CAA registration proposals.... act NOW!

*** IMPORTANT REQUEST ***


Good morning. We have a request directly from the BMFA's CEO, Dave Phipps.

Now that the BMFA has been granted a meeting with the new Aviation Minister, Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Dave has asked that the BMFA goes into the meeting knowing that all of our members have emailed Baroness Vere to air their concerns at the CAA's proposal.

The Baroness can be reached via - Baroness.Vere@dft.gov.uk

Please let her have your views about why you reject the proposal. Keep your emails polite but heartfelt, let's show the DfT exactly how the flying community feels and the impact the proposals will have.

Click on the links below for further information, the BMFA's thoughts on the proposal, and how to respond to the CAA's consultation. Please act now, do not put this off!

'United We Achieve'

https://bmfa.org/…/CAA%20-%20Letter%20to%20Members%20-%2030…

https://consultations.caa.co.uk/finance/drone-registration/

nose cam

the day of dave

Long time no fly.... it's with some trepidation that we mount the

hill to find out if the brain to thumb connection is still valid....

Dave's back end is a bit hot.

He bundles up all the lift and saves

it for his next sortie.

A wing called Dave with a strange camera mount.

Eager to see the results, Dave slips the SD card into his clever

little adaptor.... we all forgot the camera has its own viewing screen!

Not Dave and his new wing.

We didn't manage to fry anything on it today.

'ello Dave

cobwebs blown

A big thank you to Charlie for motivating us to get our turkey laden

backsides off the sofa and up the slope. A record turnout this year

with as many as 20 foamies in the air at one point.

Great to see a mix of regulars, old friends and new faces

(if the truth be told, maybe not so great to see some of the regulars).

lining up on the starting grid

With true British politeness, everyone waits their turn...

and queues patiently until.....

oh f##k it's a no deal slopexit!

point camera randomly in the sky and this is what you get....

.....see!

The hearty thwak of foam on foam.

An exit poll indicated that 75% of the UK's total

slope soaring fraternity was in attendance. Let's see

if we can beat that next year!

your screw needs you

all I want....

it's that most wonderful time of the year

fyi

heady days

August last, the sky never looked so blue, the grass so well groomed

and the bellies so full

This was the correct tool for the job; lightly loaded and a good insurance policy in the nose. 

We fried eggs on it.

Javelin launch with a 70 deg climb straight up to 250 metres immediately

after this photo was taken

Still didn't help.... like everything else without a motor on the day,

it ended in an outfield landing!

Success!

A great maiden up on Bo Peep!