Flying a model plane is not an easy thing to do… much harder than driving a car.  How long does it take to pass a driving test?

It must be understood that probably none of our team (not even me 🙁 ) will get a chance to ever fly the real model as the real model can only be flown under the supervision of a British Model Flying Association (BMFA) instructor.

Under no circumstances will any members of the Mosaic Clubhouse be allowed to power on the plane without the presence of someone the BMFA would regard as of “trusted experience”.

The engine is about 450W of power… about as a much as this

Any tests during the building process requiring powering the receiver will be done without a propeller fitted on the engine.

The only time a propeller will be fitted on the engine will be in presence of a BMFA member.

THE MODEL WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO FLY UNDER SUPERVISION OF A BMFA INSTRUCTOR.

Even though members of the Mosaic Clubhouse won’t be able to fly the actual model, we’ll make every effort to put together a version we can fly on a simulator (X-plane free is limited to 10min flying… the competition is 10min 🙂 )  If we do well on the simulation, there is always a chance we’ll be able to convince a BMFA instructor we could have the commands for a few minutes 🙂

After speaking with Terry Eato (Club Support Officer BMFA) I have no doubt we will have, that day, a pilot to fly the plane at it’s best.  To honour all those people paid with a smile, who are so candidly offering their help, we’ll have to build the nicest and smoothest plane to fly that day!

Thanks you for reading this 🙂