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FW Examiners Workshop 2008

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The Home Page and News Page has been updated 25/09/07

'C Test Training 2007' page has been added 25/09/07

Examiners Workshop report 2007 has been added 25/09/07

The Gallery has now been activated so get photographing those planes - Gallery

WELCOME TO THE BMFA WESTERN AREA WEB SITE.

This is YOUR web site so I am looking for pictures, hints and tips, coming events etc. Anything that you think your fellow members will want to see. You can send any copy to me via email - Webmaster

Area Clubs

NOTICE TO ALL AREA CLUB SECRETARIES

Some of the Club's in the Western Area must have web sites. If you would like to include a link in the 'Area Clubs' section of the web site please contact me.

I would also like your Club secretary to send me a few words to include about each club. I won't publish any contact telephone numbers or other contact information unless you specifically request it.

The FW Examiners Workshop will again be hosted by the Bristol Radio Control MFC at site at Duckhole, Nr. Thornbury, Bristol, on SUNDAY 18 MAY

More details are available [here]

There will also be a SF (Electric) Examiners Workshop on Sunday 31 August 2008, hosted by the Frome Model Flying Club and further details will follow nearer to the date

'C' Test Training 2007/08

Despite a very blustery day the second Western Area 'C Test Training Day' went ahead on Sunday 23 September 2007.

The event was a great success with members of the Western, Southern and South West Areas attending. [More]

The Beaufort MFC have kindly agreed to hold a training day again in 2008 - The provisional date is Sunday 19 October but this will be confirmed and further information posted shortly.

Western Area Meetings 2007:

The Western Area committee meetings will be held at the Filton Folk Centre, Elm Park, Filton. Tel: 0117 983 6500 [map]

NEXT MEETING:

TUESDAY 06 MAY 2008
20:00 HRS START

GBR/CAA New Pilots Open Day

Hosted by BRCMAC The committee and members of the BRCMAC have kindly offered to hold a GBR/CAA New Pilots Open Day on Sunday 14 September 2008

The idea of the meeting is to give new pilots with an interest in aerobatics flying a taste of competition in an informal and friendly gathering. F3A pilots will be on hand to give advice and guidance and the emphasis will be placed on the use of 'normal' club sport aerobatics aircraft.

More information will follow once a date has been agreed. GBR/CAA Web site - http://www.gbrcaa.org/

Hire of Equipment

The Area are the proud owners of both noise measuring equipment and a frequency scanner and clubs within the Western Area may hire either by arrangement with the Area Committee.

Due to the value of the equipment a deposit is required. The deposit would usually be in the form of a signed cheque which will be held by the Area Treasurer. The deposit will be returned on return of the equipment in good order. The deposit required for each item is £150 for the noise measuring equipment and £50 for the frequency scanner

Clubs wishing to use the equipment will be required to collect and return the equipment from the current holder - details from the Area Secretary. There is no time limit for use of the equipment but clubs should return the equipment within a reasonable time. This notice is to remind Area clubs of the facility.

Examiners Workshop/Achievement Scheme Training Day 2005

A brilliant day enjoyed by all. Many thanks to the Bristol Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Club for hosting the event. Hopefully we will hold more events next year.

Left - Pete Spurway and John Harris exchange dodgy handshakes - the accepted method of smoothing your way to a helicopter 'B' certificate. Pete is receiving the hallowed piece of orange paper (on right) and John is dishing it out. Full report and pictures from the meeting coming soon. Watch this space.

Silent Flight Achievement Scheme

I am sure that the Western Area Committee will forgive me for hijacking a small area on this web site.

As some of you may be aware I have been recently appointed as the Silent Flight Achievement Scheme Controller

It is regrettable that the SF Achievement Scheme seems to have lost momentum over recent years and I can report that in 2007 there were only 14 'A Test' passes in all disciplines compared to 754 'A Test' passes in fixed wing (power) alone!

It is my intention to redress at least some of this imbalance by holding a series of meetings to boost awareness and Examiner participation, BUT I need your help!

SIMPROP SOLUTION - 2.5M SPAN

The Frome MFC have agreed to host a SF (Electric) meeting on Sunday 31 August 2008 but we need more clubs to host similar events.

If you think that your club are able to offer help then please contact me in the first instance so we can further discuss the format of the meeting. I am looking for clubs to host SF (Electric), SF (Slope) and SF (Thermal) meetings.

The first discipline is fairly easy for any flat field club to organise but the other two are more specialist so it would require the cooperation of more 'specialist' clubs.

You can contact me by email - sfcontroller@bmfawestern.org.uk or by telephone - 01373 301291 or you can contact me via the BMFA Office -

BMFA, Chacksfield House 31 St Andrews Road Leicester LE2 8RE

PLEASE GIVE THIS REQUEST YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION

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Gallery

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