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Committee Members  Martin Reynolds - Chairman
Martin got involved with the BRFC shortly before he gained his PPL in 2004, flying with qualified PPL pilots as 'P2' in the Sportsman class events. On gaining his PPL he started flying as 'P1' in the Sportsman class before eventually entering as an Open class contestant. He has been a member of the British team for the last 2 seasons as a Navigator at the European and World Rally Championships. His ambition is to continue to develop his flying skills to enable him to compete as a Pilot in Precision and Rally flying at an International level. He currently has 140 hrs PPL and 550 hrs gliding. Recently elected as Chairman, Martin is keen to encourage new members into the sport and develop the social aspects of the club.  Rodney Blois - Vice Chairman
Gained PPL in 1967 and joined the BPPA in 1983. Selected for the UK team in 1984 for the World Championships in Baldonel, Ireland. Regularly competed at International level since then. Best result was Bronze medal for UK Team in Cordoba Spain. Also entered London-Sydney Air Race and flown UK to Alaska and Cape Town to London. Hold PPL//IR with currently 7500hrs. Joined the Committee of the BPPA in 1988 and was the BPPA Chairman from 1997 to 2007.
Mike Pepper - Secretary
Learnt to fly in the mid 1970’s in Cessna 150’s at Sibson- Peterborough. Owned a Beagle Pup 100 in which I attended an introductory session organised by The British Precision Pilots Association at Cranfield in 1984. Became “hooked” on the sport and involved ever since. Bought a Cessna 150 Aerobat with Chris Barnes in 1988 which was better suited to precision flying. Flew the Aerobat to and competed as GB team member in Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain and France. Have also competed as GB team member in South Africa, Argentina and Chile in both Precision and Rally competitions. Best results – Bronze medal in rally flying with Chris Barnes and Bronze medal with GB team for precision in Spain. Currently have around 4000 hours experience and fly a Robin DR400.  Peter Grist - Honorary Treasurer
Learned to fly in 1974 and joined the BPPA in 1984 when he represnted the British team at the World Championships in Ireland. Became a flying instructor in 1988 and retired from instructing in 2005 and from work in 2006. Has represented the UK team in Rally and Precision in France, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Chile, South Africa, USA, Italy and Spain either as a competitor, team manager, judge or juror. Has owned a Cessna aerobat, Taylor Titch and currently a Falco and has 4500 hours in the logbook all in singles.
Chris Barnes - Committee Member
I learned to fly on Cessna 150s at Birmingham Airport in 1969, afterwards flying the then brand-new Beagle Pups. After a spell at the College of Air Training at Hamble, I joined BEA and flew the famed GroundGripper, aka Trident, until it was scrapped from under me, then the B737, and finally the Airbus 320 series until I retired a couple of years ago. My first aeroplane was an Auster, in which I began Precision Flying in 1984. I was selected for the team the next year, my first Championship being at Kissimmee in 1985, since when I have attended almost every International event. Mike Pepper and I bought an Aerobat which we both flew in events for many years, and we also formed a Rally team which is probably by now the longest-in-the-tooth-in-the-world, our best result being an Individual Bronze Medal in the World Championships in 1988. My best Precision placing was 7th at Cordoba in 2001, at which the Team received a Silver Medal. My present mount is a GlaStar which I built between 1997-2002 and I'm now building a Chilton DW1. My Dad gets the credit for introducing me to a word which has shaped my approach to competition flying....it is "stickability".
John Fisher - Committee Member
Learned to fly in 1983 at Haverfordwest in West Wales, first BPPA competition The Nationals at Oxford in 1984. Purchased my first aircraft, a 1961 Cessna 150, in 1988 and flew it in competitions in Denmark, Holland, Spain, and Czech Republic. My first world championship was in Hamilton New Zealand in 1999, followed by Vasteras in Sweden, together with European Championship in Most (Czech Republic), and the World Air Games in Cordoba, Spain. I have also been lucky enough to be invited to the Swiss Nationals on two occasions. I built my own first aircraft, a RV7a, which first flew in 2004 and hope to take part in it at the World Championships to be held this year at Reid-Kirchheim in Austria. Total hours to date about 1800.
John Marsh - Committee Member
I purchased my current Cessna 150 in 1983 and learned to fly in the same aircraft. My first precision competition was at Stapleford in September 1984. I have been a member of the UK Precision flying team in competitions in Dunakasi in Hungry, Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, Texas, USA, Ried in Austria, Vasteras in Sweden, and Troyes in France. I have flown 1400 hours nearly all in the same aircraft. In the last 25 years I have flown in more than 100 precision competitions.
John Waterman - Committee Member
John is the youngest member of the committee; he was introduced to Precision flying 1 month after going solo! He learnt to fly in gliders in 1998. In 2004 embarked on teaching his good friend and flying instructor to build a RV8, in return was taught to fly powered aircraft. John gained his PPL in 2005, since then has amassed 240hrs and flown in 7 UK Competitions. He’s yet to compete at international level. John gained his tail wheel conversion in a Luscombre Silvaire 8E in 2006, and now flies a Piper Pawnee, launching gliders for Shipdham Flying Club, and has yet to fly the RV8 he helped build. His goal for this year is to gain his IMC and Night ratings, and compete at an international level. John is also a partner of a Cessna 172 syndicate based at Shipdham.
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