Articles by James Penman




More congratulations …

Well done to Andrzej for passing his A test last week with his trusty ST Model Discovery. Those on the training scheme are working hard! On another note, grass cutting will take place on Thursday…

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Congratulations to Akif

Congratulations to Akif who took his ‘A’ test this week, flying his new FMS Ranger. He maidened his FMS Ranger last Saturday and using a 4S 5000mAh battery was getting well over 12 minute flight…

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Christmas Tree Club

The Christmas Tree Club has a new member. Fortunately there was little damage to the model, a few repairs to the wing tips needed. Model and owner reunited, with a little help.

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Scale Day

A date for your diary … more details to follow, but if all goes well we are hoping to hold our annual Scale Day on Sunday 12th September.

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Article 16 update

BMFA issued with an updated Article 16 Authorisation Following a ‘strategic review of model flying’ which the CAA completed earlier this year, they took the decision that each model flying Association would be issued with…

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Lock the gate

There have been reports of unwanted guests around the farm site and we have been asked to always lock the gate by the main entrance off the A338. Please don’t ask someone to leave the…

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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. …

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