John Minchell Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 We have a reccomendation but not a rule that no one can fly solo - beginner or experienced from a safety point of view. But then we are flying models on one of the busiest live full size airfield's in the country - Sleap in Shropshire. It has its compensations though - aerobatic Pitts Specials and Slingsby Firefly, Bucker Jungmann and Jungmeister, Avro Anson and two WW2 Yak fighters, a taxi rated Jet Provost and all manner of light general aviation aircraft. Always something to watch while you have a coffee between flights. No beginner can fly without supervision till they pass the A cert. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 We share with Buzzards, gulls, Swifts, Swallows, Lapwings, Kestrels, butterflies, bees, various creepy-crawlies ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Both of my clubs require an 'A' cert to fly solo/alone. I don't think it's unreasonable given that an errant model could finish up on a nearby busy main road at one site, and the other site has a few nearby neighbours that we have good relations with and don't want to upset by having a 'plane come down on their property. Nothing to absolutely guarantee that even an experienced flyer might get it wrong or have a failure, but the likelyhood of a beginner getting disorientated and 'losing it' is far greater and hence having an experienced pair of eyes and hands close by will usually be able to stop a model getting too far away or whatever with a gentle reminder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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