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taken by the pilot that the line of approach each time is consistent and you should note if it is not. Slightly varying height and somewhat inconsistent lines are not necessarily reasons to fail the candidate but they do give you a good indication of the pilot's general level of competence and could influence your final decision. Very poorly flown height or lines are a sure sign that the pilot has not practised the test and are a legitimate reason to fail them. |
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Designated Landing Area |
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Both the power-on and the dead stick landing have to be performed on the ‘designated landing area’. |
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The exact definition of this landing area must be left to the examiner as it will obviously depend on the flying site and possibly the weather conditions at the time of the test. |
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The pilot must stand in the designated pilot area for the entirety of the flying part of the test. |
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(c) Fly a "figure of eight" course with the cross-over in front of the pilot, height to be constant. |
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A manoeuvre flown as shown in the diagrams in the handbook will be more than acceptable and a lazy eight which is more 'stretched' will also be acceptable BUT the crossover point must always be in front of the pilot. This means that after the standard line and height run in, the model need not necessarily be turned through ninety degrees in the first turn so that it is flying exactly away from the pilot. The difficult part of the manoeuvre is the first full circle and it catches many people out. Most inexperienced flyers will try to fly this circle with a constant angle of bank but if they do this in anything above a flat calm the crossover point will drift downwind from the pilot. The pilot should fly this turn with varying angles of bank (less at the start of the turn, gradually adding more bank as the model turns downwind) so that the crossover is in front of them and heading away. |
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Annual General Meeting Sunday, 6th. November at Pwllheli Rugby club. |
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Apologies to the caravan dwellers for holding it after the end of October. |
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AGENDA |
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Apologies for absence. Minutes of the last A. G. M. Matters arising from the minutes. |
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Chairman’s report. Treasurer’s report Membership Fees for 2012 |
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Election of Officers for 2012 Bring and Fly 2012 |
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Minutes of the 2010 Annual General Meeting held at Pwllheli Rugby Club |
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There were present 10 committee, 7 members and 1 visitor |
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Apologies for absence. |
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Reg Biddlecombe, Chris and Maggie Gilvray, Steve Dorling, Paul Murtha, Owen Williams, Andy Gordon. |
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Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting. |
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The minutes of the 2009 AGM were accepted as correct. There were no matters arising. |
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Election of Officers for 2011 |
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All of the existing committee were willing to stand for another year. There were no other nominations . The committee was voted for en bloc unanimously. Once again the Secretary suggested that the Club should be looking towards having someone who lived locally to do the job. Walter offered to help by deputising when Max could not attend. |
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Chairman – Dylan Roberts Vice Chairman – Mike Downes Secretary – Max Lloyd |
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Treasurer – Malcolm Mackley Safety Officer and Dep. Sec. – Walter Tonks |
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News Reporter – Ashleigh Pritchard |
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Committee – Richard Hughes, John Lewis, Adrian Munnery, Frank Pilling. |
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Bring and Fly 2011 |