Radio Control Airplane Clubs
Hi Guys, I just bought a radio controlled airplane (UK) and am wanting to start flying it.?
I have also paid for this remote control simulator that cost a fortune to get some practice. However I have been told you need insurance to fly the thing and I should join a flight club. They all look like they are full of old beirdy weirdy men with no life and I want to just go flying in a quiet field . Am i gonna be in trouble with the law. Obviously if i hit someone then fair enough but surely the old bill are gonna be more bust catching gits on minimotos than wastign time on a radio controlled plane. I just don’t want to join a club with loads of old men. I am only 27 and am not ready fo flasks of tea and talk about the weather quite yet. Any advice please
Ok,I get your point about some of the people at the clubs but just remember that they have a hell of a lot of experience and can help you a lot. You might even manage to fly it for the first time without trashing it if you ask for help at a club! Most good clubs have a trainer plane you can use and someone willing to teach you. Simulators are OK but they are nothing like the real thing which is much faster and harder to control!
Do you know how to trim your plane? If not then you must get help otherwise you will trash it first go!
You must have insurance, if you hit someone or something with the plane, apart from causing a lot of damage you are going to get your ass sued big time. You wont get problems from the police but the potential to kill someone with a model is very high so please be careful where you fly it. You can join the BMFA (British model flyer’s association) your joining fee gives you a huge amount of public liability insurance and also gives you access to a lot of knowledge.
You also have to be aware of the civil aviation authority rules on where and when you can fly, so no flying anywhere near the flight path of an airport! (by the way the CAA is far more scary than the police if they get on your case!).
Once you have joined a club and become a competent flyer then if you want to do your own thing you will be much safer and have more fun.
By the way I don’t have a beard, I’m not weird, I’m 44 and my girlfriend is 25 (so I have a life!).
Good luck I hope you enjoy your flying as much as I do!
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