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CAA - DRES Goes Live

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Published: Tuesday, 05 November 2019 09:55

Written by David Phipps CEO BMFA

The CAA have launched their DRES system on the 5th November to allow operators of unmanned aircraft to pass a competency test and register as operators. https://register-drones.caa.co.uk/ .

They have also launched a scheme to return lost ‘drones’ to their registered owners (see https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Drones-Reunited/).

As has been widely discussed, with effect from the 30th November 2019, the law requires that anyone operating an unmanned aircraft outdoors which weighs more than 250g (except control line models, rockets or balloons) is registered with the CAA and able to provide documented evidence of their competency.

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Update - CAA/BMFA

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Published: Saturday, 26 October 2019 13:13

Written by David Phipps CEO BMFA

Further to the announcement earlier this week by the BMFA. We will be working with the CAA to clarify the detail of how we can best assist our members to comply with the Registration and Competency requirements which were introduced in the 2018 changes to the Air Navigation Order and become law on the 30^th November 2019 for those operating unmanned aircraft.

The changes to the law are in part to address established issues arising from unlawful operation, but also to help facilitate the wider integration of unmanned aircraft into the airspace in the future.  The Queen’s Speech of 14^th October announced the ‘Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill’ which introduces mechanisms for modernising airspace and Air Traffic Services and provides the Police with new powers to deal with the unlawful use of unmanned aircraft.

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Open Scale Day 2019

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Published: Tuesday, 01 October 2019 13:47

Written by Phillip Ford

This year it actually happened on the day planned!

The weather was near perfect for our WMAC Open Scale Day on Saturday 14th. Very early starts for a few of us, final mow of runway, road signs to be located, field layout marked out and a central communication tent set up. By the time the early volunteer starters had finished their tasks by about 8.30 some vehicles were starting to arrive and unload their models and the flight line was now beginning to fill up with a wide range range of scale models.

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