Commitee
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Chairman
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.Dave
Watts
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Secretary
.Keith Miller
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Treasurer
.Bill Courtney
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Safety Officer
.Pete Beeney
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Entertainments Secretary
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Allan Young
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Display organizer/TSA rep
.Derrick Courtney
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Tonbridge Radio Flyers
Tonbridge Radio Flyers was formed in
1967 by a small group of dedicated aeromodellers, to join together people of
similar interests in the Tonbridge area. Since then, due to the nature of the
flying sites used, the membership has expanded to cover a large area. But
priority is still given to those living within a ten-mile radius of Tonbridge
Castle. The full senior membership is restricted in number.
Tonbridge Radio flyers have the use of two
flying sites.
The first site, a disused airfield, is used
as a powered model and gliders site.
The second site is used as a gliders
only site, although members are allowed to fly electric powered models there as
well.
Once every month during the winter
club meetings are held to discuss any current aspect of club activity, or to
have talks and demonstrations relating to aeromodelling.
As the club's name indicates, it does not usually
embrace free flight modelling but we do have a few members who participate in
this branch of the sport. In particular there is a growing interest in indoor
free flight and regular monthly meetings on this subject are held.
We are keen to encourage juniors to take up
the hobby and have special junior subscription rates up to the age of 18 years.
We are able to offer instruction in both building models and learning to fly
them.
There are two types of club membership:
-Full membership
-Gliding section membership
Full club membership entitles you to use
both flying sites whereas gliding section membership only entitles you to use
the gliding site. The clubs policy dictates that all members should belong to
the British Model Flying Association (B.M.F.A.), the governing body of the
sport within the U.K.
