Rich Griff Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I am back in the aeromodeling/radio control model aircraft hobby again after many years, at least 20. I have re joined the bmfa as a country member, as my nearest club, Llyn, Penrhos, is some miles away. Whilst a Llyn club member I achieved the A powered flight award and was at the time fully ready for the B test, and gained the Bronze slope soaring achievement. I have no intention of doing any r/c flying untill the spring etc. apart from indoor mini cooper stuff. I may fly the 2 channel r/e powered glider and the 2 channel slope soarer a/e planes for training/re training to get back into the swing of things rather than straight in with the wot4 ish ( shadow, ian silcocks ) 4 channel plane. Where can I take the new competence test for model flying please ? I consider myself to be a re newbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 If you are re-joining the BMFA, then you can take their competency test here also if you still have you original A certificate the BMFA can add this your achievements. Otherwise you'll need to go over to the CAA website and take the flier competency test there. Welcome back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Rich. When I had two members rejoin ourclub the BMFA were able to find one's A certificate. The other was too far back and there was no record, so at 20 odd years you may be unlucky that they still hold your records. Give them a call at the Leicester office. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Given the significant changes in regulations since the OP’s last flights I would say it is worth taking the CAA or BMFA competency test anyway even if the A cert can be found. Doing either should only take 15-20 mins to do and should be straightforward with a quick review of the drone code beforehand (you can also leave it open in another window whilst you take the test, though most questions can be answered using common sense). You may find the BMFA one slightly easier as it is more aligned to traditional LOS flying, but you will still need to understand the changes in law around FPV, flying near groups of uninvolved persons etc. Edited By MattyB on 18/12/2020 09:34:37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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