David Payne 4

As an examiner I also attended the road show at Buckminster which was a very informative day I have no problem attending one or more roadshows/workshops in a five year period however the proposed star rating system I don't agree with as we will get examiners forcing candidates to take tests that they are not ready for to obtain a higher star rating , a single quality test is better than a hundred poor tests with some areas having a shortage of examiners putting too many hoops to go through to remain an examiner or become an examiner will put people off and as volunteers many will give it up or not bother in the first place, on the other hand a set standard must be maintained otherwise there is no point in an achievement scheme to carry on With the BMFA trying to run the registration and testing scheme that we are going to be made to complete under the European Air Laws in my view will benefit the modeller better than the government or CAA conducting it, we may or may not agree with it but as modellers we are going to have to do this to comply with the new legislation Having seen a video clip of the CAA staff on the subject of the registration and testing they did not have any idea what was going to be done, regarding the testing all they would say is that it needed to be easy enough for a 16 year old to pass and possible easier version for the under 16's As regards to the rules and regulations for model flying and the BMFA it is in the best interests for the BMFA to reduce the impact and restrictions in any new laws/regulations for un-manned flight, after all if the government and the CAA banned model flight then there would be no BMFA The BMFA had the restriction of 400 foot for models under 7kg lifted but could not get it lifted for multi-rotor models and as this was the best they could obtain it was better than all models restricted to 400 foot, our glider pilots and those who slope soar should be very great full of this For the sudden rush of BPC and A tests later in the year , well it may give some the push they were after to do their test but others will just sit at home and complete the online test If you don't have an examiner in your club/ flying group and wish to take a BPC/A/B test then contact the BMFA office and they will put you in touch with your local examiners

The Alcester Helicopter Club has membership spaces available, We fly from a large site with al weather hard standing car parking, located between Bidford and Evesham Warwickshire, we welcome all levels of pilot from the humble beginner to the expert pilot, Nitro, petrol and electric models are flown in pod and boom and scale formats The club can offer BMFA A tests in helicopters and multi-rotors on demand and B tests by arrangement for more details see our web site www.alcesterhelicopterclub.bmfa.org email [email protected]     Edited By David Payne 4 on 18/07/2018 23:08:49

Thanks guys I'll down load it

I know this is an old thread but Amerson lists the down load for the kindle will this work or is there a link for a download to a pc on windows 10?

Hi Andy The club no longer flies at Cleeve Prior but the new site is only a stones throw away from the old one at Honeybourne, the sun is behind us so no moving around the field throughout the day to stop the sun dazzling you Dave

The Alcester Helicopter Club has membership spaces available we fly from a great site in between Evesham and Bidford Warwickshire we have a hard standing car park so all year around flying is possible the clubs members range from the humble beginner to the competition pilot with all abilities welcome, sport,3d and scale pilots electric and nitro helicopters are allowed to fly at our site for more information contact the club [email protected]