Fun Flyer Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 David, the behaviour you describe is I think disgraceful but uncharacteristic. I have sent you a PM. Please take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus O'Donnell Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 This seems very strange, members of any club would have to be very narrow minded to state you can only use one brand of radio, and also to discuss banning foam or electric planes would be totally stupid as this is what is bringing new people into the hobby now. Also with noise problems escalating, that club might find it can only fly electric planes in the future. If you feel strongly about this then you should report it to the MACI, there are lots of clubs in the surrounding areas around dublin yu should visit them all and pick the one that makes you the most welcome and suits you the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Where outside Dublin do you live, I can suggest clubs worth joining if I know your location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prop Nut Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Sorry to hear of your experience which, without knowing all the facts, seems to be very unusual. In any pursuit you only get out what you put in, and I have always enjoyed club life. I was made very welcome when I joined mine and have done the same with others who joined after me. I'm sure I would also enjoy solo flying, but the wealth of knowledge that other members have shared with me has given me a much broader perspective on building, problem solving, and improving my flying, that wouldn't have been available solo; in a good club, the whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts (ie, members). With their encouragement, I tried gliding, electric flight and foamies, none of which proved to be my thing, but which I wouldn't have even tried, otherwise. As for socialising, that only occurs at club nights. At the field everyone is very single-minded about getting airborne, and banter and chit-chat are minimal and always good-humoured. Write off this bunch of losers and try another club. I hope you find that they're not all like this one. Edited By Hellcat on 24/07/2012 14:21:41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 you should have told them that you too think balsa models are best, but add that tey make great winter models, crash them, and get warm on the fire, i would be seeking my money back, not all clubsare like this, and i agree, name the club, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 THat club is disgusting. A shower of ill mannered snobs . Perhaps one answer would be to form your own club. an advert in the local model shop or Flight LInes. THis would attract any lone wolf modellers. You never know, there might even be the odd member of that rogue club who is sickend by them I know of others where the rules are incredible. One, many years ago had a secretary who was always referred to at the" Ayatolla" Our own small club is friendly with the minimum of rules. You can fly anything you want and no one will have anything but interest. Interestingly we have two refugees from a much bigger and rule obessed club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Every story has two sides, I say name the club and see if there is a reply. There does seem to be something wrong.Some people are very set in their ways, could they be feeling threatened by this "newby" club member who has newfangled electric and foam planes? Perhaps the chairman owns an interest in the LMS.... who knows!You should at least get your money back, that would be the decent thing for them to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Myron Beaumont Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Unbelievable! I bet they all wear suits .Shame you're so far away -you could fly what you want on our farm for nothing & camp here as well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice Cat Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Just when you thought you had heard it all........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbycat Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Terrible attitude! Such a shame. Some members of a motorbike club I belonged to got a bit funny a few years ago. Club ended splitting up. Personally I'd just go back and fly and be really awkward and loud, but thats just me and I'm a stubborn git too!! (or so my wife tells me!!) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I note the OP has gone quiet after I mentioned Phoenix Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 To David M, I agree with Bob Cotsford; if only for first dibs on his, King "Altair" and i am sure that at least one of the flyers at the said field, reads and adds to this site, if not they are falling behind the times and will slowly fade away; Sad isn't it. bbc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Not the Phoenix Park (Leinster Model Flying Club) as their membership is €90. Not either of my clubs either as membership is €75, and €150 respectively. Again, the OPs location would be a great help in suggesting a "nice" club to join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Our club is so laid back you wouldnt believe it, we fly anything and everything, nobody asks for licences but you are watched carefully until you prove you can handle the wee beasties, we are all electric simply because the sites we fly from are in the suburbs apart from the airfield we use when allowed. The club chairman has been flying for over fifty years but doesnt have 'A' or 'B', as he said 'what does a bit of paper proove?', as long as you fly safely and within your limits then thats good enough for me', as some have said the heirarchy in clubs love to dictate and lay down rules for others to have to live by, I can well do without that, mind you everybody in the club has tried to get me to move to mode 1 but it is just so natural for me to fly mode 2 without thinking about it, it is just natural for me to use that mode and I am comfortable