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Technical Council Provisional Minutes 010308
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ATTENTION ALL F2C TEAMS

Double entry in F2C is not permitted at any BMFA Centralised contest, team selection contest or the British National Championships.  The F2C rule (BMFA Rule Book) “4.3.(1).1.b) – No member of a team may be a member of another team” will be applied at all BMFA sanctioned F2C contests.

If it is necessary to make a two-up race into a three-up for team selection purposes then a volunteer may use a pitman/pilot from one of the other teams that is not in that particular race to make up the third team whose times will not count or be published.

Control Line Technical Committee, February 2008

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers have asked us to post details of their School Aerospace Challenge 2008.

This is an annual team design exercise for schools and is open to 16 to 18 year olds. Each team is to comprise of 3 members. The challenge this year is to design a new training aircraft for the RAF.

Twelve successful teams will attend a four day residential course at Cranfield University during the summer where they will have the opportunity to learn about aircraft and jet engines, take the controls of a light aircraft and helicopter, get airborne in the Jetstream flying classroom and much more.

The winning team will receive £5000 prize money, with individual team members each receiving £850 and their School £2450.

For further information, please see the attached poster.

Schools Aerospace Challenge Poster 2008

Or visit their website at www.aerospacechallenge.org

Issue K of the 08 CL ConCal Supersedes issue 3.  !Important! - For Cottesmore & Waterbeach pre-entry details please see the full BMFA Contest & Events Calendar.

On 25 October 2007 it was agreed by the AHA and the ASRC to extend the pirouette manoeuvre into two parts.

Memo about the changes

Diagrams of the Part B manoeuvre are here…

Terry Rounce
Chairman - Achievement Scheme Review Committee