I guess i should start here, amongst the seasoned pros and novices
alike, in my quest for a club/instructor in my local area.
I have a Seagull 'Boomerang' 4ch sports trainer fitted with an SC.40
engine and APC 11x6 prop and want to learn to fly this before the New
Year (personal reasons which I'd rather not discuss here).
I've actually flown this plane on a few occasions before this with a
nearby club, but this was around 2 years ago, and unfortunately on the
last outing it suffered a battery failure - the battery lead
disconnected after a steep turn - and it ended up plouging the nearby
field. This resulted in a few holes in the wing section, a broken wing
spar and also a snapped section of the vertical stabilizer. All the
damage has been repaired with 1hr epoxy and balsa braces, and any holes
re-covered with SolarTrim (as per another thread i posted here).
Obviously it'll require a trained eye to look over it and deem it
airworthy, but i expected this.
So, back to my initial query, could anybody suggest a local club or
locally based instructor that could help with my gaining of a BMFA 'A'
cert? I know of only two local clubs (Leafields MAC:
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and Alport Flyers:
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, I havecontacted them, but so far i've received no response. Thats when i
thought i'd see if anybody else can sugget anywhere locally - there
doesnt seem to be many on the BMFA website that are within easy reach,
and anywhere further than Derby or Nottingham is a little too far for
me.
Many many thanks for taking the time to read this, i really hope you
can help me!
Thanks again
Simon