Is it Biased

[Stuart]

Take an option

[Smoothound]

100% always has been and little changes over the years

[Tim Procter]

Voted yes.

[SimonV6]

Well yes....if you look at their mag, its like 2 pages heli news and the rest fixed wing, also the nats (Barkstone heath) it all fixed wing with a little bit of heli puished away in one corner lol.....
nothing wrong with fixed wing, as I like em both, but BMFA needs to update thier image towards helis I feel

Simon

[Smoothound]

Well yes....if you look at their mag, its like 2 pages heli news and the rest fixed wing, also the nats (Barkstone heath) it all fixed wing with a little bit of heli puished away in one corner lol.....
nothing wrong with fixed wing, as I like em both, but BMFA needs to update thier image towards helis I feel

Simon

I like them both as well but the BMFA gives more time to Control Line and Free Flight than it does to Helis. Those 2 parts of the sport must be the lowest participation sections of all

There are a few people in there trying to change things but it's the same as at many clubs the PSOG have a far louder voice and they close ranks all too easily

[dandeman]

They all hate us!

[Tom Burgess]

Control Line and Free Flight

Whats that??

[Smoothound]

Whats that??

No idea but I'm sure some PSOG will be along to tell us in a minute

[Stuart]

Only a small selection (over 100 members) can view this - not all site sponsors can see it.

[guest222]

I had to leave a club once as the oldies didn't believe that it was safe for a raptor 50 to do such aerobatics as a loop and a roll as most real helicopters can't do them, I put it down to they didn't like change and a young bloke coming in using foreign fuel and japanesse models but yes the bmfa is very biased

[Smoothound]

Only a small selection (over 100 members) can view this - not all site sponsors can see it.

Why the limited audience if you don't mind me asking?

[Made2Fade]

I had to leave a club once as the oldies didn't believe that it was safe for a raptor 50 to do such aerobatics as a loop and a roll as most real helicopters can't do them, I put it down to they didn't like change and a young bloke coming in using foreign fuel and japanesse models but yes the bmfa is very biased

Pretty much mirrors how i felt in about 2003 (when i left the local club also... and found RCHeliaddict ). Although back then i wasnt even doing aerobatics. For me they just didnt want to know because IMO they thought helis were far more dangerous and so didnt want any part in it.

[Stuart]

Why the limited audience if you don't mind me asking?

I didn't want it to distract away from the main forum activities. So a smaller selection from the Site Sponsors seemed the best option. I can again create another group and pose the same poll's to compare, though if I get a full 100 votes across every poll I doubt I will need more.

[synergyn9]

Absolutely, a change is needed

[Adrian]

They deffo need to update there image and get real thats for sure.