Club News

 

 

 

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24 hour World flight patterns click here interesting

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Read the following Club Rules & Safety notes

Important issues are always shown in Red

It is noted (Friday 3rd) that a Dog Show is in progress in the opposite field over the weekend of 3/4/5th September.

See Club Rule & Airfield Discipline for information in your CMAC booklet.

Sunday Car Boot sales have started in our field associated rules apply until early December

Due to a complaint regarding the flying of Jet Turbine aircraft, it was decided by all present at the July meeting that Jet flying will be suspended until further notice.

Note: We get no indication of when either Dog shows or Circuses could be on so watch this space and info will be posted as, if or when we find out.

Gil has spent some 8 hours vibratory rolling the strip so at the moment it's as good as it's gonna get. 2/5/2010

Thanks Gil.

If you know anyone looking for a Club to join, Lower Drayton Flyers who fly at Penkridge have spaces, Jeff Orchard is the contact see Here for details

The BMFA have stated, that due to Insurance stipulations, all members dealing with Children or Vulnerable Adults must be in possession of a current Enhanced CRB Check.  It is their policy that for Club use, CRB checks are not transferable from other organisations and anyone wishing to offer help to these groups must first be in possession of the check.  The BMFA can organise the check FOC and without one, no one should get involved with these groups.  If you fancy getting a check done on yourself, ring the BMFA otherwise you must not become involved with Children or Vulnerable Adults within Club activities.

Note that even when sheep are in the opposite field, they can still enter our field from the gate at the bottom so always close the gate even though the sheep may be in the other field when you arrive.

 Members are reminded that the Club has a 'No Guest' rule

The only exception to this is for someone who would like to try their hand at flying and  cannot yet fly at all. This is limited to 3 visits and is covered within the Club Liability Insurance. The number of flights in a visit are not limited

The BMFA are specific in saying that 'Cover will only be in place when the flights are being personally supervised by a nominated Club member approved by the Club Committee' - no exceptions

Some members have been allowing non member individuals to fly that can already fly

Some members are also not displaying current membership tags on the peg board when flying.

This is confusing for those trying to police any non current member trying to use the field

If you do not have one as it got lost in the post or whatever, contact Mac for a replacement

A number of members have expressed serious concern relating to pit safety and certain flying practices

notably,

Flying from the pits - whatever the aircraft type

Taxiing back into the pits

The directions which different types of aircraft point during start up

Peg Board Rule Matters click here to read more

Important Notice

And we think we' got problems, look here, and click the down arrow to move through or can be saved as a PowerPoint presentation.

Optical illusions - click on the eye to find out more & once loaded to get the full effect select Browse | Full Screen then click your Spacebar to advance.

Remember to only drive down the track or the hedge side it in order to minimise damage to the Farmers field

After recent advice appearing In the December issue of  BMFA News, crash photographs have now been removed from the Website. Sorry Lads..

Games

Feeling stressed, don't kick the dog try Bang Bang ~ click on the Cross

Can't fly due to the weather? turn  the volume right up and give Galaxians or Wild Wild West some hammer or take it out on Bang Bang

        There have been a number of 'undesirable' characters entering the field and using it for learner car drivers, letting kids and dogs loose and causing trouble, you are advised to close the gate behind you after entering the field

It has been suggested that as the main track has deep furrows, those whose vehicles are likely to bottom out on the centre bit, keep to the car hedge side of it only when driving in and out of the field so as to not un-necessarily destroy the grass crop to the flight line side of the track

Another Radio Control Flying discussion group - try it at  www.scale-models.co.uk

Radio Control Flying discussion group - try it at   www.rcmodelflyers.co.uk

Keep our Flying field tidy

It only takes the same effort to throw your rubbish in your Car boot as on the ground!

So take it home with you

If you are last out of the Field, ensure that the gate is padlocked

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