Chris Berry
-
Posts
285 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Calendar
Downloads
Posts posted by Chris Berry
-
-
Yep, they still have 30th November as implementation date but 1st October is no longer there, in fact, there is no mention of October at all.
I wonder if 30th November will some how be changed to a later date, although that may require some work that may need parliamentary time.
-
Nuneaton Aeromodellers Club. Around 90 members of which about half are regular flyers. £20 joining fee and £65 a year. BMFA is separate.
Edited By Chris Berry on 29/09/2019 09:10:44
Edited By Chris Berry on 29/09/2019 09:13:00
-
Same program as a few months ago repeated by the BBC despite thousands of complaints including the BMFA and DJI.
-
Thanks Jon
-
Having had many days of good flying in recent weeks I’m running out of fuel for my Lasers. I use Southern Modelcraft fuels and have 3 gallons left until Weston Park.
What other makes of fuel can I use on my single and multi lasers?
thanks
-
Posted by Jon - Laser Engines on 18/09/2019 21:55:10:Posted by Chris Berry on 18/09/2019 20:15:24:
Thanks to Jon for his advice today.
My 300v in my Flair Stearman was dropping to one cylinder once the glow stick was removed at low throttle. A quick call to Jon and engine was sorted and I flew it two more times.
A lean out on the slow needle and all was well.
Nice one Chris.
Now you can see that fish you will always hear it
And no, i dont expect else anyone to understand that
I heard the fish so well, I caught it and had it for my dinner!!
Edited By Chris Berry on 18/09/2019 22:54:02
-
Question.
As parliament is now suspended, presumably the Select committees, in particular the Science and Tech committee is also suspended?
If so, their report will be delayed and if there is an election, maybe the report will be significantly delayed?
-
Thanks to Jon for his advice today.
My 300v in my Flair Stearman was dropping to one cylinder once the glow stick was removed at low throttle. A quick call to Jon and engine was sorted and I flew it two more times.
A lean out on the slow needle and all was well.
-
All ok with mine. Everything fitted perfectly. Instructions are a waste of time.
Some weight added up front but not much. Will fly in any weather and is as good as a wot4 foamie in my view.
-
The map is all very pretty but doesn’t give any information. For example near me is an area in blue marked as navigation warning and an area in yellow, area of increased risk.
I know both areas very well and have flown in both for many years. I’m not sure I understand the reasoning.
Edited By Chris Berry on 16/09/2019 13:56:03
-
Posted by Steve J on 13/09/2019 13:06:12:
Posted by Jason-I on 13/09/2019 10:14:28:
Also quoting the Gatwick drone incident again as if it was fact, yet still no evidence that a drone was ever involved.
I know that I am going to regret asking this, but if there wasn't a 'drone', what do you think happened at Gatwick?
A mass hallucination by the 115 people who reported see a 'drone'?
A conspiracy to shutdown the airport for some unknown reason?
Steve
The same weekend the ‘incident’ occurred at Gatwick, there was an air traffic computer malfunction at Birmingham which affected arrivals and departures. I wonder if that same system is employed at Gatwick?
Heathrow and Stanstead have suffered similar glitches in recent years also.
-
Membership is EASA is not dependent upon membership of the EU.
it is an agency responsible for harmonised aviation safety and practices/procedures across a geographic area. Similar to the way in which there are international standards for aircraft safety. Airport baggage check procedures and cockpit door security etc.
As with much of the EU regulations, as and when Brexit happens, deal or no deal etc etc virtually everything will stay the same.
working time limits, daytime running lights for cars and emissions etc, units of measure, light bulbs, recycling obligations etc etc
-
Sunday’s looking good!!
-
YT no longer in business I believe.
ESM and other kits previously supplied by YT are available from Bigplanes in Netherlands
-
The fact the legislation is quiet on this matter probably means its not an issue, or more likely, it didn't even cross their mind.
-
Posted by Paul Vincent 8 on 06/09/2019 16:06:37:
May be worth having BBC radio oxford live between 4.30-5pm Today as its going to be about drones and with any luck about the CAA Laws that are coming
Just had a listen.
A commercial drone training company are unhappy about London Oxford Airport charging £120 to process an application for a flight within their FRZ.
I wonder if London Belfast airport will do the same?
-
Posted by Steve J on 06/09/2019 16:19:58:
Posted by Chris Berry on 06/09/2019 14:35:29:
Its certainly not something I’m going to worry about. It is one thing I shall carry on with regardless!
It is pretty clear to me that the trainee has to pass the remote pilot test before they touch the sticks.
Steve
So a 10 year old who is in the scouts but has never seen a model plane before and has know idea what they are is expected to take the test and someone, be it their parents or me for example, is expected to register as an operator. Then he can come to the field maybe only once and have a flight or two on a buddy box as a trial flight experience, not long term flight training, just an experience day.
Clearly that will never happen and whilst i'm reluctantly accepting of registration and testing it's a bridge too far!
