Welcome to our BRCMAC website.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re not familiar with our club or with our sport then I hope this site provides you with some further information. We would be delighted to meet you and to welcome you into both our club and this wonderful sport. Please feel free to contact us via our Contact\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>link where we will try to answer any questions you may have and offer any advice you require.<\/p>\n As a private model aircraft club we have been established since 1949, and has always operated in the Bristol area. For the last 30+ years we have operated from our Duckhole site,<\/a><\/span> just north of Thornbury. In all we have around 50 members and are a very friendly bunch, with a vast range of experience and skills to help new members settle in to our hobby. Interests are wide and encompass Scale, Sport & Fun Fly,<\/a><\/span> Aerobatic<\/span><\/a>, Gliding<\/a> <\/span>We also have members who fly\u00a0<\/span>Helicopters & Multi-rotor Drones<\/span><\/a>. These are not flown at the same time as fixed wing aircraft, for safety reasons but are allocated slots to fly independently.<\/p>\n We are registered with our Local Authority <\/a><\/span>and the British Model Flying Association<\/a> <\/span>(BMFA) who, together with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),\u00a0<\/a><\/span>control the rules on flying model aircraft in the UK. Our Club\u2019s Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance is arranged and managed through the BMFA\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a> and is provided automatically as part of our club membership package.<\/p>\n The Club has a number of instructors who provide flying tuition <\/span>at no charge, and several examiners to test competence. We have pro-active training programmes to allow new members (new and established) to both start and\/or improve their flying under tuition, either using their own aircraft if suitable or the club’s own trainer aircraft (The Club Tub) which is fitted with a dual-control ‘Buddy Box’ system.\u00a0<\/span>A club rule is that NO member may fly at the club unsupervised\u00a0until they have qualified by holding an appropriate\u00a0BMFA\u00a0‘A’ certificate<\/a> <\/span>(Fixed Wing),\u00a0(Helicopter),\u00a0(Multi-rotor) <\/span>or better.<\/p>\n Members fly during each day and evening, particularly during the summer months, as their time and the weather permits.\u00a0 The Club AGM is held in December.<\/p>\n We have a fantastic club atmosphere which provides great\u00a0support and advice from experienced members, and some of our members are very innovative in what they build. We also try to encourage active participation from younger members – not just in flying, but also in building and repairing models (yes, they do occasionally need repair). We often find that it’s the “dads” who bring their sons the the Club and then find that they’ve got bitten by the hobby too. We also have a fair number of members who took a sabbatical from aeromodelling of earlier years and now find they have the time and money to indulge the hobby again.<\/p>\n As a full member of our club you will enjoy the benefits of:<\/span><\/p>\n When you\u2019ve had a chance to look around our site in more detail, you will see that we have great facilities in which you can enjoy your hobby.\u00a0 Our club is funded by modest annual fee payable by each Club Member. Click these links for more information on\u00a0Fees and becoming a Member.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to our BRCMAC website. If you\u2019re not familiar with our club or with our sport then I hope this site provides you with some further information. We would be delighted to meet you and to welcome you into both … Continue reading \n