Rule 11 update
Rule 11 now reads: ‘Neither members nor visitors are permitted to fly any model that weighs over 7.5 kilograms, maximum take-off mass (including batteries and fuel), unless that person holds a relevant BMFA ‘B’ certificate. …
Articles by James Penman
Update to Club Handbook and Rules
With the new flying season under way it is a good time for us all to remind ourselves of the club site rules, pages 9-12 of the Handbook. The latest version can be found here:…
Return to the Skies Monday 29th March
Unless there is contrary advice from the BFMA, flying at NBRMAS will resume from Monday 29th March. Please continue to respect social distancing rules and adhere to government guidance, and sign in and out using…
Good advice from the BMFA:
At BMFA HQ we feel like young children waiting for Christmas morning to arrive… how many more days, minutes, hours and seconds until we’re allowed out to play once again? Why not spend these next…
Club Night and a return to the skies
On Thursday 4th March we held a successful online Club Night. Topics for discussion ranged from trying to demystify the complexities of electric motor classification (what exactly does 2822/27 1200KV mean and how does it…
CAA Operator IDs
You may have noticed that your CAA operator ID has changed, despite us being told that they would remain the same. I have been on the phone to the CAA this morning (Friday 12th Feb)…
Simple, but effective …
Hope you’re all keeping well! For those fed up with carrying heavy 12v batteries to power their starters Tim can help … He’s converted his JP Power Torque to work with a 3S 2200mah pack…
Jim’s field bench
Jim has been busy on another project recently, one that we might all benefit from. See the Winter Builds page for more info.
Tier 4 flying
The following is the BMFA’s advice on flying in Tier 4: ‘In the new Tier 4 the instruction is that you must stay at home, apart from a limited number of exceptions. One of those…
Chairman’s Review 2020
2020 has certainly been a year to remember, but we have managed, between lockdowns, to get a decent amount of flying, building and in some cases repairing done or just tidying the workshop. There have…