damage the grass. With this in mind as the car park is […]
Video of how to complete your renewal form using an Ipad/Iphone
Following the new item I posted recently I also discovered how to record the sequence of events and add verbal instructions so I did a quick video which I always think makes it easier to understand things than a written description. you will have to excuse the amateur quality but I think it is understandable.
Sign your renewal form on your phone or tablet
This morning I was discussion with a member about the difficulties of not having a printer and their renewal form. He said that he could not locate the original email so I sent his form again. He said he would pass it on to someone else to print so he could sign it and then […]
Just Two Weeks to Renew
There was a good attendance at last nights pay your subs night at Pedham place. As of this morning 72 members have either not yet paid, or paid but not sent in their completed renewal form. Remember if we do not have a signed renewal form for you, you are not registered as having renewed, […]
BMFA-UPDATE ON EASA REGULATIONS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
Good News item on the BMFA website See extract :- There remained some confusion regarding the extent to which model flying would remain within the scope of the regulations, compounded by the retention of a reference to model flying within UAS.SPEC.010 (General provisions). However, we have just had confirmation from EASA that this reference to […]