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Forum Rules:

  • Only one account per person is permitted.
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  • All posts must be in English, any posts not in English will be removed.
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  • Do not discuss illegal activities. Our server is hosted in the UK and so is subject to UK law. Please do not expose us to any unnecessary legal liability.
  • Any discussion or video about illegal FPV flying should not be posted and will be removed. Please check the extra notes regarding FPV at the bottom of this page.
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  • These forums are centred on BARCS. They are not a place to promote ideological, or religious matters. All such discussions will be deleted/closed.
  • Failure to abide by these rules may result in an editing, negative moderation or deletion of your post.

1st offences will receive a warning and we may delete any content that infringed the rules.
2nd offences will receive a ban for 1 week and we may delete any content that infringed the rules.
3rd offences will receive a ban for 1 month and we may delete any content that infringed the rules.
4th offences will receive a permanent ban and we may delete any content that infringed the rules.

FPV

  • For FPV flying, particular attention must be paid to the requirements of the CAA document CAP 658. This defines that such flying must be purely for recreational purposes, not activity such as aerial photography for any sort of commercial purpose. A buddy box is generally a blanket requirement, with the person holding that box being required to maintain a clear line of sight with the model at all times. The person with the clear line of sight is legally defined as the person in charge of the model.  
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  • An exemption was given by the CAA in September 2012 to allow flying without a buddy box PROVIDING the flyer was accompanied by a Competent Observer who, besides an understanding of FPV, must also maintain a clear line of sight with the model at all times.  However for this exemption to apply, in addition to having a Competent Observer, the model must not exceed 1.8 kg in weight and must not be flown higher than 400 feet. The CAA have indicated that, come March 2014, they will raise these limits to 3.5Kg and 1000 feet but a clear line of sight for the Competent Observer remains as a definite legal requirement.

 
We reserve the right to ban abusers from the site. We reserve the right to change these rules at any time.


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