Originally Posted by
beardy
Nige321
It appears you don't have a derogation, you still have to pay a very modest fee to be recognised by the CAA as having an acceptable level of knowledge as provided by your Association.
Of course £9 is still £9.
The BMFA objectives seem to be:
- The promotion, protection, organisation and encouragement of model aircraft building, flying and development in all its aspects in The United Kingdom, through the medium of clubs and individual members; assistance and guidance to model aircraft clubs or individuals; collaboration between members of the Society; and co-operation on behalf of members of the Society with the Civil Aviation Authority or other government departments and any other bodies and organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas.
- To produce, collect and distribute information in connection with model aircraft or the model aircraft movement on such terms as Council shall think fit.
- To encourage and support research in model aircraft design theory and construction.
- To control and record model aircraft performance within the areas under the jurisdiction of the Royal Aero Club.
- To act as promoters of National and International model aircraft meetings, contests and exhibitions; as publishers stationers and booksellers, general traders, dealers agents and manufacturers, both wholesale and retail' of any articles of any description which may assist the development of model aviation;
- To establish and support, financially or otherwise or aid in the establishment and support of any educational scheme or establishment with benefit to the model aircraft movement;
This last point would seem to support registration and licencing despite it not belonging the association.
Except it doesn't 'benefit' the model aircraft movement does it!.
1) All of the BMFA members who have passed an acheivment scheme test are exempt from taking either the BMFA or the CAA online test anyway.
They simply hand over their £9 for the priveledge of registering.
2) True there is new legislation, but the nutter at Gatwick will be charged with breaking the ANO when (if...) sufficient evidence is obtained.
The new scheme simply taxes law abiding airspace users and has zero effect on the people causing the problem...