{"id":18,"date":"2015-01-07T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2020-02-10T13:51:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T13:51:21","slug":"the-flying-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"Flying Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Club flying site is situated on agricultural land at Duckhole, which is about 3 miles due North from Thornbury in South Gloucestershire. The flying site is approximately 6 acres in total. The &#8220;flying strip&#8221; itself is\u00a0grass, is approximately 70m by 35m and is suitable for flying most types of model.\u00a0The grass is kept properly mown throughout the season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_578\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-578\" class=\"size-large wp-image-578\" src=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Double click on the image to enlarge. Our flying strip is approximately 70m x 35m. Copyright Google Earth\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4-1024x582.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4-250x142.jpg 250w, http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4-800x454.jpg 800w, http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Google-Earth-flying-strip-4.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double click on the image to enlarge. Our flying strip is approximately 70m x 35m.<br \/>Copyright Google Earth<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For written directions and a map you can print out, please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/Directions_to_flying_field.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">click here\u00a0<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0practical limit of model size is about 7Kg, although 10Kg models have been flown by more experienced pilots.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_657\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Flyfield1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\" wp-image-657\" src=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Flyfield1.jpg\" alt=\"The westerly approach to our strip showing it in its well manicured summer condition\" width=\"370\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The westerly approach to our strip showing it in its well manicured summer condition<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_659\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Flyfield6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\" wp-image-659\" src=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Flyfield6.jpg\" alt=\"View of our strip in a fly through\" width=\"373\" height=\"494\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of our strip in a fly through<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Club has Local Authority planning permission enabling members to fly 365 days per year, from to 9am to 9pm. The Club&#8217;s planning permission also has <span style=\"color: #000000;\">strict no fly zones and all members and guests must be fully familiar with the fly and no-fly zones associated with using the clubs facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Club has a strict noise limit of 82dB, in accordance with the BMFA code of practice.<\/p>\n<p>Members and their guests who wish to fly at the site MUST be in possession of valid BMFA insurance (or an equivalent acceptable to the Club).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_658\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Flyfield4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\" wp-image-658\" src=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Flyfield4.jpg\" alt=\"Our strip may look quite small from the air, but its not. This is a models eye view of our strip as it comes in to land\" width=\"317\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our strip may look quite small from the air, but its not. This is a models eye view of our strip as it comes in to land<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Club considers safety of paramount importance and will vigorously discipline members who put the Club, its members, or the public at risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Club flying site is situated on agricultural land at Duckhole, which is about 3 miles due North from Thornbury in South Gloucestershire. The flying site is approximately 6 acres in total. The &#8220;flying strip&#8221; itself is\u00a0grass, is approximately 70m &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/?page_id=18\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232,"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brcmac.org.uk\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}