Pontefract & District Aeromodellers (PANDAS) 2023 Membership Application.
You must be a British Model Flying Association (BMFA) member and obtain your Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Operator number (details below) before you can join the club.

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BMFA Membership
PANDAS is a BMFA affiliated club and as such all club members must be a member of the BMFA. The BMFA membership provides 3rd party public liability insurance. You complete your BMFA membership directly with the BMFA, either online or by telephone (links below):

BMFA Membership Portal

BMFA Telephone: 01162 440 028

You then request through the BMFA membership portal, to be added as a member of PANDAS.
If you are already a member of the BMFA, please request to join PANDAS through the BMFA membership portal and give the brief details below (proof of membership will be required).

BMFA Membership Number
Please list any BMFA achievement scheme qualifications you have attained
CAA Registration / Article 16 Competency
From 30th November 2019, to fly any aircraft weighing over 250 grams (there are 1 or 2 exemptions), you must register as an operator with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and display your operator number on your aircraft (current CAA operator registration fee £10.00). You must also hold proof of competency to Fly under Article 16. Proof of competency is not a practical flying test, it is check / test to make sure you understand the basic legislation. There are various ways to hold proof of competency including passing the CAA online test (Flyer ID), passing the BMFA online test (RCC) or holding a BMFA achievement scheme qualification obtained prior to 31/12/2020. Full details are on the CAA website (link below). If you are uncertain as to what is required, please contact a club official or the membership secretary. You must have your CAA Operator number and proof of competency (if applicable) before you can join the club.

https://register-drones.caa.co.uk./

Drone and Model Aircraft Registration Team
drone.registration@caa.co.uk
Telephone: 0330 022 9930
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

BMFA Registered Competency Certificate (RCC) or CAA DMARES Test

As of 1/1/2023 all new members joining PANDAS, within 3 months of joining the club, as proof of competency under Article 16, must take and pass either the BMFA RCC or the CAA DMARES online knowledge tests.

They are both 40 question online knowledge tests based on the CAP 722 legislation and Article 16 agreement. You need to get a minimum of 30 questions right to pass the test.

If you take the CAA DMARES test you will be issued with a CAA Flyer ID number. The club recommend you take the RCC. Full details are on the BMFA website (link below):

https://rcc.bmfa.uk/

If you already hold either of the qualifications please enter the details below:

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The current PANDAS membership fees, from 1/1/2023 to 31/12/2023 are detailed below, (please tick as appropriate). ). All new members (not juniors) are subject to a £5.00 joining fee to cover key and admin costs.
PANDAS 2023  Fees
New members joining on or after 1st September 2023                             
Payment
I wish to apply for membership of ‘Pontefract & District Aeromodellers’.

I have forwarded cash/cheque to the address below or completed an online bank transfer for the amount indicated below, to cover my PANDAS subscription as indicated above.

PANDAS  Membership Application
C/O 140B, Boothroyd Lane,
Dewsbury,
West Yorkshire.
WF13 2LP.

Please make cheques payable to ‘PANDAS'

If you wish to utilise an on line bank transfer, the club account details are below (please include your name as the reference, so we know who it is from).

Bank: Barclays Bank
Account Name: PANDAS
Account Number: 13288935
Sort Code: 20 76 92

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Declaration
All new members are subject to a 12 month probationary membership period.

Membership of the club is at the sole discretion of the committee.

The club store personal data for membership purposes and conducting club business. By submitting this form, I consent to the club holding my data.

By submitting this form I agree to abide by the club rules and constitution.
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