with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus O'Donnell Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Posted by John Allen on 25/07/2012 10:35:10: Not the Phoenix Park (Leinster Model Flying Club) as their membership is €90. Not either of my clubs either as membership is €75, and €150 respectively. Again, the OPs location would be a great help in suggesting a "nice" club to join. Dont think any club can be ruled out until it is named, from what we have read he may have also have paid more than normal, being a new member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus O'Donnell Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Posted by Terence Lynock on 25/07/2012 11:25:02: mind you everybody in the club has tried to get me to move to mode 1 but it is just so natural for me to fly mode 2 without thinking about it, it is just natural for me to use that mode and I am comfortable with it. Everyone knows mode 2 is the proper way to fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 My club is just me, two enormous storks, and a little one One of the storks (I think she's SWIMBO) is a bit of a stickler. There is a strict no fly zone around her big straw nest. The wee stork hasn't got it's A cert yet, In fact it crash landed last week. As club chairman, treasurer, and more importantly safety officer, I'm seriously thinking of getting it grounded 'till, under mums supervision it can do decent circuits (in both directions) You really have to have a big rule book and rigorously enforce it ernie Edited By Ernie on 25/07/2012 12:35:15 Edited By Ernie on 25/07/2012 12:36:52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thread wandering a bit? I think there are others that might be more relevant to A test / club rules debating... Martin's amateur mod impersonating department! Edited By Martin Harris on 25/07/2012 13:06:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly boy3 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I see no reason why the OP would not name and shame this so called "club". Perhaps then we may know the other side of the story, if they have a member who can use a PC. Cheers Edited By fly boy3 on 25/07/2012 14:14:58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aky208 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 OP you should name and shame the club... you wouldn't want anyone else falling into a similar trap?? i think the BMFA might have something to say if they are affiliated. The club im currently at have become a bit clique and overbearing on the rules, so thinking of moving, but nothing to that extent. Plus i'm getting more into IC and they only fly electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroslav Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Had to get a wisdom tooth out yesterday afternoon, hence my absence from this discussion. The Leinster Model Flying Club in Dublin's Phoenix Park was one of the clubs I visited while searching for the "right one" to join. They were a nice friendly bunch of lads and I spent an enjoyable morning discussing all things rc flying. While they were all flying ic planes, they didn't sneer at my electrics and appeared to be quite interested in the "greener" side of the hobby. They invited me to join and gave me the application form. The reason I didn't join was that the field they fly in is open to the public and I'd feel concerned about a model going out of control and hurting someone. Even though I have insurance, I'd still feel bad if I inadvertantly injured someone. The club I did join fly from an isolated field on the side of a mountain miles from anywhere so no passers by and no one to injure. While I could go back and try and join the club in Dublin, I no longer work in the area and it would be out of the way to go and fly. There are a couple of clubs near where I now work so perhaps I'll put my bad experience behind me and go along and talk to them. Maybe I could be tempted to try ic eventually but on my terms and not because I'm being coerced. It would be nice to have a laugh and a banter, even when things go wrong and the plane gets broken. Its at times like that when a funny quip can help reduce the bad vibes you get when your beautiful model gets smashed up. Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 26/07/2012 08:28:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenH Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Is it the one near the Sugarloaf, Wicklow? If so that is a real shame, I was a member there when I was a teenager and there was nothing like that going on, really awful behaviour. I now live in the UK, Milton Keynes and have recently taken up the hobby again and my club is great thankfully (WMAC) and I think a good club is a vital part of our hobby. Hope you find a decent club after your experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Not the best start to your new club membership. It sounds like you flew a lot better than the club members. Maybe you upset a few but thats not the way to go about it. A bit of a ribbing is expected when I crash and or doing some daft just as much as I give it out. All part of the hobby but when its needed members will help you etc. I would try the other club. I used to do a 45 min drive to fly at one club as I liked the idea of the support you get from a club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabill Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 That is a disgrace! You should have your monies returned. At our club we fly anything and everything from micro's to 2metre wingspan,i.c. and electric, this includes helicopters as well. All ic planes are within the 82db limit. Otherwise pretty much anything goes.At times it can lead to a bit of friction but its usually good natured. more clubs should in my opinion be open to multi disciplines.We often fly our planes at the same time as those rotary things. Edited By busabill on 25/07/2012 18:30:58 Edited By busabill on 25/07/2012 18:31:40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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