-
Posted by Don Fry on 06/09/2019 13:26:47:
Lads, I've taken one of these tests which are sweeping the continent. It asked difficult questions. Can you overfly a nuclear power plant? What do you do if you find the wind is too strong to fly? The only slightly difficult, for me, related to privacy and camera carrying aircraft, as I don't do that. So I needed to apply common sense.I was right.
It is not going to be any day soon accepted by the BMFA as a substitute for the A test, let alone the B.
One point I think should be explored for change, is I think at the moment, the system wants, pass your test and then learn to fly, i.e. Touch the sticks.
We need a small relaxation, to permit fight under supervision. Or we will lose any ability to hook little kids. Or casual droppers in at a club. As I reckon, a seed sowed a a child might germinate at any time before they die.
happy to be told I am wrong. In France we allow supervised flight. It might not be difficult. Just need to point out to the powers that be that it is a daft restriction that does no good.
That has crossed my mind about training/trial flights. I don’t see it as an issue though.
The pilot in charge is the instructor and therefore has control at all times. Therefore they will be registered under the new scheme as the operator and pilot.
Its certainly not something I’m going to worry about. It is one thing I shall carry on with regardless!
-
Yep, the man himself!
-
Electronic Conspicuity on CAA website.
There are two different documents in circulation. The EASA one and the CAA one. They seem to be quite different and as the CAA are in charge here and have published it in August, thats the one i'm focusing on.
Some extracts by searching key words. Model Aircraft are mentioned once and UAS around 30 times.
Page 6
3. At the heart of our strategy is the adoption of interoperable EC solutions in targeted blocks of airspace to: enhance situational awareness; transform airspace by integrating different types of operation (e.g. general aviation, military, small commercial operators); and lay the foundations for new users such as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to operate far more extensively than they do today (i.e. beyond visual line of sight or BVLOS).
Page 9
Intended audiences The intended audiences for this call for evidence are set out in table 1. Sector Stakeholder group All airspace users General aviation (including but not limited to fixed wing light aircraft, gliders, paramotors, hang gliders, parachutists, model aircraft operators and balloonists). Charter and business aviation (fixed wing and rotary) Scheduled commercial air transport Offshore helicopter operations Helicopter emergency medical services and search and rescue Military airspace users UAS operators Space planes
Page 19
Airspace access and capacity impacts: The impact on airspace access and capacity can be assessed in terms of changes to the total number of airspace users that can access blocks of airspace and the volume of users that can be accommodated in a given timeframe. The main improvements in airspace access fall to GA users and UAS operators because: • The full and permanent known environment created by the requirement for all airspace users to transmit EC information is a foundation from which to develop and deploy solutions for airspace integration and for UAS operators to fly BVLOS in uncontrolled airspace. The demand for UAS operations is forecast to grow significantly over the next decade. By 2030, UAS operating at lower altitudes are expected to make up a significant proportion of all air traffic movements. In the same timeframe commercial and GA traffic levels will continue to increase. Comparative reductions in airspace capacity may arise from the ability for UAS operators to fly BVLOS in uncontrolled airspace because the net increase in unmanned traffic movements in uncontrolled airspace and may at times reduce the volume of available capacity for conventional manned airspace users.
Page 26
Airspace access and capacity impacts: The impact on airspace access and capacity for manned airspace users are likely to be limited for the same reasons as the safety and flight efficiency impacts. The improvements for UAS operators are also likely to be limited. Although UTM providers can use the full and known traffic environment to offer BVLOS operations, far fewer UAS operators require access to the airspace above 5,000ft.
Response to the consultation earlier in the year
Edited By Chris Berry on 05/09/2019 14:01:57
-
Posted by GONZO on 05/09/2019 11:16:47:
Try CAP 1789
Which section describes EC and geofencing for all model aircraft?
-
Last year the CAA issued height exemptions to all members of the BMFA, LMA, SAA and FPVUK. That suggests they have confidence in those of us who bother to join the associations and therefore it’s likely they have confidence in clubs.
The exemptions were issued prior to Vere coming on the scene. That speaks volumes to me.
-
Posted by Phil Green on 05/09/2019 10:43:46:Posted by Andy Symons - BMFA on 05/09/2019 09:18:26:The situation at the moment is very fluid, neither the final registration requirements for association members or the insurance implications are in any way clear yet.
Registration and insurance are not the major concern though Andy - registration is what it is, and insurance can be sorted. To me, a far greater concern is that by July 2022, all model aircraft including free-flight will need to have active ringfencing and electronic conspicuity including location tracking - without these, you cannot fly.
I see two possible 'positives' - that the DfT agree to disassociate us from drone users (this will not happen),
or, the proposed regulations as a whole are relaxed (this will also not happen). Registration, insurance and £16 is a smoke screen we need to see through
JMHO of course
Cheers - Phil
Where does it say all model aircraft will have geofencing and EC? I may have missed it but stand corrected if I have.
-
But clubs do check that you are a member of the BMFA, as failure to do so would be in breach of the requirements of the BMFA (member of affiliated clubs should be BMFA members) and the member has therefore got third party insurance, which some landowners require and which is common sense anyway. So, it could be argued that clubs already police the system.
Latest CAA Update
in All Things Model Flying
Posted
Any sign of the select committee report yet?