john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Posted by cymaz on 08/12/2019 13:02:21: If you register through the bmfa site, they earn 80p (irrc) as a handling fee. Through the CAA they have the lot. I would rather let the bmfa get something for their troubles. Either way it’s still £9. Where does it say that please Cymas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I would rather register through the BMFA to truly reflect to the CAA the numbers of active fliers that they represent. Certainly the team running the BMFA for us have my full support. So its three cheers from me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Ar well, best mates for Christmas then. Falling out over the price of a servo, either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Good Album... Sticky Fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've said as much before but it bears repeating the bmfa had a rough hand dealt to them with the registration but they've played it well and fought our corner admirably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 With our club AGM tomorrow evening, the arrival ot the BMFA News yesterday couldn't have been better timed! Hopefully our members will be more clued-up on DMARES than they otherwise might have been, plus I've got some useful info (the inserts as well as the p.50 article) to refer them to if they've got any questions that I can't answer! Thanks Andy & co... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottenRow Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I agree entirely with all of the positive comments above. As far as I'm aware, the BMFA doesn't make anything out of collecting the £9.00 CAA fee, but if the member who it applies to pays their fee to the BMFA via credit card the BMFA is allowed to deduct the credit card fee, so only passes on the remainder to the CAA. £8.80 or something like that. That was as pointed out at the recent BMFA AGM, so the BMFA doesn't make a loss on the transaction. Our club (Bedford and District) had its AGM last week and after the usual proceedings we helped a number of our members who were concerned about the test to take it on the night, online using a couple of PCs connected to the internet. Their fears were dispelled, all passed and all paid their £9.00 fee along with their BMFA and Club renewals. This evening I have renewed nearly 30 members on the BMFA portal and registered them at the same time. All worked well. The latest BMFA News explains it all very clearly as well. The included exemptions will save each member having to print them at home, though the 400 ft exemption was not included for some reason, or not with my copy anyway. So yes it's a definite thumbs up to Andy and the rest of those at the BMFA who have made everything as easy as it could be. Brian W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Post deleted - we can't tolerate personal attacks here. Please think before you post, or even better, have a read of the C of C.... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Posted by RottenRow on 08/12/2019 21:55:54: The latest BMFA News explains it all very clearly as well. The included exemptions will save each member having to print them at home, though the 400 ft exemption was not included for some reason, or not with my copy anyway. The two new exemptions 1327 and 1331 state on them that a copy of the exemption along with a copy of the relevant documents must be carried by the remote pilot at the time of the flight. The older 400ft exemption does not state this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottenRow Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Posted by Gary Manuel on 08/12/2019 23:18:31: Posted by RottenRow on 08/12/2019 21:55:54: The latest BMFA News explains it all very clearly as well. The included exemptions will save each member having to print them at home, though the 400 ft exemption was not included for some reason, or not with my copy anyway. The two new exemptions 1327 and 1331 state on them that a copy of the exemption along with a copy of the relevant documents must be carried by the remote pilot at the time of the flight. The older 400ft exemption does not state this. Thanks for pointing this out Gary, I hadn't noticed that. Brian W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C. Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Haven't had my mag yet 😢 , hope I am not off Santa's list 😨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Posted by Paul C. on 09/12/2019 09:29:54: Haven't had my mag yet 😢 , hope I am not off Santa's list 😨 Fear not,,,, your not the only one still on his list of hopefuls . in time it will turn up, they have been rather busy lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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