CHINGFORD PLAIN
To find us see the Chingford Plain location map. Also shown is a diagram of our flying site boundaries.
Flying times: All week between 10:30am to sunset. Night flying is not allowed.
Filming: No airborne photographic recording can be made at Chingford Plain. You may use a camera to navigate whilst flying FPV but not to record stills or video. This applies to all aircraft types.
Safety Officer: There must be a minimum of 2 members on site when flying. One should be a designated Safety Officer wearing a yellow hi-vis vest or another member taking on the temporary responsibility.
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Chingford Plain location map
Flying site boundaries
Banks Lane is a private field we rent near Epping. To find us see the location map. Also shown is a diagram of our flying site boundaries.
Flying times: All week between 10:30am to sunset. Night flying is not allowed.
Mandatory requirement: Before flying at Banks Lane a call must be made to the control tower at North Weald to notify them that RC aircraft are flying at this site.
FPV: You may use a camera for flying FPV and airborne video recording is allowed but only within our flying boundaries for personal use only.
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Flying site boundaries
Banks Lane location guide
ARTICLE 16 AUTHORISATION
For non BMFA member the CAA have a set of rules called 'Open category; to regulate the flying of unmanned rc aircraft. The BMFA agreed a more relaxed version of these regulations for its members. This set of regulations is called Article 16 Authorisation and is what our flying site rules are based on. We recommend you familiarise yourself with its contents.
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about Article 16 Authorisation.