The British Rally Flying Club (BRFC)
The BRFC is the on-line 'club house' to provide imformation, news and results about the sport of Rally and Precision flying within the UK. It is aimed at providing a point of contact for all members, new and old alike. We aim to introduce pilots to this fun and challenging sport and although we hope all members will enjoy themselves and take part (even if it is only on a purely fun and non-competitive basis), those that wish to progress and raise their level of expertise will be encouraged to attend additional training sessions and try for places on the Great Britain Flying Team. The UK's interest in the international side of the sport is looked after by the British Precision Pilots Association (BPPA). The BRFC was set up as a sub entity of the BPPA at the end of 2007, to look at encouraging new members into the sport and looking after the day-to-day running of UK based competitions. We do try and have an active social side to our activities which helps involve partners and friends of members. We are not all exclusively pilots, as navigators/ unqualified pilots are welcome to fly as part of a Rally crew or Sportsman Class Precision competition. We look forward to meeting you in the near future.
The BRFC is made up of male and female members (who compete on equal terms!) from around the country, who range from recently qualified PPL holders to very experienced ATPL Airline pilots. Even pre-PPL holders and non-pilots can participate by flying as part of a two person crew in the Sportsmans class or Rally events. The club holds a number of flying events each year that are hosted at different airfields. (See the Competition Reports to see some of our previous venues). For 2008, the events will take part over a weekend, with the first part of the weekend devoted to training for new comers, or develop existing members skill levels. The training will be followed by the Landing competition and then the evening social. This could be a Bar-B-Q, pub dinner, Indian - whatever the competition organiser decides to organise. Although it is normally up to competition entrants to sort out accommodation booking, be it airfield camping, local B&B or 4 * Hotel (the choice and budget is up to you!) the organiser can normally advise and assist when required. The second part of the weekend will involve the flightplanning and undertaking of the competition navigation route. By late afternoon it's time for the results and prize giving, followed by the departure home.
To find out more about Rally Flying and what is involved in Competition flying please see the next section 'What is Rally Flying' and to see where the events for 2008 are being held please see the Events Calendar.